Woolworths Group Ltd stock and Washington H Sl Pttnsn nd Cmpny Ltd (ASX:SOL) shares are 2 ASX shares to watch

The Woolworths Group Ltd (ASX:WOW) share price is down around 9.1% since the start of the 2024. It's probably worth asking, 'is the WOW share price top value?'
The Woolworths Group Ltd (ASX:WOW) share price is down around 9.1% since the start of the 2024. The Washington H Sl Pttnsn nd Cmpny Ltd (ASX:SOL) share price is about 3% off its 52-week low.

WOW share price in focus

Founded in 1924, Woolworths is a retail operator in Australia and New Zealand with over 3,000 stores and over 100,000 employees. It is currently the Australia’s largest company in terms of revenue and market share.

Woolworths’ main operations include supermarkets (under the Woolworths brand in Australia and Countdown in New Zealand), retailing through its discount department stores under the Big W brand, and business-to-business (B2B) brands like PFD. Overwhelmingly, it’s 35%+ share of Australian supermarkets is its crown jewel.

Woolworths is a very popular choice for many ASX investors seeking dividend income. It consistently pays a fully franked dividend, usually at a yield of over 3%, and offers a very defensive earnings stream. It’s competitive advantage is probably best summarised as scale (distribution, low costs, etc.) and proximity (most shoppers still shop based on distance to the supermarket).

SOL shares

Founded in 1903, Washington H. Soul Pattinson (WHSP) is an investment company with a diversified portfolio of assets across a range of industries and asset classes.

Some of SOL’s largest holdings include stakes in other well-known publicly listed companies such as TPG Telecom (ASX: TPG), New Hope Group (ASX: NHC) and a cross shareholding in Brickworks (ASX: BKW).

SOL’s mission is to deliver superior returns to its shareholders by creating capital growth and steadily increasing dividends as a holding company. It’s the second-oldest publicly listed company on the ASX and has a strong track record of capital growth and dividends. It should be thought of as family-run LIC, for the benefit of all shareholders (who are deeply aligned).

Share price valuation

One way to have a ‘fast read’ of where the WOW share price is, is to study something like dividend yield thru time. Remember, the dividend yield is effectively the ‘cash flow’ to a share holder, but it can be influenced by yearly or bi-yearly fluctuations. Currently, Woolworths Group Ltd shares have a dividend yield of around 3.05%, which compares to its 5-year average of 2.66%. Put simply, WOW shares are trading below their historical average dividend yield.

Since it is a more mature-style business, the SOL share price is offering a historical dividend yield of around 2.69%, which compares to its 5-year average of 2.54%. The Rask websites, especially our Rask Education platform, offer free tutorials explaining Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) and Dividend Discount Models (DDM). Both of these models would be a better way to value the SOL share price.

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