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Warren Buffett’s Favorite High Yield Stocks All Paying Over 3%

Warren Buffett is the most famous investor in the world. Check out his high yield stocks.

by Fred Fuld III

Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) (BRKB), is the most well known investor in the world.

He is also not only one of the wealthiest investors, he is also the seventh wealthiest person in the world, according to Forbes, sporting a net worth of $96.7 billion.

In addition, Buffett is a very interesting character.

Many investors like to follow in Buffett’s footsteps in terms of investments, in order to match his outstanding returns.

Yet, some of Buffett’s stocks don’t pay dividends, such as Amazon (AMZN), and if you are an income investor, you might want to choose the top dividend paying stocks of Berkshire Hathaway.

At the top of the list is Kraft Heinz (KHC), which pays a dividend of $1.60 per year and currency has a very favorable yield of 4.28%. The stock trades at 13.5 times forward earnings and even sells at a discount to book value with a Price to Book ratio of 0.94.

In second place is U. S. Bancorp (USB), which pays a high yield of 4.01%, with a $1.84 dividend rate. The stock has a very reasonable forward price to earnings ratio of 8.91%.

Next is Chevron (CVX) yields 3.60%, paying out $5.68 per year, payable quarterly. The forward P/E ratio is a solid 9.37.

HP Inc. (HPQ) is another one of Buffett’s holdings paying over 3%, with a yield of 3.55%. The stock trades at an extremely low 6.43 times forward earnings.

Finally, Bank of New York Mellon (BK) has a yield of 3.44%. The forward P/E is a solid 8.66. This is another Berkshire company that sells below book value with a price/book ratio of 0.92.

Maybe some of Buffett’s dividend paying stocks can help make you rich.

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Stock Earnings Calendar for July

by Fred Fuld III

We are now entering into earnings season, a time when companies will be reporting and the stocks of those companies may experience more volatility than usual.

If you are interested in doing some earnings plays, the next few weeks will be the time to look for opportunities.

The following are some of the major companies that will be announcing their earnings.

July 14, 2021 before open

BAC, C, DAL, WFC

July 15, 2021 before open

MS, USB

July 20, 2021 after close

CMG, UAL

July 21, 2021 before open

JNJ, KO, VZ

July 22, 2021 before open

AA, LUV, T

July 23, 2021 before open

AXP, SLB

July 27, 2021 before open

GE, UPS

July 27, 2021 after close

AAPL, V

July 28, 2021 before open

MCD, PFE

July 28, 2021 after close

FB, PYPL

Of course, there are many other companies reporting for the month or July, and these dates and times may be subject to change.

Happy Trading and Investing!!!

What Warren Buffett is Dumping and Buying

by Fred Fuld III

You know, if you are thinking of investing in Apple (AAPL) stock, you just might want to consider buying shares of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) (BRK-B) stock, as 40% of the Berkshire portfolio is made up of Apple.

This way, if Apple does well, you participate through Berkshire, and if it doesn’t, at least you have diversification though Berkshire’s ownership of over 45 other stocks.

So let’s look at the rest of Buffett’s portfolio. In the first quarter of the year, he sold out of two companies, Suncor Energy (SU) and Synchrony Financial (SYF).

Warren Buffett has been reducing positions in a couple bank stocks, US Bancorp (USB) and Wells Fargo (WFC). He has also been lightening up on General Motors (GM), Chevron (CVX), Abbvie (ABBV), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Merck (MRK), Stoneco (STNE), Axalta Coating (AXTA), Sirius XM Radio (SIRI), and Liberty Global (LBTYA).

He hasn’t been buying much, but he has been adding to his positions in Verizon (VZ), buying over 12 million additional shares. He also added 17.5 million shares to his Kroger (KR) position, and bought more Restoration Hardware (RH) and Marsh & McLellan (MMC).

There is one brand new stock in the Berkshire Hathaway portfolio., the insurance company Aon (AON). The stock has a trailing price to earnings ratio of 27.5 and a forward P/E of 22.5. It pays a yield of 0.81%.

To see the list of all the Warren Buffett holdings, click HERE.

Maybe some of these stocks will make you as successful as Warren Buffett.

 

Disclosure: Author owns AAPL.

Warren Buffett’s Recent Stock Portfolio Changes

by Fred Fuld III

Warren Buffett, head of Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) (BRKB), is one of the richest men in the world and one of the most followed investment professional.

Many long term investors pay close attention to his stock moves and the Berkshire Hathaway stock portfolio, and often follow in his footsteps.

Here are his recent changes:

He sold off over 57 million shares of Apple (AAPL), but the stock still makes up over 43% of his portfolio and his largest holding.

He added 88 million shares of Verizon (VZ) to his current holdings in the company.

He sold off more than 800,000 shares of US Bancorp (USB), but still owns131 million  shares.

He added 4 million shares of Chevron (CVX) to his current stockholdings.

He reduced his General Motors holdings (GM) by 7.5 million shares.

He sold off a substantial amount of his holdings in Wells Fargo (WFC), about 75 million shares.

He bought more shares of Abbvie (ABBV), Merck (MRK), Kroger (KR), Restoration Hardware (RH), T-Mobile (TMUS), Marsh & McLennan (MMC), and Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY).

He sold 5 million shares of Suncor (SU).

Finally, he closed out his entire positions in JP Morgan Chase (JPM), M&T Bank (MTB), Barrick Gold (ABX), PNC Financial (PNC), and Pfizer (PFE).

To se Warren Buffett’s portfolio, click HERE. Let’s see if you can outperform Warren Buffett this year.

 

Disclosure: Author owns AAPL, MRK, and PFE.