Five British stocks with good prospects

Dusseldorf, London Since the Brexit vote in 2016, the British stock market has been considered an “underperformer”. While the largest US index, the S&P 500, has doubled in five years, the leading British index, the FTSE, has almost stagnated. However, many companies, especially those with strong international presence, still earn a lot of money with everyday necessities. And with economic growth of 4.7 percent expected by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this year, the prospects have improved further.

The weak price development is reflected in high dividend yields. With the shares of the 100 FTSE companies, investors are currently raking in an average dividend yield of 3.6 percent. That’s more than can be gleaned from any other major indices.

The Handelsblatt analyzed the payout history of all 100 companies listed on the FTSE. The result: Five companies have always increased their dividends over the past ten years – and even in the difficult Corona year 2020 they were in the black and billions in profits.