The Dividend Aristocrats lost 5.67% in September and lagged the broader S&P 500 by 1.02%. The Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of currently 65 S&P 500 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. By showing the recent performance of the Dividend Aristocrats, some active dividend growth investors may be able to identify relative…
In brief: The Dividend Aristocrats list is a select group of companies in the S&P 500 Index that have increased dividends every year for the last 25 straight years. These US companies have historically provided (slightly) better performance and (slightly) lower volatility than the S&P 500 as a whole and are a great source for…
In brief: The Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of currently 65 S&P 500 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. 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…
The Dividend Aristocrats generated a solid 1.92% return in August but lagged the broader S&P 500 by 1.12%. The Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of currently 65 S&P 500 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. Almost 90% of the Dividend Aristocrats are beating Q2-2021 EPS estimates. By showing the recent performance of…
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…
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 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…
Dividend Aristocrat IBM (IBM) reported on Monday (after-market) strong Q2-2021 figures with EPS of $2.33 beats by $0.04 and revenue of $18.7B (+3.2% Y/Y) beating estimates by $400M. The results are driven by AI and Cloud; “Client adoption of our hybrid cloud platform contributed to strong performance in Global Business Services and software and drove…