Dividend Aristocrats Can't Handle Rising Rates. These Are Better Income Bets.
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Source: Newsfilter
Current Performance of Dividend Stocks: Dividend stocks have underperformed recently, with the SPDR S&P Dividend ETF down 9% over the past three months, while the average yield for the S&P 500 is only 1.22%, making them less attractive compared to rising Treasury bond yields.
Opportunities in Energy and International Markets: The VanEck Energy Income ETF has seen a 10% increase in the last three months due to high dividend yields from pipeline companies benefiting from rising oil prices, while international dividend funds have also performed better than U.S. counterparts, suggesting potential investment opportunities in these areas.
Analyst Views on WMB
Wall Street analysts forecast WMB stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for WMB is 68.46 USD with a low forecast of 33.00 USD and a high forecast of 83.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
14 Analyst Rating
11 Buy
3 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 63.720
Low
33.00
Averages
68.46
High
83.00
Current: 63.720
Low
33.00
Averages
68.46
High
83.00
About WMB
The Williams Companies, Inc. is an energy company. Its segments include Transmission & Gulf of America, Northeast G&P, West, and Gas & NGL Marketing Services. The Transmission & Gulf of America segment comprises the Transco, NWP, and MountainWest interstate natural gas pipelines, and their related natural gas storage facilities, as well as natural gas gathering and processing and crude oil production handling and transportation assets in the Gulf Coast region. Northeast G&P comprises midstream gathering, processing, and fractionation businesses in the Marcellus Shale region. The West segment comprises gas gathering, processing, and treating operations in the Rocky Mountain region of Colorado and Wyoming, the Barnett Shale region of north-central Texas, and the Eagle Ford Shale region of south Texas, among others. The Gas & NGL Marketing Services segment includes natural gas liquids (NGL) and natural gas marketing and trading operations.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
