FDL News and Press, First Trust Morningstar From 05/24/22

AT&T shareholders have been somewhat disappointed in the past decade – at least in relative performance. A leaner and better-focused AT&T is well-positioned to deliver asymmetric returns in the next decade to come. A 5x data increase on AT&T networks is expected...

Janus Henderson’s analysis shows Q1 jump in global dividends of 11% to $302.5B; a record for usually quieter Q1, underlying growth was even stronger at 16.1%. Q1 dividend payments in the US rose 10.4% on an underlying basis to a new record of $141.6B. Broadly Q1 2021 saw significa...

Our rising price problem is, more than anything, a supply problem, and reducing demand is certainly one way to tackle it. But returning to the pre-COVID growth rate doesn’t mean we are headed to recession, that contraction is in our immediate future. US stocks and REITs wer...

Large-cap growth stocks outperformed small-cap value stocks by over 700 basis points (bps) annualized from 2012 to 2021. This stretch of whopping outperformance - a cumulative gain of 508% for large growth versus 211% for small value - stands in stark contrast to the findings of acade...

AT&T is not likely to increase its dividends until 2024. Instead, AT&T will be focusing on debt reduction and investments in its core business. The company, through these efforts, may potentially see valuation appreciation. Market volatility may make AT&T more attr...

The rising rate, rising dollar environment continues with the dollar index hitting a 20-year high last week. That rising dollar is having an impact on the rest of the global economy but so far it has been manageable. There are a lot of companies out there that have come public over th...

Value continues to trounce growth stocks within the style asset class across all market caps, and the longer-term returns tell us that growth might continue to lag for some time. It’s impossible to say how long the style “alpha” will be sustained. Growth stocks ha...

There was a lot of volatility in stocks last week but in the end, the S&P 500 was down a mere 21 basis points. A rising currency is presumably negative for the export sector and positive for domestic purchasing power. On a sector basis, there were several winners last week wit...

AbbVie is a very high-quality company with strong cash flows, exactly the type of company you want to own if we fall into a recession. But it recently posted disappointing results that caused a selloff. Despite near-term pain, the long-term thesis remains strong. For further...

Verizon’s stock has been annihilated since reporting earning on the 22nd. The company lowered guidance from up slightly to flat for the remainder of 2022. The stock is down nearly 10% in short order. Nonetheless, I feel the selloff is overdone, offering an excellent opportunity...