What To Sell: 3 Sell-Rated Dividend Stocks GOOD, KRO, LADR

These 3 dividend stocks are rated a Sell by TheStreet
By TheStreet Wire ,

TheStreet Ratings' stock model projects a stock's total return potential over a 12-month period including both price appreciation and dividends. Our Buy, Hold or Sell ratings designate how we expect these stocks to perform against a general benchmark of the equities market and interest rates.

While plenty of high-yield opportunities exist, investors must always consider the safety of their dividend and the total return potential of their investment. It is not uncommon for a struggling company to suspend high-yielding dividends which could subsequently result in precipitous share price declines.

TheStreet Ratings' stock rating model views dividends favorably, but not so much that other factors are disregarded. Our model gauges the relationship between risk and reward in several ways, including: the pricing drawdown as compared to potential profit volatility, i.e. how much one is willing to risk in order to earn profits?; the level of acceptable volatility for highly performing stocks; the current valuation as compared to projected earnings growth; and the financial strength of the underlying company as compared to its stock's valuation as compared to its stock's performance.

These and many more derived observations are then combined, ranked, weighted, and scenario-tested to create a more complete analysis. The result is a systematic and disciplined method of selecting stocks. As always, stock ratings should not be treated as gospel — rather, use them as a starting point for your own research.

The following pages contain our analysis of 3 stocks with substantial yields, that ultimately, we have rated "Sell."

Gladstone Commercial

Dividend Yield: 10.40%

Gladstone Commercial

(NASDAQ:

GOOD

) shares currently have a dividend yield of 10.40%.

Gladstone Commercial Corporation operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States. It engages in investing in and owning net leased industrial and commercial real properties, and making long-term industrial and commercial mortgage loans. The company has a P/E ratio of 76.26.

The average volume for Gladstone Commercial has been 134,500 shares per day over the past 30 days. Gladstone Commercial has a market cap of $319.7 million and is part of the real estate industry. Shares are down 15.1% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Thursday.

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TheStreet Ratings rates

Gladstone Commercial

as a

sell

. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself, unimpressive growth in net income and feeble growth in its earnings per share.

Highlights from the ratings report include:

  • Reflecting the weaknesses we have cited, including the decline in the company's earnings per share, GOOD has underperformed the S&P 500 Index, declining 14.63% from its price level of one year ago. Looking ahead, other than the push or pull of the broad market, we do not see anything in the company's numbers that may help reverse the decline experienced over the past 12 months. Despite the past decline, the stock is still selling for more than most others in its industry.
  • The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500 and the Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) industry. The net income has significantly decreased by 141.1% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from $0.23 million to -$0.10 million.
  • GLADSTONE COMMERCIAL CORP's earnings per share declined by 20.0% in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. The company has reported a trend of declining earnings per share over the past year. However, the consensus estimate suggests that this trend should reverse in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, GLADSTONE COMMERCIAL CORP reported poor results of -$0.61 versus -$0.22 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings (-$0.16 versus -$0.61).
  • Current return on equity exceeded its ROE from the same quarter one year prior. This is a clear sign of strength within the company. Compared to other companies in the Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) industry and the overall market, GLADSTONE COMMERCIAL CORP's return on equity significantly trails that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
  • 40.43% is the gross profit margin for GLADSTONE COMMERCIAL CORP which we consider to be strong. Regardless of GOOD's high profit margin, it has managed to decrease from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, GOOD's net profit margin of -0.44% significantly underperformed when compared to the industry average.

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Kronos Worldwide

Dividend Yield: 9.40%

Kronos Worldwide

(NYSE:

KRO

) shares currently have a dividend yield of 9.40%.

Kronos Worldwide, Inc. produces and markets titanium dioxide pigments (TiO2) worldwide. The company has a P/E ratio of 1.64.

The average volume for Kronos Worldwide has been 396,200 shares per day over the past 30 days. Kronos Worldwide has a market cap of $738.2 million and is part of the chemicals industry. Shares are down 51.5% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Thursday.

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TheStreet Ratings rates

Kronos Worldwide

as a

sell

. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its deteriorating net income, poor profit margins, generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself and feeble growth in its earnings per share.

Highlights from the ratings report include:

  • The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500 and the Chemicals industry. The net income has significantly decreased by 137.0% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from $31.90 million to -$11.80 million.
  • The gross profit margin for KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC is currently extremely low, coming in at 12.84%. It has decreased significantly from the same period last year. Along with this, the net profit margin of -3.50% is significantly below that of the industry average.
  • Despite any intermediate fluctuations, we have only bad news to report on this stock's performance over the last year: it has tumbled by 52.50%, worse than the S&P 500's performance. Consistent with the plunge in the stock price, the company's earnings per share are down 135.71% compared to the year-earlier quarter. Naturally, the overall market trend is bound to be a significant factor. However, in one sense, the stock's sharp decline last year is a positive for future investors, making it cheaper (in proportion to its earnings over the past year) than most other stocks in its industry. But due to other concerns, we feel the stock is still not a good buy right now.
  • KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC has experienced a steep decline in earnings per share in the most recent quarter in comparison to its performance from the same quarter a year ago. This company has reported somewhat volatile earnings recently. We feel it is likely to report a decline in earnings in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC turned its bottom line around by earning $0.86 versus -$0.87 in the prior year. For the next year, the market is expecting a contraction of 83.7% in earnings ($0.14 versus $0.86).
  • Regardless of the drop in revenue, the company managed to outperform against the industry average of 19.3%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues fell by 18.9%. Weakness in the company's revenue seems to have hurt the bottom line, decreasing earnings per share.

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Ladder Capital

Dividend Yield: 8.10%

Ladder Capital

(NYSE:

LADR

) shares currently have a dividend yield of 8.10%.

Ladder Capital Corp operates as a real estate investment trust in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Loans, Securities, and Real Estate. The company has a P/E ratio of 13.26.

The average volume for Ladder Capital has been 156,500 shares per day over the past 30 days. Ladder Capital has a market cap of $753.4 million and is part of the real estate industry. Shares are down 32.3% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Thursday.

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TheStreet Ratings rates

Ladder Capital

as a

sell

. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself.

Highlights from the ratings report include:

  • The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500 and the Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) industry. The net income has significantly decreased by 77.4% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from $14.66 million to $3.31 million.
  • The company's current return on equity has slightly decreased from the same quarter one year prior. This implies a minor weakness in the organization. When compared to other companies in the Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) industry and the overall market, LADDER CAPITAL CORP's return on equity is below that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
  • Despite any intermediate fluctuations, we have only bad news to report on this stock's performance over the last year: it has tumbled by 31.17%, worse than the S&P 500's performance. Consistent with the plunge in the stock price, the company's earnings per share are down 78.57% compared to the year-earlier quarter. Naturally, the overall market trend is bound to be a significant factor. However, in one sense, the stock's sharp decline last year is a positive for future investors, making it cheaper (in proportion to its earnings over the past year) than most other stocks in its industry. But due to other concerns, we feel the stock is still not a good buy right now.
  • LADDER CAPITAL CORP has experienced a steep decline in earnings per share in the most recent quarter in comparison to its performance from the same quarter a year ago. This company has reported somewhat volatile earnings recently. But, we feel it is poised for EPS growth in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, LADDER CAPITAL CORP increased its bottom line by earning $0.80 versus $0.44 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($1.88 versus $0.80).
  • The gross profit margin for LADDER CAPITAL CORP is currently very high, coming in at 70.70%. It has increased from the same quarter the previous year. Despite the strong results of the gross profit margin, LADR's net profit margin of 2.95% significantly trails the industry average.

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