The Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of currently 63 S&P 500 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. These 63 are large, US companies that have historically provided (slightly) better performance and (slightly) lower volatility than the S&P 500 as a whole. By showing the recent performance of the Dividend Aristocrats, some active…
The ranking of the top 10 Dividend Aristocrats to buy today, is based on expected annual returns through 2025, so their 5 years future total returns. These 10 stocks represent attractive long-term buys for dividend growth investors. Estimating the expected 5 years future total returns are based on two main components for dividend growth stocks:…
As a dividend growth investor, you could narrow the universe of stocks you willing to consider for your investment to dividend stocks that are undervalued. We will zoom-in on and discuss ten undervalued Dividend Aristocrats, their valuation, dividend yield, and performance. This undervaluation list can be a good starting point for further research, and find…
Berkshire Hathaway (BRKB) bought roughly 16 million more shares of Bank of America (BAC), at an average price of just over 24, SEC filings of June 27, 2020 show. The Bank of America Corp stake is now 998,086,989 shares, representing an amount of $24,313,399,05 or an 11.5% stake at the moment of writing. The top-3 stocks…
The fund manager Janus Henderson estimated that more than 25% of the 1,200 companies screened in its Global Dividend Index have cut or deferred at least one dividend payment this year. The corona-virus has also impacted Dividend Aristocrats, especially in Europe. Time to recap which Dividend Aristocrats announced a dividend cut or were not able…
US equities gained another 2% in June, as markets anticipated relief from a COVID-19-driven economic slowdown and more stimulus from the Fed and Congress. The S&P 500 gained 21% in the second quarter of 2020, which is one of the best quarterly performance in decades. However, year-to-date the S&P 500 is still down -3%.On average…
The Dividend Kings are the best in class with respect to dividend endurance. A Dividend King is a stock with 50 or more consecutive years of dividend increases. The Dividend Kings list can be a good source for selecting dividend stocks. While the S&P Dividend Aristocrats Index consists of over 60 stocks, which includes companies…
The Dividend Aristocrats are companies of the S&P 500 that have paid steadily increasing dividends for at least 25 years have outperformed the broader market over time, like in 2018. This article lists the current Dividend Aristocrat constituents and their recent returns By showing the recent performance of the Dividend Aristocrats, some active dividend growth…
Per July 1st , European dividend aristocrat Wolters Kluwer (WKL.AS, ISIN: NL0000395903 ) will be added to our International Dividend Portfolio. At the moment of writing Wolters Kluwers N.V. is trading at €69.50 and forward dividend yield is 1.70%. Read more in our July newsletter (coming soon) and the following related articles, Wolters Kluwer keeps…
US Dividend Aristocrat Ross Stores (ROST) reported a net loss of $306 million during its fiscal first quarter. The company also suspended its quarterly dividend. Ross Stores just made it this year to the list of aristocrats and will be removed by July 1st. see S&P Dow Jones announcement