Investing in Mid-Cap Financials for Strong Performance

Insider Monkey submits: In a previous article, we compiled a list of top 30 U.S. financial stocks and showed that high dividend yielding financials have performed better than low dividend yielding financials since the beginning of this year. On the other hand, the average dividend yield of these large-cap financials is relatively low and dividend lovers may not find top U.S. financial stocks very appealing.

Insider Monkey submits: Recently, we compiled a list of top 30 U.S.

Insider Monkey submits: Recently, we displayed the performances of mega-cap Industrial stocks and argued that high dividend yielding Industrials offer a better prospect for the near future. The risky mega-cap Industrial stocks with low dividend yields have performed well so far, however investors may be better protected against inflation by picking the defensive stocks with high dividend yields in the current environment.

Insider Monkey submits: In a previous article, we discussed the effectiveness of dividend investing in mega-cap healthcare stocks. Healthcare is a fast growing sector and healthcare stocks are promising overall. Though, healthcare stocks with dividend yields over performed the stocks with no dividends during the last 52-weeks.

Insider Monkey submits: In a previous study, we showed that the average return of high dividend yielding stocks was 13.04% between 1927 and 2009. Dividend stocks beat the overall market by an average of 1.36% per year during that period.

Insider Monkey submits: Recently we discussed investing in high dividend mega-cap services stocks. We showed that the risky large-cap services stocks with low dividend yields have performed much better recently. However, we believe investors should be more cautious about the upcoming inflationary environment and invest in defensive stocks with high dividend yields.

Insider Monkey submits: Financial stocks haven’t been appealing to dividend lovers recently. In our article, we showed that the high dividend yielding financial stocks performed better than low dividend yielding financial stocks in the last 52-week period. However, most of these mega-cap financials don’t have high dividend yields that are attractive for dividend investors.

By Insider Monkey: In a previous study, we showed that the average return of high dividend yielding stocks was 13.04% between 1927 and 2009. Dividend stocks beat the overall market by an average of 1.36% per year during that period.