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 dividend investors.
- The ranking of the top 10 Dividend Aristocrats to buy today, is based on expected annual returns as indicated by Wallstreet’s analysts.
- These top 10 stocks represent attractive long-term buys for dividend growth investors.
- In addition, we also list the 10 dividend aristocrats to avoid, based on their (possible) negative return.
The S&P 500 index lost 1% in November and is up 23.18% for the year 2021. Only the sectors IT and Consumer Discretionary showed a positive return in November. The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index (NOBL) lost -1.8% in November and is up 17.37% for the year. The Dividend Aristocrat Index is trailing the S&P 500 now by 581bp year to date.
The ranking of the top 10 Dividend Aristocrats to buy today, is based on expected annual returns as indicated by Wallstreet’s analysts.
The Dividend Aristocrats screener results below list the dividend aristocrats including their last price, the one-year average price target estimated by analysts, and the potential (%) based on the difference between the last price and the Wall Street price target.
The following dividend aristocrats are the best ones to consider based on their one-year price target according to Wall Street’s analysts:
The following dividend aristocrats are the ones to avoid on their one-year price target according to Wall Street’s analysts:
To see all dividend aristocrats and their latest data, please use the Dividend aristocrats price target screener to see all and see which dividend aristocrats have upside potential.
