Analysts at Quest, a division of Canaccord Genuity, have urged private investors to look out for the “dangerous combination” of high forecast dividend yield, low cover and slowing momentum in earnings per share.
Do not fear: our tips editor Algy Hall has identified the stocks that do the best job of combining a decent yield with dividend cover, which you can read here.
Top of the list, as at September? Private equity and infrastructure investor 3i (III), which is currently providing a dividend in line with the FTSE 350 average at 4 per cent.
