The Safest High-Yield Dividend in the World
Marc Lichtenfeld, Chief Income Strategist, The Oxford Club
People are looking for more ways to bring in income in this economy. Many have realized that if they invest in the right dividend-paying stocks, they’ll gain a never-ending stream of money. They’ll be growing their net worth while they sleep.
Right now, there are more than 3,000 publicly traded dividend stocks on the market. But few pay double-digit yields, and even fewer pay safe double-digit yields.
There are always exceptions, though… like the company in this report.
Rather than inflating the bank accounts of overpaid CEOs and directors, this company pays its excess profits back to its shareholders.
Even better, it just raised its dividend, giving it a nearly 8% yield. What’s more, it’s raised this dividend every year since 1998.
Over the past 12 months, this company generated nearly twice as much cash as it pays out in dividends.
That low payout ratio is why I’m confident that although the yield is nearly 8%, it’s actually quite safe.
Best of all, this company is in a stable industry that is recession-resistant and is set up for incredible growth in the years ahead.
It’s a commodity transportation company – a pipeline operation, primarily – that acts as a toll collector for S&P 500 companies that need to ship their products.
Consider this… Because of the pandemic and economic instability, many businesses, like movie theaters, restaurants and retail stores, have been forced to rethink how they operate.
But the one thing people will always need, at least for the foreseeable future, is fuel-specifically, oil and natural gas.
And while a lot of oil and gas producers have had a rough ride as of late, this company makes money no matter who is selling the stuff. Just like a toll booth attendant, it collects fees to the tune of billions of dollars for transporting fuel through its pipelines.
Furthermore, oil and gas companies, both domestic and foreign, are more than happy to pay the toll. Why? Because building and maintaining their own pipelines would be expensive and inefficient.
But thanks to Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD), oil and gas companies can deliver their products to Americans across the country at a negligible cost to themselves… which generates substantial profits for the toll collector.
And there’s even more here than meets the eye…
The Gas Must Flow
Founded in 1968 and based in Houston, Texas, Enterprise Products Partners is a premier midstream energy services company.
“Midstream” refers to the fact that the company does not produce oil and gas but stores and transports them to the places where they will be refined. It owns several of the colossal oil and gas pipelines that carry the lifeblood of the modern world.
In all, Enterprise’s portfolio includes more than 5,300 miles of oil pipelines and nearly 20,000 miles of natural gas lines that cross 27 of the 48 contiguous states. On top of that, it has the capacity to store 178.5 million barrels of oil. It also operates a number of ports, processing plants and refineries.
As the U.S. economy bounces back, more oil and gas will flow through the company’s pipelines and the prices of those commodities will rise as well.
And while Enterprise Products Partners doesn’t sell oil and gas, oil and gas prices affect the company’s stock and the stocks of most master limited partnerships (MLPs).
Because Enterprise is an MLP, its distribution (MLPs pay distributions, not dividends) is tax-deferred because it is considered a return of capital.
Return of capital is not taxed as income. Instead, it lowers your cost basis and increases your capital gains when you sell the stock.
And that distribution is as juicy as an overripe nectarine. Enterprise Products Partners currently pays a quarterly distribution of $0.49 per unit (MLPs are issues in units, not shares), which comes out to a 7.85% yield on a stock that costs about $25. Again, that’s a 7.85% tax-deferred yield.
The company has now raised its distribution (dividend) 24 years in a row. It has raised it 18% over the last five years…
Enterprise’s clients include some serious heavy hitters in the oil and gas industry. Major producers like Chevron and Exxon Mobil pay Enterprise to run their product through its pipelines.
With a network that big and friends and allies that powerful, it should come as no surprise that Enterprise has a healthy balance sheet.
In 2020 it raked in $27.2 billion in revenue. For 2021, sales soared to $40.8 billion. Despite the huge growth in 2021… 2022 revenue jumped another 42% to $58.2 billion.
Net income increased 18.4% to $5.49 billion from $4.63 billion in 2021.
The stock trades at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of only 10.2. Its price-to-sales ratio is a measly 1.1, indicating the company is very undervalued.
It’s a fundamentally strong company that raises its dividend every year. And Enterprise is making more than enough profit to continue expanding the business, make timely share purchases, and keep increasing the dividend.
If you act quickly before the global economy recovers, you can lock in a nearly 8% yield at a bargain price.
Take advantage of the low price and high yield before Enterprise bounces back.
Action to Take: Buy Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) at market. Set a 25% trailing stop to protect your principal and profits.
Big Dividends and Big Potential
Enterprise is the under-the-radar dividend play to make right now.
Between Enterprise’s low payout ratio, its incredible yield and its history of raising its dividend, it really is no wonder that Morningstar recently called Enterprise “compelling and undervalued.”
Enterprise’s leadership believes the company is set up for incredible growth in the coming years.
No matter what 2023 brings and no matter what happens in the wider world, the oil must flow…
And it will flow through Enterprise’s pipelines while you profit from the tolls.
Enterprise remains my favorite play in the sector. It should be added to your portfolio if you don’t yet own it.
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Last Updated: March 2023