Dividends from housing: two choices.

I look around my city and I see lots of dumpsters in front of houses being renovated.  I see many trucks with skilled workers using tools and lots of carpets being replaced.   An article about housing in today’s Wall Street Journal provided a nice list of companies whose sales are tied to residential construction and the aftermarket and I have found two companies I like.  

 

DuPont and Stanley Black and Decker

DuPont, symbol DD and Stanley Black and Decker, symbol SWK are two companies that are worth considering for their dividend income and maybe some capital gain if housing continues to recover.

DuPont (DD)

DuPont  DD	1/28/2013
Price when profiled	$48.15
Earnings Per Share	$2.95
Dividends Per Share	$1.72
Current Qtr. Dividend	$0.43
Annualized Div. Yield	3.56%
Dividend Increases	1 year
Dividends Paid Since	1904
Debt/Equity ratio	1.16

DuPont, symbol DD is a company I have owned for some time.  I need to put some money to work and I would prefer adding to current positions so I wanted to see if DuPont was still a good fit.

DuPont’s dividend yield is 3.56%.    Their dividend history is strong, having paid uninterrupted dividends since 1904; the dividend did not increase between 2007 and 2012 when DuPont again increased the dividend.    This is why DD has not been profiled as a dividend machine.   Not every company I invest in has to meet the very high hurdle of being a dividend machine.

                                                                             STANLEY BLACK & DECKER (SWK)

DIVIDEND COMPANY	1/28/2013
Stanley Black & Decker	SWK
Price when profiled	$76.58
Earnings Per Share	$5.32
Dividends Per Share	$1.96
Current Qtr. Dividend	$0.49
Annualized Div. Yield	2.55%
Dividend Increases	45 years
Dividends Paid Since	1877
Debt/Equity ratio	0.53

Stanley Black and Decker is a new company for me.   SWK’s dividend yield is 2.55%. 

Their dividend history is even stronger than DuPont’s.  SWK has paid dividends for 136 years and increased the dividend for the past 45 years. 

 This dividend history makes the mere 2.55% palatable.   Plus, SWK, is a combination of the old Stanley Tools Company and Black and Decker tools.   If the combined companies create more growth, dividend income will probably continue to increase and the potential for capital gain is real.

Consider these companies for your dividend income portfolio.

TheMoneyMadam