World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE)

Monopoly.

dying industry

The stock has been unfairly beaten down because the 14% dividend yield was the main selling point for so many investors. Once the market starts pricing the stock based on the value of the company rather than the cash income it gives out, I expect a sizeable rebound.

The company has weathered the recession surprisingly well, and with strong international growth and the potential for a WWE Network launch in 2012, the growth potential is definitely there.

it's fake

my research http://davianletter.com/content/2011/5/12/world-wrestling-entertainment-research-and-analysis

Relatively cheap right now. I think that uncertainty tied to the hoopla around running for office has held this stock low. Now that it's over, things can get back to normal.

Undervalued with excellent prospects

I like the product a fan sins 72 build on the pull backs

The dividend is solid since the ownership changed the share class rules. Also, it's recession resistant. Even in a downturn people want their cigarettes, booze and wrastlin'. As long as they pay a nice dividend, I will own the stock.

This one that I would never actually purchase in RL, but it seems like a fairly safe play over the long run here on Caps.

1) First off, they have a ton of cash, something like ~$200 million which is just insane considering their market cap is only like 350M. To go with this, there is very little debt to speak of.

2) Even during the deeps of the recession, they continued to remain profitable. This is an excellent indication of just how resilient the whole WWE world is, people are going to continue paying for ridiculous/crappy entertainment going forward. I don't necessarily see their business growing that much in the future, possibly overseas; however that is irrelevant imo. They will continue to remain solidly profitable which is all i care about here.

3) The insider ownership is out of this world huge, the McMahon family owns/controls the majority of this company. Yes, the literal >50% majority. That's a lot of shares!

4) To top it off, the current dividend sits above 10%. That is nothing to sneeze at in what very well may be a range bound sideways trading market for the next few years. Some people have questioned the stability of this huge dividend, but WWE has continuously stated that it is here to stay. To back up this statement, the McMahon family (remember they own ~50% of the company) has passed up on receiving their dividends and plans to do so going forward. By doing so, they save WWE ten's of millions of dollars a year.

This won't make you a killing, but as it is near it's 52 week low and spots a nice 10% yield, there is a high possibility that it will beat the market over the next few years.

Real life purchase price 14.10 prior to previous dividend payment.

See this company growing its brand further overseas.

dividend yield looks shady at 200+ % payout ratio, but the price has dropped and it makes it a touch safer....

Losing lots and lots of fans to the UFC and Mixed Martial Arts in General. Even the biggest stars from the WWE are heading to UFC and Strikeforce. WWE gets highest profit margin from PPV which is directly in competition with dollars from UFC. WWE has had to add more PPV events to make up for decrease in viewers, but much like a newspaper lowering its sales price, this is just delaying the inevitable.

Is the perfect moment to make good dividends at almost little risks; price can't keep down to much, the company keep paying dividends and pay it in a regular basis. Also the company is capable to keep people assisting to its shows, so revenues seem save.

WWE, like Saturday Night Live, performs in cycles based on personnel. WWE doesn't have any Chris Farleys or Billy Murreys at the moment.

Good dividend yield

Surprisingly, the Mahon Family seems to have excellent management and marketing skills. Combined with such a large interest, I think they are motivated to do well. I like management having so much skin in the game.

As an old f-rt who has been watching TV since we had 4" screens with magnifing glass, one of the most watched shows was wrestling. It has over the years lost and gained but as phoney as it is it still out ther and still raking in the bucks. Big Big bucks, this last quarter 30M increase in sales,20M increase in operating income, continuos sold out live shows 70,000 for last Wrestle- mania,bringing in 13M.This last 6 months has seen new more profitable contracts for toys and models as well as renewals on older contracts. Europeon TV contracts were renewed for 5 more years. Management has forecast annual growth of 15-20 % for the next 5 years. Some Bears were worried about other fight programs hurting the WWF, afew have gone by the wayside and others stock sells for 1-2 cents. Compitition is good for every one. Other douters are concerned with cash being available for divdend payouts I guess they missed the last two quarters reports. 8.35 % at todays price. I started to accumulate this stock last oct, in the 15's and have done so each month since.

The value of this stock is the fact it is paying a generous dividend (about 8-9%). However, having a closer look, the payout ratio for that dividend is actually 130%, which means that company is practically "financing" paying dividend to its shareholders. This makes me more concerned about the dividend health in the upcoming quarters.