The Dividend Aristocrats are a select group of currently 66 S&P 500 stocks with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. These 66 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 class’ dividend growth stocks and a great…
As a dividend growth investor, you could narrow the universe of stocks you willing to consider for your investment to dividend stocks by excluding the overvalued ones. We will zoom-in on and discuss 10 overvalued Dividend Aristocrats, their valuation, dividend yield, and performance. Determining overvalued dividend stocks For selecting the top-10, we use the theory…
As a dividend growth investor, you could narrow the universe of stocks you willing to consider for your investment to dividend stocks that are undervalued. We will zoom-in on and discuss ten undervalued Dividend Aristocrats, their valuation, dividend yield, and performance. This undervaluation list can be a good starting point for further research, and find…
In this article: What are Dividend Kings, Aristocrats, Champions, Challengers, and Contenders? Which criteria are used to construct the (US) Dividend Aristocrats list? What are the differences between European, US, and other Dividend Aristocrats? What are Dividend Kings, Aristocrats, Champions, Challengers, and Contenders? Before zooming in on the Dividend Aristocrats, here is the list…
Dividend aristocrat Clorox (CLX) reports organic sales rose 17% and diluted EPS up 31% in Q3-2020, which ended March 31, 2020. The maker of cleaning and household products is benefiting from a boost by demands for disinfecting and other cleaning products during the coronavirus. Clorox delivered earnings of $241 million, or $1.89 diluted EPS, compared to $187 million, or $1.44 diluted EPS, in the year-ago…
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…
Here a changes to the S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index as announced by S&P Global. The following companies will no longer be part of the Canadian Dividend Aristocrats due to dividend cuts: (CAE) CAE Inc (EFX) Enerflex Ltd (IPL) Inter Pipeline Ltd (MTY) MTY Food Group Inc (NFI) NFI Group Inc (RCH) Richelieu Hardware Ltd…
Dividend Aristocrat General Dynamics (GD) reported an EPS of $2.43 in Q1 2020 versus $2.56 the same quarter a year ago. General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company and saw a $549 million decline in revenue for the Aerospace segment. Since travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in delayed deliveries of…
Dividend aristocrat ADP (ADP) reported adjusted EPS growth of 8% to $1.92 in its fiscal Q3-2020. Total revenues of $4.04 billion beat the consensus mark by 0.2% and improved 6% year over year. ADP is trading up +1% on the earnings results and the current dividend yield is 2.55%. It will not be a surprise…
The International Business Machines (IBM) Board approved an increase of its quarterly cash dividend for the 25th consecutive year. IBM will raise its quarterly dividend from $1.62/share to $1.63/share (payable June 10, 2020, to stockholders of record as of May 8, 2020) IBM’s dividend yield is around 5% at the time of this writing. With…