Can United Technologies Corporation Move Your Portfolio?

As part of building a diversified dividend growth portfolio, it's important to own not only a number of companies but also companies that operate in a variety of industries. Previously I've looked at some restaurants, beverages, and consumer staples companies but today I wanted to examine an industrial powerhouse and dividend contender with 20 consecutive years of dividend growth: United Technologies (NYSE:UTX). Shares closed trading on Friday, October 31st at $107.00, giving a current yield of 2.21%.

Discounted Earnings:

Analysts followed by Yahoo!Finance expect United Technologies to grow earnings 11.08% per year over the next 5 years and I've assumed they can grow at 8.31% (75% of 11.08%) for the next three years and at 5.00% in perpetuity. Running these numbers through a discounted earnings analysis with a 10% discount rate and summing over 30 years yields a fair value price of $153.54. This means the shares are trading at a 30.3% discount to the discounted earnings analysis.

Click here to read the full analysis of United Technologies Corporation at Seeking Alpha.

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  1. Do u have a minimum % number u need for you to consider certain dividend stocks?

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    1. A-G,

      I don't have a minimum yield level for any one position but I prefer to look at the portfolio as a whole. I own DIS and V which both yield less than 1% but I think their future growth and dividend growth will be fantastic. Ideally I want to keep at current yield around 3% at a minimum. Right now I'm at 3.09%. I try to focus more on getting the company right rather than necessarily focusing on the yield. I know others play by different rules but I think the company is more important to focus on for the long term.

      Thanks for stopping by!

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    2. You also are buying stocks that have no yield. If you are looking for a decent yield and a good dividend growth you need to add some defense.

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    3. Anon,

      I'm assuming the companies that don't have a yield that you're referring to are BRK.B and GOOGL. Personally I think their track records speak for themselves and whenever WB/CM are no longer at the helm of BRK.B I expect a big change to come either a massive spinoff or we'll start to see dividends get paid. The majority of my holdings life in the 2.5-3.5% yield with 5-10% growth, so I'm fine sprinkling in a few low yield high growth companies to the mix.

      Thanks for stopping by!

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  2. Nice work on the analysis. I like that you consider many factors and points of view for the analysis.

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    1. Greg,

      I'm glad you enjoyed the analysis. In my view I think it's important to look at a variety of metrics to get an overall feel for the valuation of the company.

      Thanks for stopping by!

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