Comments on Dividend Growth Investor: Exxon Mobil (XOM) Dividend Stock Analysis

@onjoFilms: that's an amazing story... based ...

2010-06-02T15:27:42.152-07:00

@onjoFilms: that's an amazing story... based on august 2009 info, XOM was trading around $70 so, $31000/70 is approximately 440 shares. Yearly dividend of 440*.44 ($772) is more than your initial investment. :)

I like to tell this story about my Exxon stock: I...

2009-08-18T05:54:44.234-07:00

I like to tell this story about my Exxon stock:

In 1978 my brother passed and left us some money. My cash share was $1,800.
With $700 I bought Exxon stock, with $1,100 I bought a new Honda 200 road bike.

A few years ago I sold that bike for $500.
My Exxon stock was never touched, dividends were reinvested automatically.
Today, it is worth over $31,000.

GIT, I have been investing over over a decade now...

2009-06-09T02:56:11.942-07:00

GIT,

I have been investing over over a decade now. I didn't start out as a dividend investor however, which is something I deeply regret now.

I liked your analysis, a has many arguments for a ...

2009-05-11T13:50:00.000-07:00

I liked your analysis, a has many arguments for a rational purchase of XOM. As a value investor it is interesting to learn about Dividend investing and its logical implications.

How long have you been investing?

Ben, I own CVX and BP. Share buybacks are not as ...

2009-05-10T23:55:00.000-07:00

Ben,

I own CVX and BP. Share buybacks are not as consistent as dividends.

btw, which one do you prefer? To invest in compani...

2009-05-10T23:28:00.000-07:00

btw, which one do you prefer? To invest in companies that practice consistent share-buyback or companies that consistently giving out dividend?

Thanks for sharing.

Anon, That's an excellent question. I guess the s...

2009-05-09T10:41:00.000-07:00

Anon,

That's an excellent question. I guess the stocks I try to buy are the largest companies in the industry, with solid competitive advantages as well as large economies of scale, against which few competitors could survive.
Based off my research it seems that small cap companies tend to get bought out by larger rivals, thus never truly rewarding their shareholders the most..

Thank you for your very inciteful comments. One q...

2009-05-09T10:16:00.000-07:00

Thank you for your very inciteful comments. One question: many of the aristocrats that you seem to like are very very large companies. Do you worry that they may simply grow too big and too mature to maintain the dividend growth path? As such, do you also look for smaller companies that are emerging but pay consistent dividends to mitigate this possiblity?

Anon, I would have to look into E more closely. ...

2009-05-08T08:35:00.000-07:00

Anon,

I would have to look into E more closely.

http://www.eni.it/en_IT/investor-relation/eni-stock-markets/dividend/dividend.shtml

The dividend history looks interesting, and the payout is adequately covered. The company does offer a decent yield, but it doesn't raise dividends every single year.

Thanks for your analysis, what do you think about ...

2009-05-08T08:03:00.000-07:00

Thanks for your analysis, what do you think about Eni (E) in comparison with XOM, CVX & BP?