A. O. Smith (AOS) declares $0.24 per share quarterly dividend, 9.1% increase from prior dividend of $0.22. This marked the 27th consecutive year of dividend growth for the company. The dividend will be payable November 15, 2019, for shareholders (Record date: October 31, 2019) The current dividend yield hovers around 2.0%, the payout ratio is…
The international dividend portfolio continues to reach new all-time-highs in euros and in US-dollars by end of September 2019. Total portfolio value in USD is 515,970 and 471,550 in euro. Performance Update Despite a presidential impeachment process, trade tensions between the United States, China, and Europe, slowing economic growth, particularly in Germany, and lack of…
S&P Europe 350® Dividend Aristocrats® measure the performance of S&P Europe 350 constituents that have followed a policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 10 consecutive years. The index benchmark is the S&P Europe 350 index Like the (US) Dividend Aristocrats “big brother”, the European Dividend Aristocrats also tend to outperform its…
Imperial Brands is a member of the European dividend aristocrats list and interesting for dividend investors given the dividend yield of around 7% and a dividend growth rate of +10% over the last 10 years. Imperial Brands (IMB) lost 13.95% in September, the stock plunged on profit warning as the U.S. vaping crisis deepens. (see…
he 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…
Regardless of slowing economic growth, ongoing trade tensions and a presidential impeachment inquiry, U.S. equities recovered in September to end the third quarter up 1.7%. Year-to-date the S&P 500 is up around 21% and ended September +1.87%. The Dogs of the Dow are only up 10.74% in 2019, excluding dividends. The average dividend yield for…
About The Defensive Dividend Aristocrats objective is to outperform the Dividend Aristocrats over any five-year rolling time horizon, especially in bear markets. The maximum draw-down (mdd) should be lower, so less volatility than the broader market. The main is to show that next to dividend growth, price-return and risk ratios are also important. The idea…
Dividend investors could use the S&P 500 listed companies as a source to search for high yield dividend stocks. It combines the concept of high yield dividend-paying stocks and the S&P 500 index includes about 80% of the value of the entire U.S. stock market and major US companies. The S&P 500 index includes about…
Is dividend growth rate (DGR) an important aspect? Dividend stocks are enabling income-seeking investors such as retirees to generate income from their invested assets, without the need to sell stocks. In the long-run dividend-paying stocks and dividend growers are showing strong performances. Companies that grew or initiated a dividend have experienced the highest returns relative…
Total Board of Directors decides to accelerate dividend growth with a guidance of increasing the dividend by 5 to 6% per year, as reported on the investor day sept-24, 2019. Total SA (FP.PA) proposes a third interim dividend for this year of €0.68 ($0.75) a share, a 6% increase over last year. The company will…