About Our Dividend Score (SDS) system is designed to help dividend investors, to identify strong companies with a sustainable dividend and avoid companies that could be riskier to invest in. The Dividend Score System takes into account several fundamental and price-performance metrics that affect a company’s ability to continue paying dividends and its overall return.…
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. The FY 2019 performance is 27.97% for the Dividend Aristocrats, versus 31.49% for the S&P 500 index. Higher total returns with lower volatility Higher total returns with…
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…
In sharp contrast to last year, U.S. equities generated impressive returns in 2019, with the S&P 500® up 31%, its biggest annual gain since 2013. Easing trade tensions, a potential “Phase-One” deal mid-January, and Fed accommodation renewed optimism about the economic outlook, resulted in higher stock prices. In 2019, the Dogs of the Dow strategy…
Our Dividend Newsletter, exclusive information, premium features! The Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of currently 65 S&P 500 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. These 65 are large, US companies that have historically provided (slightly) better performance and (slightly) lower volatility than the S&P 500 as a whole. They are the ‘upper…
The Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of currently 57 S&P 500 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. These 57 are large, US companies that have historically provided (slightly) better performance and (slightly) lower volatility than the S&P 500 as a whole. S&P 500 applies the following criteria to construct the Dividend Aristocrats…
Sales gains will be slightly below guidance for 2019, and underlying growth will be in the lower half of the company’s multiyear range of 3% to 5% in 2020, according to the Unilever sales update. Unilever (una.as) reported challenges in the quarter in some markets, including an economic slowdown in South Asia and that trading…
Dividend Aristocrat AT&T (T) announces its 36th consecutive dividend increase and increases its quarterly dividend by 2%. AT&T’s board of directors today approved a 2% increase in the company’s quarterly dividend. The dividend is payable on Feb. 3, 2020, to stockholders of record at the close of business on Jan. 10, 2020. AT&T’s quarterly dividend…
The Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of currently 57 S&P 500 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. These 57 are large, US companies that have historically provided (slightly) better performance and (slightly) lower volatility than the S&P 500 as a whole. S&P 500 applies the following criteria to construct the Dividend Aristocrats…
The Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of currently 57 S&P 500 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. These 57 are large, US companies that have historically provided (slightly) better performance and (slightly) lower volatility than the S&P 500 as a whole. S&P 500 applies the following criteria to construct the Dividend Aristocrats…