The Dividend Kings are the best in class with respect to dividend endurance. A Dividend King is a stock with 50+ consecutive years of dividend increases. The Dividend Kings list can be a good source for selecting dividend stocks. Please note that not all Dividend Kings are Dividend Aristocrats. This is because the ‘only’ requirement…
DAX-stock and German enterprise software maker SAP (SAP.XETRA) announced that it will rais its dividend to €1.58 per share for the fiscal year 2019, which is an increase of 5.3% from last year’s dividend of €1.50. The 2019 fiscal year dividend will be due for payment on May 26, 2020. This will be the 10th…
Dividend Aristocrat Leggett & Platt (LEG) announced a dividend of $.40 per share for the first quarter, an increase of $.02 per share or 5.3% versus the previous quarterly dividend of $.38. Leggett & Platt has increased its annual dividend for 49 consecutive years now and is close to the Dividend King status. At an…
Dividend Aristocrat Walmart (WMT) reported on Tuesday weaker-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter earnings due to a shorter-than-usual holiday shopping season. The company said that fiscal 2021 earnings would miss analysts’ estimates. Walmart’s earnings for the three months ended January were $4.14 billion, or $1.45 a share vs. earnings of $3.69 billion, or $1.27 a share, compared to…
Warren Buffett bought shares of Kroger (KR) and Biogen (BIIB) in Q4-2019, and reduced his Apple (AAPL) and Wells Fargo (WFC) stakes, according to Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRKB) latest quarterly SEC 13F filings. Buffett bought nearly 19 million shares of Kroger, worth around $549 million, and almost 649,000 shares of Biogen, representing a holding of $192…
The True Canadian Dividend Aristocrats list is a select group of companies trading at the Toronto stock exchange (TSX) that have increased dividends every year for the last 25 straight years. These Canadian companies that have historically provided (slightly) better performance and (slightly) lower volatility than the benchmark as a whole and a great source…
Dividend Aristocrat PepsiCo (PEP) reported its Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2019 Earnings, here is a breakdown of the most relevant items: PepsiCo EPS in-line, higher revenues PepsiCo reported revenues up 5.7% to $20.64 billion from $19.52 billion, and Pepsi said its organic revenue growth was 4.3%. Pepsico’s core EPS of $1.45 a share was almost…
For global dividend growth investors, the Canadian dividend aristocrats list can be a source of investment ideas. Like the US Dividend Aristocrats, the “Canadian” version is also created and maintained by S&P. The major difference is the number of consecutive years of dividend increases. To become a member of the Canadian dividend aristocrats list, 5…
Dividend Aristocrat AbbVie (ABBV) reported fourth-quarter earnings on Friday that were above consensus and the company raised its guidance for 2020. The company beats sales and earings expectations with 5.3% operational revenue growth and 16.3% growth in adjusted earnings-per-share. AbbVie AbbVie is also raising its 2020 EPS guidance of $7.66 to $7.76, representing growth of…
U.S. equities didn’t continue their way up in January 2020, after strong gains in December and November for the S&P 500. The year started strong, but gains were erased towards the end of the month as a result of coronavirus fears. The S&P 500 was almost flat (-0.04%) in January. The Dow Jones (DJIA) was…