Few things are as alluring to investors as a growing dividend. Companies that are able to raise their payouts continually have widespread appeal, and not just to investors who focus on income.
As investor excitement about the potential profits from artificial intelligence (AI) has reached fever pitch this year, Questor has remained wary. In June, this column cautioned over the soaring shares of companies linked to AI that had led to some becoming grossly overvalued.
For some time, Unilever’s report card with investors has read “could do better”. Questor knows that all too well: since tipping the stock in August 2019, the share price has fallen 16pc, underperforming the FTSE 100 by 23 percentage points.
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