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2,350-2,750 on the S&P? Could the Coronavirus Catalyze a Financial Crisis?

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Image: We think a rather modest sell-off in the market to the target range of 2,350-2,750 on the S&P 500 is rather reasonable in the wake of one of the biggest economic shocks since the Global Financial Crisis. The chart above shows how far markets have advanced since 2011, and an adjustment lower to the target range of 2,350-2,750 is rather modest in such a context and would only bring markets to late 2018 levels (note red box as the target range). The range reflects ~16x S&P 500 12-month forward earnings estimates, as of February 14, adjusted down 10% due to COVID-19. When companies like Visa talk about a couple percentage points taken off of growth rates, one knows that … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of August 8

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending August 8. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week                          Alphamin Resources Corp. (AFM:CA): now CAD 0.07 per share semi-annual dividend, was CAD 0.06. Ambev (ABEV): now $0.0230 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.0219. Annaly Capital Management, Inc. PFD SER G (NLY.PR.G): now $0.5577 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.5518. Annaly Capital Management, Inc. PFD STK I 6.75% (NLY.PR.I): now $0.6098 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.6034. Aura Minerals (AUGO): now $0.33 per share … Read more