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16 European companies are paying dividends in September. My algorithm only identifies 4 as "OPTIMAL."

Morningstar published its list, and 14 of the 16 companies are British. I ran the 13 I’ve already analyzed through my tool:


🟢 EXCELLENT (4)

• $NWG (-8.6%) NatWest - 5.06%, P/E ratio 8.68x, quality 75/100

• $RKT (+2.48%) Reckitt - 4.16%, P/E ratio 11.6x

• $HSBA (-2.53%) HSBC - 3.70%, P/E ratio 10.36x

• $LLOY (-5.82%) Lloyds - 3.58%, P/E ratio 15.6x


🟣 WATCH (3)

• Relx, AstraZeneca, and Unilever ($REL (+2.64%) , $AZN (+6.73%) , $ULVR (+1.44%) ). Quality businesses, but valuations no longer offer room to run


🟠 CAUTION (4)

• BP (4.87%), Shell (3.39%), Rio Tinto (4.52%), and Barclays ($BP. (-0.32%)
$SHEL (+0.1%) , $RIO (-1.68%) , $BARC (-3.81%) ). High returns that mask cyclicality. The 78% marginal tax rate on oil in the UK doesn’t help


🔴 LOW THRESHOLD (2)

• Rolls-Royce $RR. (-3.55%) : It’s on Morningstar’s list, but pays 0.39%. Quality 35, Opportunity 5

• Glencore $GLEN (-3.27%) : Quality 10/100. A high yield can also mask a declining business

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