Comments on: Stock Analysis - Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM)

By: Dividends4Life

Dividends4Life — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 15:12:16 +0000

FOF: I had looked at COP sometime back and put it on my list to review again in 2009. On my initial screen it came up negative when comparing its dividend stream to a MMA. I look at 10 years of data and the first 5 were much weaker than the last 5 (.67, .68, .68, .68, 70). In the last five years COP’s dividend went from .74 in ’02 to 1.44 in ’06. They last paid .41 or 1.64 annualized.

As for TRP, I had never looked at it before. It was a much more interesting study. In my initial screen, TRP came up positive when comparing its dividend stream to a MMA. However, they dropped their dividend ’98 and ’99, and then remained flat until it was raised in ’02. Since ’02 it has more than tripled. I’ve put TRP on my list to review again in 2008.

Thanks for mentioning these companies.

Best Wishes,
D4L

By: Nabloid.com

Nabloid.com — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:14:53 +0000

Call me silly, but if you’re not entirely happy with the stock on its own and are thinking of only buying it for diversification reasons, isn’t that silly?

By: Frog of Finance

Frog of Finance — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:23:37 +0000

If you are looking at energy companies, could I suggest TransCanada (TRP) and ConocoPhillips (COP)?

I haven’t done in-depth research on then,but they look promising.

Cheers,
Frog

By: Dividends4Life

Dividends4Life — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:25:16 +0000

DM: I too am looking for non-financial and non-REIT stocks to add some diversity to my portfolio. In a lot of cases the valuations just aren’t there. When oil started increasing, I ran through the energy stocks hoping to find one I could get comfortable with, but to no avail. Eventually, it will turn.

Best Wishes,
D4L