Dividend Aristocrats
The “Dividend Aristocrats” are S&P 500 index constituents that have increased their dividend payouts for 25 consecutive years or more. Dividend-paying stocks provide a way for investors to get paid during rocky market periods. When capital gains are hard to achieve, they provide a nice hedge against inflation. The times being what they are, I thought this was an important topic to explore. - For more on Dividends, go here.
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So, I compiled a list of 20 of the “Dividend Aristocrat stocks” ranked and ordered by the dividend yield. Here you are, and I love you:
As you may have noticed, a lot of these stocks are labeled overvalued (according to Yahoo Finance). So, I removed those results, and here you are, and I love you:
Top 11 "Dividend Aristocrats ordered by dividend yield that are not overvalued as of the beginning of April 2020:
1.
Franklin Resources, Inc - BEN
2.
People's United Financial, Inc - PBCT
3.
AbbVie, Inc. - ABBV
4.
Leggett & Platt, Inc - LEG
5.
Raytheon Technologies Corp. - RTX
6.
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. - WBA
7.
Amcor Plc - AMCR
8.
Nucor Corp. - NUE
9.
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. - ADM
10.
Cardinal Health, Inc. - CAH
11.
Emerson Electric Co. - EMR