Dividend Power

6 days ago | dividendpower.org | Prakash Kolli

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (ABR) cut its dividend due to higher interest rates and increased delinquencies. Additionally, rapidly changing economic and business conditions, as well as tariffs, have created uncertainty for the Trust. The firm is maintaining liquidity while working through the delinquencies, but the process takes time. Arbor Realty had a 12-year streak of annual increases and was a Dividend Contender. It will lose both because of the cut.

1 week ago | dividendpower.org | Nadia Tahir

Benjamin Graham’s “The Intelligent Investor,” first published in 1949 and revised multiple times (most notably in 1973), has guided countless investors through market highs and devastating lows. It’s the book Warren Buffett credits as “the best book about investing ever written,” and the one that fundamentally shaped his investment philosophy on his journey to becoming one of the richest people in the world. But is a book published decades ago still relevant in today’s fast-paced market?

1 week ago | dividendpower.org | Prakash Kolli

The Organon Co. (OGN) cut its dividend because of net debt, leverage, and capital allocation priorities. Additionally, changing economic and business conditions have created uncertainty for the pharmaceutical company. The firm’s dividend was constant for 15 quarters. The share price has declined almost continuously since the spinoff. Investors exited this dividend stock because of worries about poor operating results, leverage, and a possible dividend cut.

2 weeks ago | dividendpower.org | Prakash Kolli

Apartment REITs own, manage, and rent out residential housing to tenants. They own and sometimes lease multifamily housing units to lease to people. With rents moving higher over the past couple of years, this type of real estate investment trust (REIT) has become popular as an investment. Also, the business is resilient to recessions because of the vital nature of its service. People need places to live, and they will rent if purchasing a home is out of reach.

2 weeks ago | dividendpower.org | Prakash Kolli

The Wendy’s Company (WEN) cut its dividend because of intense competition, leverage, inflation, and a stressed customer. Additionally, changing economic and business conditions have created uncertainty for the restaurant chain. Systemwide and organic sales growth are now negative. The firm reduced its dividend during the pandemic in fiscal year 2020 and increased it in 2021 and 2022, but it was constant for nine quarters. The share price has fallen dramatically since 2022.