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By Philip van Doorn, MarketWatch
Investors who rely on income are already seeing companies reduce or eliminate dividend payouts as the coronavirus spreads
The deadly coronavirus is taking a toll on financial markets around the world. Stock-price declines have been swift and relentless.
Now there is intense pressure for companies to shore up cash reserves, not only by reducing investment and suspending share buybacks, but by cutting dividend payouts.
Jefferies global equity strategist Sean Darby has listed 60 companies in the S&P 500 that he and his colleagues think are "susceptible to a dividend cut."
Here's the entire list, followed by explanations and more background from Darby:
Company Ticker Dividend yield Dividend coverage ratio Net debt to equity
General Mills Inc. US:GIS 3.62% 1.49 177.3%
Evergy Inc. US:EVRG 3.42% 1.47 117.3%
Sempra Energy US:SRE 3.48% 1.46 120.0%
Qualcomm Inc. US:QCOM 3.59% 1.45 74.8%
PPL Corp. US
PL 6.43% 1.44 171.9%
American Electric Power Co. Inc. US:AEP 3.34% 1.42 149.3%
Genuine Parts Co. US:GPC 4.78% 1.40 114.9%
Consolidated Edison Inc. US:ED 3.79% 1.38 117.1%
3M Co. US:MMM 4.27% 1.38 186.1%
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. US:IFF 2.78% 1.38 64.3%
PepsiCo Inc. US
EP 3.04% 1.37 187.6%
Duke Energy Corp. US
UK 4.53% 1.36 130.8%
United Parcel Service Inc. Class B US:UPS 4.13% 1.33 683.1%
Eversource Energy US:ES 2.71% 1.33 117.6%
J.M. Smucker Co. US:SJM 3.18% 1.32 72.9%
Coca-Cola Co. US:KO 3.64% 1.30 156.3%
Becton, Dickinson and Co. US:BDX 1.42% 1.30 89.3%
Kellogg Co. US:K 3.83% 1.25 243.6%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. US:BMY 3.31% 1.20 60.7%
Equity Residential US:EQR 3.85% 1.15 84.7%
Las Vegas Sands Corp. US:LVS 7.27% 1.14 132.3%
American Tower Corp. US:AMT 1.72% 1.13 448.8%
Campbell Soup Co. US:CPB 3.01% 1.12 759.3%
Federal Realty Investment Trust US:FRT 5.60% 1.11 121.6%
FirstEnergy Corp. US:FE 3.85% 1.10 295.2%
Microchip Technology Inc. US:MCHP 2.13% 1.03 186.8%
Gap Inc. US:GPS 13.07% 0.96 181.6%
Kinder Morgan Inc Class P US:KMI 7.54% 0.96 93.4%
Hershey Co. US:HSY 2.24% 0.96 228.5%
AT&T Inc. US:T 6.88% 0.93 87.3%
AvalonBay Communities Inc. US:AVB 4.18% 0.92 67.3%
Extra Space Storage Inc. US:EXR 3.72% 0.92 179.9%
SL Green Realty Corp. US:SLG 7.68% 0.91 92.9%
Welltower Inc. US:WELL 7.38% 0.88 88.9%
Oneok Inc. US:OKE 18.66% 0.88 204.4%
NiSource Inc US:NI 3.22% 0.88 159.7%
Boston Properties Inc. US:BXP 4.22% 0.86 144.5%
Essex Property Trust Inc. US:ESS 3.68% 0.86 91.1%
AES Corp. US:AES 4.19% 0.83 306.6%
Simon Property Group Inc. US:SPG 14.84% 0.82 767.0%
Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc. US:MAA 3.73% 0.79 70.9%
FedEx Corp. US:FDX 2.09% 0.79 86.0%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. US:ARE 2.85% 0.79 67.5%
Kimco Realty Corp. US:KIM 11.09% 0.72 106.8%
Broadcom Inc. US:AVGO 5.41% 0.64 111.1%
Amcor PLC US:AMCR 5.64% 0.63 97.0%
Equinix Inc. US:EQIX 1.65% 0.61 129.0%
Regency Centers Corp. US:REG 5.96% 0.61 64.0%
Molson Coors Beverage Co. Class B US:TAP 5.66% 0.57 63.5%
Digital Realty Trust Inc. US
LR 3.20% 0.55 100.7%
Realty Income Corp. US:O 5.26% 0.51 81.1%
Newell Brands Inc US:NWL 6.74% 0.47 121.1%
Williams Companies Inc. US:WMB 11.58% 0.47 135.7%
UDR Inc. US:UDR 3.82% 0.46 111.1%
Dominion Energy Inc US
4.90% 0.46 112.3%
Crown Castle International Corp. US:CCI 3.24% 0.39 226.3%
Iron Mountain Inc. US:IRM 9.96% 0.38 711.8%
Ventas Inc. US:VTR 11.01% 0.37 113.7%
Wynn Resorts Ltd. US:WYNN 6.55% 0.31 533.9%
Healthpeak Properties Inc. US
EAK 6.08% 0.06 95.5%
Source: Jefferies
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