Stock with most sustainable dividends

[gibor]

Which stock would you consider if were thinking about most sustainable dividend and current yield at least 3%.
On TSX can it be BCE, RCI, any of Canadian banks?
On NYSE: I'd think about : PG, JNJ, PEP....
Any other ideas?

[stephenheath]

Personally I'd go with the banks for sustainability of dividends... they're the only ones I can see generally making a killing from higher interest rates (since they have reissued so much pref/long term debt at such low rates and could lend it out at higher margins with higher rates), whereas everyone else takes at least somewhat of a profit hit from higher rates. If rates stay the same they should also be fine, and I really can't imagine rates going down at this point, although that would be their big weakness.

[gibor]

OK, this is for TXS...and what about NYSE?

[donald]

What about some of the pharm players? Pfe/abt?Tobacco Pm/mo?Mlps...like kinder?even oil cvx ?some of these have long histories of increasing/sustaining dividends.Mullen/enb(slightly lower than 3)and trp could be mentioned also for canadian co's-To throw some names out there?

[doctrine]

Bank of Nova Scotia has been paying dividends since 1833. That's pretty good.

[gibor]

What about some of the pharm players? Pfe/abt?Tobacco Pm/mo?Mlps...like kinder?even oil cvx ?some of these have long histories of increasing/sustaining dividends.Mullen/enb(slightly lower than 3)and trp could be mentioned also for canadian co's-To throw some names out there?
ABT/PFE can have problems with patents expiration, Oil - who knows if "green" energy won't hit it hard.
ENB - yield less 3%...but FTS can be considered.

[donald]

True on all accounts but i like there chances.Waste mangement is a player to consider....Wide moat and the king of trash(i hold wm/pfe/abt/cvx/pm and enb) T & vz for american tele co's?(telus on the canadian side)