Almost 60% of the companies in the S&P 500 have reported results for Q2 2021 to date. 88% of these companies have reported EPS that are above estimates. At this point in time, 10% of the Dividend Aristocrats reported EPS that are below estimates. 8 Dividend Aristocrats still have to report earnings in August. It…
For dividend growth investors in Europe, we created a European Dividend Aristocrats certificate to easily track and invest in the European edition of the famous Dividend Aristocrats. With respect to its performance, the European Dividend Aristocrats gained another 5.78% this month after the 4.3% in June. European Dividend Aristocrats – June results The European Dividend…
Our latest Dividend newsletter is now available for our members. In the August 2021 edition, you will find the following items: 1. Monthly recap Recap of last month’s stock market’s most relevant news and performance in the US and Europe with a focus on dividend stocks. Including a section on the Q2-2021 results 2. Dividend…
Our retirement portfolio posted a strong gain of 3.29% in July and is up 12.72% for this year. The S&P 500 index rose about 2.38% last month The benchmark for this portfolio, Invesco’s High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (SPHD), lost another 0.60% after the -1.97% drop in June. Since its inception in January 2017,…
U.S. equities ended July in positive territory, with the S&P 500 (SPX) posting a gain of 2%, despite concerns about the COVID “delta variant”, and rising inflation. Several Dividend Aristocrats reported strong Q2-2021 earnings and improved outlooks for 2021 in the last two weeks. In July, the Defensive Aristocrats outperformed the S&P 500 index. …
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…
Read our article about the performance of the Dividend Aristocrats in July on Seeking Alpha.
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…