Per July 1st , European dividend aristocrat Wolters Kluwer (WKL.AS, ISIN: NL0000395903 ) will be added to our International Dividend Portfolio. At the moment of writing Wolters Kluwers N.V. is trading at €69.50 and forward dividend yield is 1.70%. Read more in our July newsletter (coming soon) and the following related articles, Wolters Kluwer keeps…
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 that 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 AEX is a European index comprised of the 25 largest and most traded companies on Euronext in the Netherlands. The AEX-index can be a source for investors that are looking for European blue-chip dividend stocks. See below all AEX-stocks with a dividend-paying policy in the list below. Please note that recently several stocks…
Dividend stocks “safety” can also be measured based on above-average market capitalizations and liquidity, balance-sheet strength (per their Altman Z-score). The Altman Z Score Formula in short: Altman Z score of greater than 2.99 means that the entity being measured is safe from bankruptcy (“Safe-Zone”). A score below 1.81 means that a business is…
Dividend stocks “safety” can also be measured based on above-average market capitalizations and liquidity, balance-sheet strength (per their Altman Z-score). The Altman Z Score Formula in short: Altman Z score of greater than 2.99 means that the entity being measured is safe from bankruptcy (“Safe-Zone”). A score below 1.81 means that a business is…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) consists of 30 blue-chip stocks. For dividend investors, this is an interesting list, since most companies pay a dividend. Many stocks are able to increase their dividend for several consecutive years. The top-yielding Dow stocks all have dividends that are well above average yields in the stock market. Therefore…
The True Canadian Dividend Aristocrats list is a select group of companies trading at the Toronto stock exchange (TSX) that have increased dividends every year for the last 25 straight years. These Canadian companies that have historically provided (slightly) better performance and (slightly) lower volatility than the benchmark as a whole and a great source…
The DAX is a European index comprised of the 30 largest and most traded companies in Germany. It represents around 80 percent of the market capitalization of listed stock corporations in Germany. The DAX-index can be a source for investors that are looking for European blue-chip dividend stocks. See all 30 DAX-stocks in the list…
About Our Dividend Score (SDS) system is designed to help dividend investors, to identify strong companies with a sustainable dividend and avoid companies that could be riskier to invest in. The Dividend Score System takes into account several fundamental and price-performance metrics that affect a company’s ability to continue paying dividends and its overall return.…
The Dividend Aristocrats list is a select group of companies in the Europe 350 Index that have increased dividends every year for the last 10 straight years. The screener below list the European dividend aristocrats including their last price, the 1 year average price target estimated by analysts and the potential (%) based on…