The last week it was quite an interesting one, the market jumped again from one all time high to another one (I don’t know how many times I will write this again and again). Today I will have a quick look at the following three stocks that have underperformed the market:

• Archer Daniels Midland
• Johnson Controls
• PPL

Archer Daniels Midland 

ADM procures, transports, stores, processes, and merchandises agricultural commodities and products in the United States and internationally. The company’s Oilseeds Processing segment originates, merchandises, crushes, and processes oilseeds, such as soybeans and soft seeds, including cottonseed, sunflower seed, canola, rapeseed, and flaxseed into vegetable oils and protein meals. Archer-Daniels-Midland Company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Decatur, Illinois.

• Share Price: 39.14 USD
• Dividend: 1.28 USD
• Yield: 3.27%

Median Earnings Estimates

• 2017: 2.24 USD
• 2018: 2.70 USD

Performance last three months: -6.27%

Johnson Controls

Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) engages in building efficiency, automotive experience, and power solutions businesses worldwide. The company was formerly known as Johnson Electric Service Company and changed its name to Johnson Controls, Inc. in 1974. Johnson Controls, Inc. was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

• Share Price: 36.91 USD
• Dividend: 1.00 USD
• Yield: 2.71%

Median Earnings Estimates

• 2018: 2.88 USD
• 2019: 3.20 USD

Performance last three months: -4.94%

PPL Corporation

PPL Corp (PPL) is an energy and utility holding company that engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity primarily in the northeastern and western United States. PPL operates in four segments: Kentucky Regulated, International Regulated, Pennsylvania Regulated, and Supply. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

• Share Price: 36.31 USD
• Dividend: 1.58 USD
• Yield: 4.35%

Median Earnings Estimates

• 2017: 2.18 USD
• 2018: 2.31 USD

Performance last three months: -8.28%

Conclusion

As you can see although the market jumps from one all time high to another one there are still a couple of opportunities for good investments. The companies mentioned above have clearly under performed the market but offer at the same time a stable financial situation and enough room for future dividend growth. Also I think currently the performance of some dividend stocks is not so great but the market offers some good investment opportunities for us dividend investors. The three stocks mentioned above, have suffered a lot in the last couple of weeks although their financial situation is still very good and the quarterly reports were good as well. Besides that having these three growth stocks with such a high yield gives you really some good buying opportunities. Also the payout ratios of those stocks are still on a very low level.