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…
The second-quarter earnings season is starting with a S&P 500 index close to record highs and high earnings expectations. JP Morgan, Citigroup and Goldman all posted strong earnings last week. Coming week the first Dividend Aristocrats, like PPG, Johnson & Johnson and IBM, will report their Q2 results. Stock prices could jump or fall based…
In brief: Dividend Aristocrats are a good source for dividend growth investors. The question is when is a good time to buy and which stocks should be avoided since they are overvalued. We use the 5-year dividend yield average as an important metric to determine the valuation of a dividend stock. This article lists 5…
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. These top 10 stocks represent attractive long-term buys for dividend growth investors. Estimating the expected 5 years future total returns are based on two main components for dividend…
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 a great source for dividend investors. The…
Next to dividend cuts, dividend increases are an important factor for dividend growth and expressing the company’s confidence in the future growth of its business. Dividend growth stocks have been among the best long-term performers in the market, when payout ratio and high yield are monitored. The dividend increases list is a good starting point…
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. By showing the recent performance of the Dividend Aristocrats, some active…
Dividend Aristocrat and Dividend King Target Corporation (TGT) reported $3.69 EPS for the first quarter of 2021, way above the consensus estimate of $2.21. The retailer’s revenue (Revenue: $23 billion, vs. $21.75 billion expected) also beat forecasts, with comparable-store sales up 22.9%. Compared to last year (COVID-19) the adjusted EPS was 525% higher! Target’s dividend…