By Marc Lichtenfeld Today, Investment U’s Income Expert, Marc Lichtenfeld, takes a look at Annaly Capital Management’s dividend safety.
In February, I analyzed the dividend safety of Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY), one of the most frequently requested stocks in the Safety Net column.
At the time, I said that until the company proves it can lift net interest income above how much it pays in dividends, it gets a very solid “F” rating. And sure enough, a few months later, it cut its quarterly dividend from $0.25 per share to $0.22.
Back in February, Annaly was expected to generate $1.77 billion in net interest income …read more
