A lot of investors do not necessarily target racy returns from high-risk growth shares. Instead they may be looking for relatively stable returns from mature businesses with resilient customer demand. I think that helps explain the appeal for some people of National Grid (LSE: NG) shares. The National ...
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National Grid (LSE:NG.) shares tanked in May after the energy infrastructure firm announced it was undertaking a £7bn rights issue to fund a £60bn spending programme over the next five years. But how has the stock been performing over the long run? Well, 15 years ago, National Grid shares traded for ...
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As someone who’s always looking to diversify my income streams, dividend shares naturally catch my attention. This is because they allow me to invest in a public company and entrust that its management makes a healthy profit that they can distribute to me. I believe this is the ultimate and truest form ...
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Opening a Stocks and Shares ISA was no-brainer move for me when I started investing around 15 years ago. As well as not being taxed on any profit I made, I knew this account would allow me to keep all of any passive income I received in the form of dividends. That decision has probably saved me many ...
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National Grid (LSE: NG.) rocked the investment world at the end of May, and the share price tanked. Normally a plodder, with not much happening in between dividend payments, the energy grid firm has just shaken off some cobwebs. It’s all about a new stock issue, to raise cash for future growth. It means ...
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National Grid (LSE:NG.) is often described as one of the most stable shares that one can buy for a long-term portfolio. The company’s reputation took a battering in May, though, as it announced a mammoth £7bn rights issue, along with a rebasement of the dividend, to help it achieve its green growth strategy. ...
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It wasn’t a huge surprise to see National Grid (LSE: NG.) shares plunge last month when the company announced a rights issue worth £7bn. The rebasing of dividends and diluting existing shareholders went down like a lead balloon. Let me break down why I’d still buy some shares as soon as I can. What’s ...
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It can hardly be argued that the weather in Great Britain is infamous for its unpredictability. The same might be said for our economy, especially in recent years. So what UK-listed stocks might British investors want to seek out during volatility? Diageo What it does: Diageo is one of the world’s leading ...
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At surface level, it is easy to understand why National Grid (LSE: NG) is a popular choice with many income investors. National Grid shares offer a dividend yield of 6.5%, for a start. That means that, for every £10,000 I invested in them now, I would hopefully earn £650 per year in dividends yearly. ...
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National Grid (LSE: NG.) shares have long been a popular income investment. In the past, they’ve often sported an attractive dividend yield. However recently, the company announced a £7bn rights issue to fund its future investment plans. So what does this mean for dividend investors? The rights issue ...
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The National Grid (LSE: NG.) share price fell hard on FY results day on 23 May. It had slipped a few days earlier too, and at the time of writing it’s down 24% since a 52-week high on 17 May. Stock dilution Nothing has gone wrong, but the firm’s latest move has shocked the market. It’s all about a new ...
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Upgrading the UK’s power grid to meet the green energy revolution will be eye-poppingly expensive. National Grid (LSE:NG.) reminded the market of this last month: its £7bn right issue sent its share price through the floor. At 880.6p per share, the FTSE 100 company is now down 17% since the start of ...
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One of the reasons I invest, like millions of other people around the world, is the possibility of earning passive income through dividends. But such payouts are never guaranteed,. They can be cut, for example because they are ‘not covered’. Sometimes, discussion of income shares talks about ‘dividend ...
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Buying dividend stocks isn’t the only way that Brits can try and make a passive income. Investing in property; starting a vending machine business; even wrapping one’s car in advertising are just few wealth-building opportunities that have dropped into my inbox recently. But I’m not interested in any ...
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I wish I knew what I know now when I began buying UK shares. There’s so much information available now that it can be overwhelming. So much so that many would-be investors give up before they even begin. Worse still, many make bad decisions and end up losing money. The truth is, there is no sure-fire ...
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If I’d invested £1,000 in National Grid (LSE:NG.) shares a year ago, today my investment would be worth just £924. That’s because the stock’s down 7.6% over the period. While this doesn’t look like the best of investments, it’s worth remembering that I would have received something like £55 in the form ...
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The FTSE 100 index has risen an encouraging 4% so far in the second quarter. The London stock market is back in fashion thanks to buzz over new potential IPOs (such as those of Shein and Monzo), and hopes over interest rate cuts. Yet years of underperformance mean many first-class Footsie shares still ...
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The month of May proved to be difficult for National Grid (LSE: NG.) After a strong start to the year, shares in the FTSE 100 gas and electricity stalwart came tumbling down, falling around 10% across the month. That now means, in the last 12 months, it has lost 15.6% of its value. Over the years, it ...
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Economic uncertainty has thrown up the opportunity to buy quality cheap shares, in my opinion. Two picks I believe investors should consider snapping up are Barratt Developments (LSE: BDEV) and National Grid (LSE: NG.). Here’s why! Barratt Developments The UK’s largest residential housing developer seems ...
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National Grid‘s (LSE:NG.) shares have been on a wild ride in recent days. News of a £7bn rights issue on Thursday (23 May) started a slump that continued in the run-up to the Bank Holiday weekend. Created with TradingView Demand for the FTSE 100 utility’s shares have stabilised today. Indeed, it’s currently ...
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Investors don’t like unexpected announcements. That’s why the National Grid (LSE:NG.) share price fell 10.8% on 23 May. It plummeted after the company said it was going to ask shareholders for more money to help fund its capital programme. To compound matters, its share price fell another 11.5% the day ...
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This really shouldn’t happen to the National Grid (LSE: NG) share price, but it has. The FTSE 100 transmission giant’s shares crashed 14.81% last week. Isn’t it supposed to be the most solid stock on the FTSE 100? Not now. I once described National Grid a “no-brainer buy”. Yet no stock is without risks ...
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The National Grid (LSE:NG) share price has managed a 7% gain since the beginning of January. But the stock still looks like a bargain. The FTSE 100 has managed a 9% gain and National Grid has fared worse than some of its US counterparts. And a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 5 isn’t exactly demanding. ...
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The National Grid (LSE: NG.) share price has slumped more than 10% at the time of writing on Friday. It’s all about FY results the day before, on 23 May. And the fact that the announcement included the shock news of a new £7bn equity issue. It’s intended to fund the firm’s new growth plans. CEO John ...
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The National Grid (LSE: NG) share price is down almost 10% today (23 May). That’s because the company just announced a 7-for-24 rights issue to raise just under £7bn. Such events can be a double-edged sword for existing shareholders. On the one hand, the share price and the future dividends per share ...
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Building a high-yield dividend stock portfolio sounds easy, in theory. In reality however, it can be quite challenging as stocks with high yields sometimes end up producing disappointing overall returns. Here, I’m going to highlight three shares I’d buy if I was starting a high-yield portfolio today. ...
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I believe investing in FTSE 100 shares is one of the best ways to make a passive income. Dividends are never, ever guaranteed. As we’ve seen during economic crashes — and more recently during the pandemic — shareholder payouts can collapse with little or no warning. But over the long term, companies ...
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