Friday, April 5, 2013

MSFT: Microsoft Is On Citigroup's Dividend List, But Not Mine

Microsoft Is On Citigroup's Dividend List, But Not Mine
by Pendulum

Citigroup's equity strategists recently added Microsoft (MSFT) to their list of top dividend stocks. Their methodology, based on CDS levels, is clearly very different than mine. I approach dividend stocks from a Warren Buffett perspective and want to find companies that can be owned for decades and will increase their dividends over time. Microsoft now seems to be at its must vulnerable point in years and carries too much business risk for a long-term dividend holding. Furthermore, it does not even seem attractive on a short-term time frame either. In this article I will analyze Microsoft from these two perspectives and explain why it doesn't make the cut for my dividend list. read more »

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