Staples (SPLS)

Price*: $15.64 | Dividend: $0.33 | Dividend Yield: 2.11%

Recommendation Info
This stock has never had a high enough Dividend.com Rating to qualify for our Best Dividend Stocks list.

Dividend Stock Ratings Breakdown

1. Relative Strength

Stock is stuck in an uninspiring six-month trading range.

2. Overall Yield Attractiveness

Stock's dividend yield is below average.

3. Dividend Reliability

This rating is directly related to the length and consistency of a company's dividend payouts.

4. Dividend Uptrend

Dividend payouts are consistent, but increases small.

5. Earnings Growth

Earnings estimates are basically unchanged.

Price and Dividend Info

Staples (SPLS)

Previous Day's Closing Price*

$15.64

Annual Stock Dividend

$0.33

Current Dividend Yield

2.11%

Recent Headlines

Staples Will Be Best House on a Bad Street (SPLS)
Thu, Oct 30, 2008
Staples Reports In-Line Results, Same Store Sales Down 7% (SPLS)
Wed, Sep 3, 2008
Staples, Inc. Warns on 2nd Quarter Earnings (SPLS)
Tue, Aug 19, 2008
OfficeMax Maxed Out (OMX)
Wed, Jul 30, 2008
Dividend Play Stuck in Third Place
Thu, Jun 26, 2008
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Wed, Apr 23, 2008

Profile & Recommendation

Company Profile

Staples- (SPLS) -the company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in retailing office products. Its retail products include office supplies and services, business machines, computers and related products, and office furniture. The company also provides high-speed, color and self-service copying, other printing services, faxing, and pack and ship services. As of February 2, 2008, it operated 2,038 superstores, and 63 distribution and fulfillment centers in 47 states and the District of Columbia in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Belgium, China, France, Austria, Denmark, Argentina, and Brazil. The company was founded in 1985 and is based in Framingham, Massachusetts.

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 large cap stock does not make an attractive dividend stock investment at this time.

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