FDL News and Press, First Trust Morningstar From 07/28/22

Chevron stock is trading at a 20% discount to its 52-week high of $182. The entire oil sector has fallen along with oil’s price over the last month. Nonetheless, it's all about the future, not the past, and the future looks bright for CVX, yet not everyone agrees. Earni...

Historically, the best time to overweight value stocks has been in the early stages of a recovery, when economic growth is accelerating, and value tends to be cheap. Aside from energy, few sectors or styles have produced positive returns in 2022, but until recently value consistently ...

The Fed is intent on raising interest rates to fight inflation and must balance the risk that creates for economic growth. In an analysis of growth versus value stocks using data since 1927, we found value had achieved greatest outperformance in periods of moderate to high inflation. ...

Despite the weaker-than-expected guidance, we believe that Verizon stock could outperform the broader market in the current macroeconomic environment. The relatively safe, sustainable, and growing dividend could make the stock an attractive addition to portfolios, focusing on dividend...

If you think of all the different index providers, each has its own definition of the fundamentals that it believes denote “value.”. If stocks can experience severe reductions in their price-to-book value ratios (another way of saying an increase in book-to-price ratios)...

The bad news for Altria never seems to end, with the FDA now proposing to ban JUUL E-cigarettes, thereby sending the share price plunging. This comes after Altria's flagship reduced-risk product, IQOS, was also banned, and the Biden administration is seeking to reduce nicotine levels ...

When it rains, it pours: everyone and their aunt is bearish at the same time. Morgan Stanley upgrades Altria stock based on valuation and concerns being priced in. Barclays calls MO stock a "Melting Ice Cube." We believe Altria stock offers a high margin of safety, with expect...

Earnings for the S&P 500, according to Howard Silverblatt’s work at S&P, are expected to rise 7.7% in 2022. Growth stocks were grossly overvalued going into that bear market and they took the brunt of the damage. Real estate did well last week with rates falling bac...

First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund (FDL) - $0.2368. 30-Day SEC Yield of 3.53% as of May. 31. Payable Jun 30; for shareholders of record Jun 27; ex-div Jun 24. For further details see: First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund declares quarterly distribution of...

The First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index ETF (FDL) is a good recession-proof and inflation-resistant pick. With its focus on dividend leaders in defensive sectors, the fund is able to outperform the broader market indexes. Additionally, its high dividend yield and steady...