Is this the ultimate low-risk dividend stock?

National Grid PLC (LON:NG.) has been in the news recently after announcing an agreement to sell most of its UK gas distribution business.

For some inexplicable reason I was watching CNBC that morning and the presenter said something along the lines of “surely income investors can’t go far wrong with National Grid’s 4.7% dividend yield”.


And yes, I must admit that a 4.7% yield (at a share price of 930p) from what is perhaps one of the most defensive companies in the FTSE 100 does sound interesting. So interesting, in fact, that I decided to take a closer look. And this is what I found…

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John Kingham: John Kingham is an experienced private investor, investment blogger and newsletter publisher. His professional background is in computer software for the insurance industry, where he worked for clients ranging from Lloyd's syndicates to some of the world's largest general insurers. In 2011 John left the computer software industry and began publishing UK Value Investor, a monthly investment newsletter for defensive value investors. His website can be found at: www.ukvalueinvestor.com.