Dow Inc.: Buy, Sell, or Hold?
The big draw for investors with Dow Inc. (NYSE: DOW) is its huge 7.8% dividend yield. While that will clearly be attractive to income investors, it has to be juxtaposed against the company's business risks. There are reasons some investors might want to buy or hold Dow, but selling (or avoiding) it is also an equally worthy choice. Here's a look at the buy, sell, and hold calls for this chemical maker.If you are looking for a stock with a lofty dividend yield, Dow with its 7.8% yield fits the bill. To put some perspective on that, the S&P 500 index is only yielding around 1.2% today. Dow Inc. just announced a $0.70 per share quarterly dividend, which keeps the payment at the same level it has been at since its 2019 separation from DowDuPont.Image source: Getty Images.Continue reading
The big draw for investors with Dow Inc. (NYSE: DOW) is its huge 7.8% dividend yield. While that will clearly be attractive to income investors, it has to be juxtaposed against the company's business risks. There are reasons some investors might want to buy or hold Dow, but selling (or avoiding) it is also an equally worthy choice. Here's a look at the buy, sell, and hold calls for this chemical maker.
If you are looking for a stock with a lofty dividend yield, Dow with its 7.8% yield fits the bill. To put some perspective on that, the S&P 500 index is only yielding around 1.2% today. Dow Inc. just announced a $0.70 per share quarterly dividend, which keeps the payment at the same level it has been at since its 2019 separation from DowDuPont.
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