核心观点 - 文章推荐了三支高股息股票作为被动收入来源的明智选择 [1] AT&T (T) - AT&T是一家拥有140多年历史的电信巨头，为超过1亿个人用户和250万企业提供无线和互联网服务 [2] - 高客户忠诚度和5G及高速光纤互联网用户的稳定增长使公司2024年自由现金流预计达180亿美元 [3] - 充裕的现金流可覆盖约80亿美元的年度股息支付，剩余资金用于减少债务以强化资产负债表 [4] - 当前股价仅为预期现金流的7倍，远期股息收益率达6.3% [5] Altria Group (MO) - 这家烟草巨头当前股息收益率高达8.6%，过去54年已58次提高股息支付 [6] - 人口增长和产品提价抵消了吸烟率下降的影响，过去十年股东总回报与自由现金流增长基本同步 [7] - 未来增长将主要来自无烟产品和 cannabis 业务，On! 无烟尼古丁袋一季度出货量增长32% [8][9] - 通过收购NJOY Holdings扩大无烟产品组合，预计2028年无烟产品收入将从2023年的27亿美元增至50亿美元 [9] - 持有加拿大 cannabis 公司Cronos Group约40%股份，美国 cannabis 行业潜在规模或达1000亿美元 [10][11] - 当前股价不到2024年预期收益的9倍，管理层3月出售24亿美元AB InBev股份用于回购自家股票 [12] Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) - 这家能源基础设施公司受益于AI繁荣带来的电力需求增长，特别是天然气运输服务 [13] - 拥有覆盖全美的管道、处理设施和储存站点，收入主要来自基于运输量的费用而非商品价格波动 [14] - 作为MLP必须将大部分收益分配给投资者，当前远期股息收益率7.3%，并保持25年连续年度股息增长记录 [15] - 未来几十年人口增长和AI服务激增将推动能源运输需求持续上升，公司5万英里管道网络可满足数据中心电力需求 [16][17]

Two historically cheap high-octane dividend stocks that have consistently raised their payouts for a quarter of a century are ripe for the picking by opportunistic income seekers. Over the last century, Wall Street has been a virtually unstoppable wealth creator for patient investors. Although other asset classes have helped build nominal wealth, such as oil, gold, bonds, and housing, none comes close to the annualized average returns over the last 100 years that stocks have brought to the table. With thous ...

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On the day I'm writing this, crude oil prices are falling on a surprise inventory build. This virtually assures that the OPEC+ nations will be maintaining their output cuts. And the inventory build comes on the heels of the announcement that the Biden administration will be releasing more fuel from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Despite all of these short-term headwinds, this is still a time to look for oil and gas stocks to buy. For starters, analysts are forecasting a significant increase in natura ...

Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks. On top of the Zacks Rank, investors can also look at our innovative Style Scores system to find stocks with specific traits. For example, value investors will want to focus on the "Value" category. Stocks with high Zacks Ranks and "A" grades for Va ...

Investors looking for stocks in the Oil and Gas - Production Pipeline - MLB sector might want to consider either Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) or Oneok Inc. (OKE) . But which of these two companies is the best option for those looking for undervalued stocks? Let's take a closer look. Everyone has their own methods for finding great value opportunities, but our model includes pairing an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system with a strong Zacks Rank. The proven Zacks Rank puts ...

Key Points Get EPD alerts: Imagine an investment that not only offers growth but also yields a stable, 7%+ dividend. Enterprise Products Partners LP NYSE: EPD is the only stock with an "A" rating from Standard & Poor's that offers such a lucrative yield. Let's dive in. EPD provides essential pipeline services for transporting and storing crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs). As one of the largest midstream energy companies, the company manages a vast network of over 50,000 miles of pipelin ...

For investors looking for income, there is perhaps no better industry to look at than pipelines. Companies in the sector are in their best financial shape in years, while their valuations are trading well below pre-pandemic levels. In fact, the sector generally traded at around a 13.7 times average enterprise value (EV)-to-EBITDA multiple between 2011 and 2016, while today most midstream stocks trade at under a 10 times multiple. EV/EBITDA tends to be the most used metric to value midstream companies, as it ...

When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock's price, but are they really important? Let's take a look at what these Wall Street heavyweights have to say about Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage. Enterprise Products currently has an avera ...

There's a lot to like with these great stocks. There are three main categories of investors: growth investors, income investors, and value investors. I'd classify myself as a mix of all three, except my focus is on future income rather than current income. My desire for future income to help fund retirement down the road has made dividends more important to me than ever. Here are three high-yield dividend stocks I'm buying hand over fist. 1. Enterprise Products Partners LP Enterprise Products Partners LP (E ...