In this article, we look at 10 dividend stocks from the FTSE 100 with high dividend yields. These are stocks in companies that I might look at if I was trying to build up a dividend portfolio in UK stocks.
Disclaimer: This is my opinion and is not to be considered financial advice
Again, you should take a look at the following criteria
- Check the company’s earnings and revenues are growing
- Making sure the company has not got any large debts
- Looking at the dividend history
- Check the earnings per share divided by dividends per share
- Check the dividends per share divided by earnings per share
In the 10 examples below we show the cost per share at the time we wrote the article, the total value of the company’s shares (market capitalisation), the price-to-earnings ratio, and the dividend yield at the time of writing based on the company’s last reported dividend and the current buy price
We also display the last 5 dividends, this i sto highlight the value and you can get a rough idea if there is a trend or not bear in mind the last 2 years and the difficult circumstances around the world
1. Antofagasta – 6.47%
Antofagasta plc is a Chilean multinational. It is one of the most important conglomerates of Chile with equity participation in Antofagasta Minerals, the railroad from Antofagasta to Bolivia, Twin Metals in Minnesota, and other exploration joint ventures in different parts of the world. Antofagasta is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
| YEAR | VALUE |
| 2021 | $1.43 |
| 2020 | $0.55 |
| 2019 | $0.18 |
| 2018 | $0.44 |
| 2017 | $0.51 |
2. PHOENIX GROUP HOLDINGS PLC – 7.82%
Phoenix Group Holdings plc is a provider of insurance services based in London, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
Phoenix Group comprises a number of regulated life companies in the UK:
- Phoenix Life, a closed life insurance business covering Phoenix Life and Phoenix Life Assurance (former Pearl Assurance)
- Phoenix Wealth, the UK-based pensions and investments previously offered by AXA Wealth
- Standard Life
- ReAssure, covering ReAssure and ReAssure Life and also including Ark Life
- SunLife
| YEAR | VALUE |
| 2021 | 48.90p |
| 2020 | 47.50p |
| 2019 | 46.80p |
| 2018 | 46.00p |
| 2017 | 50.20p |
3. Anglo American – 6.01%
Anglo American plc is a British-listed multinational mining company with headquarters in London, England. It is the world’s largest producer of platinum, with around 40% of world output, as well as being a major producer of diamonds, copper, nickel, iron ore and steelmaking coal. The company has operations in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
Anglo American has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. The company has a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
In the 2020 Forbes Global 2000, Anglo American was ranked as the 274th -largest public company in the world
| YEAR | VALUE |
| 2021 | $4.19 |
| 2020 | $1.00 |
| 2019 | $1.09 |
| 2018 | $1.00 |
| 2017 | $1.02 |
4. Legal & General – 7.24%
Legal & General Group plc is a British multinational financial services and asset management company headquartered in London, England. Its products and services include investment management, lifetime mortgages (a form of equity release), pensions, annuities, and life assurance. As of January 2020, it no longer provides general insurance following the sale of Legal & General Insurance to Allianz.
It has operations in the United Kingdom and the United States, with investment management businesses in the Gulf, Europe, and Asia.
Legal & General is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), the asset management arm of L&G, is the 10th largest investment management firm in the world by AUM.
It is also the second-largest institutional investment management firm in Europe
| YEAR | VALUE |
| 2021 | 18.45p |
| 2020 | 17.57p |
| 2019 | 17.57p |
| 2018 | 16.42p |
| 2017 | 15.35p |
5. M&G – 8.90%
M&G plc is an investment manager headquartered in the City of London. Since its de-merger from Prudential plc, it has been listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
M&G operates two fully owned subsidiaries: M&G Real Estate, providing global real estate investment services, and Infracapital, a specialized infrastructure investment firm
| YEAR | VALUE |
| 2021 | 18.30p |
| 2020 | 18.23p |
| 2019 | 15.77p |
6. Rio Tinto – 9.30%
Rio Tinto Group is an Anglo-Australian multinational company that is the world’s second-largest metals and mining corporation. The company was founded in 1873 when a group of investors purchased a mine complex on the Rio Tinto, in Huelva, Spain, from the Spanish government. It has grown through a long series of mergers and acquisitions. Although primarily focused on the extraction of minerals, Rio Tinto also has significant operations in refining, particularly the refining of bauxite and iron ore. Rio Tinto has joint head offices in London and Melbourne
Rio Tinto is a dual-listed company traded on both the London Stock Exchange, which is a component of the FTSE 100 Index and the Australian Securities Exchange, which is a component of the S&P/ASX 200 index. Rio Tinto was ranked as the 114th-largest public company in the world
| YEAR | VALUE |
| 2021 | $10.40 |
| 2020 | $5.57 |
| 2019 | $4.43 |
| 2018 | $5.50 |
| 2017 | $2.90 |
7. Persimmon – 17.11%
Persimmon plc is a British housebuilding company, headquartered in York, England. The company is named after a horse that won the 1896 Derby and St. Leger for the Prince of Wales (the future Edward VII). It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
| YEAR | VALUE |
| 2021 | 235.00p |
| 2020 | 345.00p |
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2018 | 235.00p |
| 2017 | 235.00p |
8. Abrdn – 7.14%
Abrdn plc is a United Kingdom-based global investment company headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
It is the largest active asset manager in the UK, with investments in equities, multi-asset, fixed income, liquidity, sovereign wealth funds, real estate, and private markets. In July 2021 the company changed its name from Standard Life Aberdeen to Abrdn. The registered office of the company is at 1 George Street in Edinburgh
| YEAR | VALUE |
| 2021 | 14.60p |
| 2020 | 14.60p |
| 2019 | 21.60p |
| 2018 | 21.60p |
| 2017 | 21.30p |
9. Imperial Brands – 6.88%
Imperial Brands plc (formerly Imperial Tobacco Group plc), is a British multinational tobacco company headquartered in Bristol, England. It is the world’s fourth-largest international cigarette company measured by market share after Philip Morris International, British American Tobacco, and Japan Tobacco, and the world’s largest producer of fine-cut tobacco and tobacco papers.
Imperial Brands produces over 320 billion cigarettes per year, has 51 factories worldwide, and its products are sold in over 160 countries. Its brands include Davidoff, West, Gauloises Blondes, Montecristo, Golden Virginia, Drum, and Rizla
The risk in this stock is the ongoing battles against smoking in various countries, how that affects the stock price, in the long run, we will have to see
| YEAR | VALUE |
| 2022 | 141.17p |
| 2021 | 139.08p |
| 2020 | 137.71p |
| 2019 | 206.57p |
| 2018 | 187.79p |
10. Admiral Group – 6.21%
London Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index, and markets the Admiral, Bell, Elephant, Diamond, and Veygo vehicle insurance brands, as well as launching the price comparison services Confused.com and Compare.com. The group employs more than 10,000 people across its brands.
| YEAR | VALUE |
| 2021 | 279.00p |
| 2020 | 177.20p |
| 2019 | 119.30p |
| 2018 | 126.00p |
| 2017 | 114.00p |