What To Sell: 3 Sell-Rated Dividend Stocks WMC, PAAS, TROX
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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."
Western Asset Mortgage Capital
Dividend Yield: 18.50%
Western Asset Mortgage Capital
(NYSE:
) shares currently have a dividend yield of 18.50%.
Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation operates as a real estate investment trust in the United States. It primarily focuses on investing in, financing, and managing agency and non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities. The company has a P/E ratio of 6.34.
The average volume for Western Asset Mortgage Capital has been 810,800 shares per day over the past 30 days. Western Asset Mortgage Capital has a market cap of $632.0 million and is part of the real estate industry. Shares are up 2.7% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday.
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TheStreet Ratings rates
Western Asset Mortgage Capital
as a
. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its unimpressive growth in net income 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 25.6% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from $20.76 million to $15.44 million.
- The share price of WESTERN ASSET MTG CAPITAL CP has not done very well: it is down 9.29% and has underperformed the S&P 500, in part reflecting the company's sharply declining earnings per share when compared to the year-earlier quarter. The fact that the stock is now selling for less than others in its industry in relation to its current earnings is not reason enough to justify a buy rating at this time.
- The gross profit margin for WESTERN ASSET MTG CAPITAL CP is currently very high, coming in at 93.86%. Despite the high profit margin, it has decreased significantly from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, WMC's net profit margin of 19.22% is significantly lower than the industry average.
- WESTERN ASSET MTG CAPITAL CP 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, WESTERN ASSET MTG CAPITAL CP turned its bottom line around by earning $2.36 versus -$1.20 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($2.68 versus $2.36).
- The company's current return on equity greatly increased when compared to its ROE from the same quarter one year prior. This is a signal of significant strength within the corporation. Compared to other companies in the Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) industry and the overall market, WESTERN ASSET MTG CAPITAL CP's return on equity exceeds that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
- You can view the full Western Asset Mortgage Capital Ratings Report.
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Dividend Yield: 5.50%
(NASDAQ:
) shares currently have a dividend yield of 5.50%.
Pan American Silver Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates and develops, and explores for silver producing properties and assets in Mexico, Peru, Argentina, and Bolivia. The company also produces and sells gold, zinc, lead, and copper.
The average volume for Pan American Silver has been 2,570,800 shares per day over the past 30 days. Pan American Silver has a market cap of $1.4 billion and is part of the metals & mining industry. Shares are down 3.4% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday.
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TheStreet Ratings rates
Pan American Silver
as a
. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity, weak operating cash flow, 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 Metals & Mining industry. The net income has significantly decreased by 79.4% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from -$293.61 million to -$526.71 million.
- Return on equity has greatly decreased when compared to its ROE from the same quarter one year prior. This is a signal of major weakness within the corporation. Compared to other companies in the Metals & Mining industry and the overall market, PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP's return on equity significantly trails that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
- Net operating cash flow has significantly decreased to $0.82 million or 98.21% when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, when comparing to the industry average, the firm's growth rate is much lower.
- Despite any intermediate fluctuations, we have only bad news to report on this stock's performance over the last year: it has tumbled by 38.51%, worse than the S&P 500's performance. Consistent with the plunge in the stock price, the company's earnings per share are down 79.38% 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.
- PAN AMERICAN SILVER 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. The company has reported a trend of declining earnings per share over the past two years. However, the consensus estimate suggests that this trend should reverse in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP reported poor results of -$3.62 versus -$2.98 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings (-$0.11 versus -$3.62).
- You can view the full Pan American Silver Ratings Report.
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Dividend Yield: 4.90%
(NYSE:
) shares currently have a dividend yield of 4.90%.
Tronox Limited produces and markets titanium bearing mineral sands and titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment in North America, Europe, South Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region. It primarily operates in two segments, Mineral Sands and Pigment.
The average volume for Tronox has been 626,700 shares per day over the past 30 days. Tronox has a market cap of $1.3 billion and is part of the chemicals industry. Shares are down 15.1% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday.
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TheStreet Ratings rates
Tronox
as a
. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity, weak operating cash flow, poor profit margins and generally high debt management risk.
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 3842.8% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from -$7.00 million to -$276.00 million.
- Return on equity has greatly decreased when compared to its ROE from the same quarter one year prior. This is a signal of major weakness within the corporation. Compared to other companies in the Chemicals industry and the overall market, TRONOX LTD's return on equity significantly trails that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
- Net operating cash flow has significantly decreased to $52.00 million or 59.05% when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, when comparing to the industry average, the firm's growth rate is much lower.
- The gross profit margin for TRONOX LTD is currently lower than what is desirable, coming in at 31.25%. Regardless of TROX's low profit margin, it has managed to increase from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, TROX's net profit margin of -69.00% significantly underperformed when compared to the industry average.
- The debt-to-equity ratio of 1.49 is relatively high when compared with the industry average, suggesting a need for better debt level management. Despite the company's weak debt-to-equity ratio, the company has managed to keep a very strong quick ratio of 4.25, which shows the ability to cover short-term cash needs.
- You can view the full Tronox Ratings Report.
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