PDLI Fuses Dividends With Biopharma

It’s not often one hears the word “dividends” and “biopharma” in the same sentence, except maybe to point out that the two never seem to go hand-in-hand. Yet, there are (rare) exceptions to that norm. One of those exceptions is PDL Biopharma (PDLI). Incredibly enough, PDLI currently boasts a dividend yield of 6.1%. Better still, PDL Biopharma is apt to keep paying solid dividends for the foreseeable future. Income investors looking to beef up their portfolio’s diversity may want to mull PDLI. Here’s a closer look at the details.

PDL Biopharma is so unique that there’s not really a category for it within the investment world. The most relevant analogy would be to describe PDLI as a REIT (real estate investment trust) or an MLP (master limited partnership) for the pharmaceutical world. Though the company doesn’t enjoy the tax benefits of being a REIT, nor does it pass along the tax-filing work required of MLP owners, PDL Biopharma was built from the ground up as a machine that pays out the bulk of its income as dividends.

Source: InvestorPlace

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