Today we look at the four finalists for the food investment side by side to help decide which one we are going to commit capital to by starting a Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Let's line 'em up by a few categories at a time and take a look.
Dividend yield is a very important component of total return.
In a world that routinely ignores yield, it is a place where investors interested in value tend to gravitate. That nice quarterly payment can be used automatically to purchases shares at no commission, the whole original purpose of a dividend reinvestment plan. With a price increase, it can keep up its ambitious share repurchase program. Also, should legislation settle the tobacco issue once and for all, a separation of the tobacco and food operations is conceivable. These are the main valuation parameters that we will use in the Drip Portfolio for this selection.