Overall Rating
Avery Dennison (AVY)
Price*: $27.72 | Dividend: $1.64 | Dividend Yield: 5.92%
This stock has never had a high enough Dividend.com Rating to qualify for our Best Dividend Stocks list.
Dividend Stock Ratings Breakdown
Stock is slightly underperforming.
Stock's dividend yield is above average.
This rating is directly related to the length and consistency of a company's dividend payouts.
Dividend payouts are consistent, but increases small.
Earnings estimates have been cut slightly.
Price and Dividend Info
Recent Headlines
- Avery Dennison Warns That Summer Blues Will Hit Earnings (AVY)
Tue, Sep 9, 2008 - Dividend Stock Recommendation Changes (ACO, WHG, WU, SNHY, HAL, AVY, WYI, GG, HES, JOYG, XTO)
Tue, Jul 22, 2008 - Avery's Earnings Label Takes a Hit (AVY)
Tue, Jul 22, 2008
Profile & Recommendation
Company Profile
Avery Dennison-(AVY) - the company manufactures self-adhesive materials used on such items as labels, postage stamps, tapes, and office products also makes specialty chemicals and adhesives. The dividends are raised annually and today boast a payout ratio of just under 50% of earning. The dividend, 32¢ in 1991, is $1.64 per share today, for a 10-year earnings growth rate of over 13%. The company, formerly known as Avery International Corporation, was founded in 1935 and changed its name to Avery Dennison Corporation in 1990. The company is headquartered in Pasadena, California with additional offices in Brea and Westlake Village, California; Framingham, Massachusetts; Mentor, Ohio; Hong Kong and Kunshan, China; Leiden, the Netherlands; and Zug, Switzerland.
Recommendation
Based on our rating criteria, this stock has achieved a "Neutral" rating. Stocks with a neutral rating are considered mediocre investments in terms of expected price growth and dividend payments.
Stock Notes
This mid-cap stock is not an attractive dividend stock investment at this time.
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