#8 - Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE:RDS.A)
Royal Dutch Shell (RDS) - The issue of climate change will remain a hot topic in the run-up to the 2020 Presidential Election. The common-sense reality is that whoever wins the White House, the country is still going to be reliant on traditional carbon fuels for some time. Even as the economic argument for renewables (like solar and wind) begins to win the day, there is an infrastructure that has to be built. That will keep demand steady.
Enter Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE:RDS.A) is one of the giants in this space and brings a substantial 6.2% dividend yield to the table. Shell is not only well-positioned for the energy demands of today, but they are making strategic investments to position themselves for where the energy sector may be headed. This includes buying into solar farms and electric charging stations. In fact, Shell plans to spend as much as $3 billion annually over the next five years. All of which makes a compelling case for the company and its dividend.
About Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell plc operates as an energy and petrochemical company worldwide. The company operates through Integrated Gas, Upstream, Oil Products, Chemicals segments. It explores for and extracts crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids; markets and transports oil and gas; produces gas-to-liquids fuels and other products; and operates upstream and midstream infrastructure necessary to deliver gas to market.
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- $51.04
- Consensus Rating
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With the stock market continuing to challenge, or exceed, previous records, it can be difficult to pay attention to dividend stocks. But their stability offers benefits that provide growth in any market. First, a solid, regular dividend points to a company that is financially healthy.
Second, when a company builds a history of paying and increasing, its dividend, it will go to great lengths to continue to do so. Many companies that have cut their dividend or stopped issuing them altogether have fallen out of favor with investors and have never recovered.
Finally, in a bull market such as the one investors continue to enjoy, dividend stocks can provide an attractive level of growth that lets investors double-dip, particularly with stocks that allow them to reinvest their dividends.
The companies that we’ve listed in this presentation have a long history of issuing dividends and merit consideration in every investor’s portfolio.
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