As President Donald Trump came to power, the stock market has been at enthusiasm, but there are still many problems with tax cuts and tariffs. If the market becomes unstable, dividend shares can provide investors with some buffer.
In the uncertain macro background, investors seeking stable returns can add some stable dividend stocks to their investment portfolio. In order to choose the right dividend stock, investors can consider the insights of the top analysts of Wall Street, because they analyze the company's ability to pay continuous dividends with the support of stable cash flow.
The following are three dividend stocks focusing on Tipranks's top professionals tracked by Tipranks. Tipranks is a platform that ranks based on analysts.
The first dividend stock dividend this week was a telecommunications company American telephone telegram company ((timeTo. Recently, the company announced that it will pay a quarterly dividend of $ 0.2775 per share and will be paid on February 3. AT & T's shareholders' dividend yield is close to 5%.
Recently, Joseph Bonner, an analyst of Argus Research, raised AT & T's rating from holding to buy, with a target price of $ 27. Bonner published a bullish position after the AT & T analyst day event, and the company discussed its strategic and long -term financial goals at the meeting.
Bangna pointed out that management has raised the expected income per share after adjustment in 2024, and revealed strong expectations for the growth of shareholders' return, profit and cash flow, because AT & T "has got rid of some troublesome acquisitions, and focuses on wireless and fiber optic fiber. Integration of Internet services "
Analysts predict that the company's cost savings, network modernization and income acceleration will gradually be reflected in their performance. He believes that management has seized the vision of opportunities brought by the integration of wireless and fiber fiber, and the company's strategic investment has provided a convincing prospect for future growth and shareholders' return.
Bangner pointed out that in the analysts day event, AT & T stated that while investing in 5G and optical fiber broadband networks and continued to reduce debt, the company did not consider increasing dividends or mergers and acquisitions. Nevertheless, after the management reduced the dividend payment by nearly half in March 2022, it was still committed to protecting its dividend payment. Bangna emphasized that AT & T plans to return $ 40 billion in shareholders by 20 billion US dollars and $ 20 billion in stock repurchase from 2025 to 2027.
Bonner ranks 310 among more than 9,300 analysts tracked in Tipranks. His rating has 67% of the time profit, with an average return of 14.1%. See AT & T stock repurchase on Tipranks.
We move to Chord energy ((Chrd), An independent oil and natural gas company operating in the Welison Basin. According to its capital return plan, Chord Energy's goal is to return more than 75% of free cash flow. The company recently paid a basic dividend of $ 1.25 per share and a variable dividend of 19 cents per share.
Before Chord Energy announced the fourth quarter of 2024, the Risui analyst William Janela reiterated the buying rating of the stock, with a target price of $ 178, saying that Chrd was the preferred stock. The analyst said he's estimation of the estimates of CFPS (cash flow per share) and EBITDX in the fourth quarter of 2024 and EBITDX (profit, taxes, depreciation and exploration costs) were basically the same as Wall Street.
Janela added that Chord Energy's prospects this year are clearer compared to their peers, because it has released preliminary guidance. In addition, he expects the company to show an improved capital efficiency year by year because the company has fully integrated assets acquiring EnerPlus.
Janela said: "The more defensive balance sheet (net debt/EBITDX is about 0.2 times, which is one of the lowest of exploration and production peers), which also makes CHRD in a favorable position in the turbulent oil price environment."
Although the performance of CHRD shares in 2024 is inferior to peers, the analyst pointed out that currently calculated by EV/EBITDX and FCF/EV, the transaction price of the stock is greater than the peers. After the expansion of the Bagan basin and high -quality inventory acquisition of EnerPlus. Finally, according to Janela's estimation of US $ 235 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, Janela is expected to return about $ 176 million in cash, including a basic dividend of $ 76 million. He expects most variable free cash flow parts to reflect stock repurchase, just like the third quarter.
Janela ranked 656th among more than 9,300 analysts tracked in Tipranks. His rating has 52% of the time profit, with an average return of 19.2%. See Chord Energy's insider trading activity on Tipranks.
Another Risui analyst Nitin Kumar is also optimistic Slanged Snake Energy ((square), An independent oil and natural gas company focuses on the reserves of the Permian Basin. The company paid a basic dividend of 90 cents per share in the third quarter of 2024.
The company is scheduled to announce the results of the fourth quarter of 2024 in late February. Kumar expects Fang will report that in the fourth quarter of 2024, EBITDA, free cash flow, and capital expenditure were US $ 2.543 billion, US $ 1.243 billion, and US $ 996 million, while Wall Street's consensus were US $ 2.485 billion, US $ 1.251 billion, and US $ 1.04 billion.
The analyst said that Fang maintained its preliminary outlook released in February 2024 when he announced the acquisition of Endeavour Energy Resources in 2025, which reflects strong execution and moderate cost savings.
Overall, Kumar reiterated the buying rating of Fang's stock with a target price of $ 207. He emphasized that "fang is the leader of the cash return payment field, and now 50% of free cash returned to investors, including higher basic dividend yields."
He added that the company's high dividend yield reflects its excellent cost control and unit profit margin. In addition, analysts believe that with the completion of Endeavour's acquisition, the scale and quality of the asset foundation after the merger are impressive.
Kumar ranked 119th among more than 9,300 analyst tracked by Tipranks. His rating has 67% of the time profit, with an average return of 14.1%. See Diamondback ownership structure on Tipranks.