BIGGEST LOSERS -- An Analysis of the 120 Biggest Losers in the Yield + Capital Gain Department for All Dividend Payers 1/1/2024 to 12/31/2024

The Worst 120 Yield + Cap Gains dividend payers over the past year for all sectors

Sometimes, you’re just not at the top of your game.

As always, please read our disclaimer.

So while these stocks did take a complete shellacking last year, they still pulled in an average of 0.46% in yields per month. Or 5.52% per year. Across all 120 of the biggest losers. Which is just bonkers.

And as the saying goes, what goes up, must come down. Wait, sorry, reverse that. These stocks have already had the cork knocked right out of them.

But like some famous investor probably said “to the mushroom farmer, horse do-do always smells like opportunity.”

Which means… will these stocks be likely to continue their downward trend? Perhaps. But also, they are probably way undervalued. Just a thought.

PLUS—these stocks all made it into the top 25 stocks per sector by yield. Which means that even though they took a beating, they will probably continue to pay dividends. Which really does smell like opportunity: the lower the cost where you buy something, the higher the yield over time.

This is another part of what we are talking about in terms of “DIY portfolio construction.”

You not only have enough choices to compete with the Big Boys—but you can also go toe to toe with the contrarians.

The following stocks are sorted in descending order of increasing “yield + capital gains.” i.e. the absolute worst performers… are right at the top.

And here, the first three really are almost free. LOL.

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[1] QXO, Inc. [QXO]

QXO had total dividends of $3.2734 from 1/1/2024 to 12/31/2024. During that time frame it had a starting price of $129.36, a high price of $290.00, a low price of $11.14, and a 12/31/2024 price of $15.90. This means that it had a yield of 2.53%, or an average monthly yield of 0.21%. The peak-to-valley is -96.16%. The capital gains were -87.71%. The overall gain/loss (cap gains + yield) is -85.18%, or a gain/loss per month of -7.11%. The average volume during the last 12 months was 1,225,732.

For further information, please see the following link:

https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/etf/QXO/dividend-history

[2] Gray Media, Inc. [GTN]

GTN had total dividends of $0.3200 from 1/1/2024 to 12/31/2024. During that time frame it had a starting price of $9.13, a high price of $10.07, a low price of $3.02, and a 12/31/2024 price of $3.15. This means that it had a yield of 3.50%, or an average monthly yield of 0.29%. The peak-to-valley is -70.01%. The capital gains were -65.50%. The overall gain/loss (cap gains + yield) is -61.99%, or a gain/loss per month of -5.17%. The average volume during the last 12 months was 1,304,095.

For further information, please see the following link:

https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/etf/GTN/dividend-history

[3] Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. [WBA]

WBA had total dividends of $1.0000 from 1/1/2024 to 12/31/2024. During that time frame it had a starting price of $26.65, a high price of $27.05, a low price of $8.33, and a 12/31/2024 price of $9.33. This means that it had a yield of 3.75%, or an average monthly yield of 0.31%. The peak-to-valley is -69.21%. The capital gains were -64.99%. The overall gain/loss (cap gains + yield) is -61.24%, or a gain/loss per month of -5.11%. The average volume during the last 12 months was 18,151,284.

For further information, please see the following link:

https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/etf/WBA/dividend-history