The ranking of the top 10 Dividend Aristocrats to buy today, is based on expected annual returns through 2026, so their 5 years future total returns. Only Dividend Aristocrats with a Dividend Risk Score above 65 are included. These top 10 stocks represent attractive long-term buys for dividend growth investors. Estimating the expected 5…
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Earlier this week two dividend aristocrats, IBM and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported strong earnings for Q2-2021. PPG Industries (PPG) dropped due to disappointing figures. Both Coca-Cola (KO) and Dover (DOV) report strong earnings beating analysts’ forecast. The Coca-Cola Company reported quarterly earning per share of $0.68 beating estimates by $0.12 and revenues of $10.1B…
Dividend Aristocrat Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported Q2-21 earnings per share of $2.48 beating estimates by $0.19. Also, the revenues of $23.31B (+27.1% Y/Y) were above expectations, beating estimates by $770M. 2021 Guidance: The company expects revenues between $92.5B-$93.3B vs. $92.55B consensus for the full year. Adjusted earnings per share have been increased to $9.50-$9.60 from…
Dividend Aristocrats PPG Industries (PPG) misses Q2-21 earnings per share and sales estimates and drops 5% on the news to $157.50 The reported Q2-2021 EPS is $1.94 misses estimates by $0.24. Also, net sales rose around 44% y-o-y to $4,359 million. However, the figure missed the consensus estimate of $4,418.2 million. Analysts remain positive. “PPG’s…
Dividend Aristocrat IBM (IBM) reported on Monday (after-market) strong Q2-2021 figures with EPS of $2.33 beats by $0.04 and revenue of $18.7B (+3.2% Y/Y) beating estimates by $400M. The results are driven by AI and Cloud; “Client adoption of our hybrid cloud platform contributed to strong performance in Global Business Services and software and drove…
Key points: The Euro Dividend Aristocrats Index is created by S&P and is based on a managed dividends policy of increasing or stable dividends for at least 10 consecutive years. 40 European stocks are a member of this list. In Europe, it is not common to focus on paying a dividend in a row (…
The second-quarter earnings season is starting with a S&P 500 index close to record highs and high earnings expectations. JP Morgan, Citigroup and Goldman all posted strong earnings last week. Coming week the first Dividend Aristocrats, like PPG, Johnson & Johnson and IBM, will report their Q2 results. Stock prices could jump or fall based…
In brief: Dividend Aristocrats are a good source for dividend growth investors. The question is when is a good time to buy and which stocks should be avoided since they are overvalued. We use the 5-year dividend yield average as an important metric to determine the valuation of a dividend stock. This article lists 5…
Key points: The UK Dividend Aristocrats Index is created by S&P and is based on a managed dividends policy of increasing or stable dividends for at least 10 consecutive years. 40 UK stocks are a member of this list. In Europe, it is not common to focus on paying a dividend in a row (…