A recent post at the dividend investing blog Dividends Value lists the author’s choices for the 10 Best U.S. Dividend Stocks. Not surprisingly these include such stellar dividend payers as Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, 3M and Abbott Laboratories to name a few, as well as four honorable mentions. The post goes on to [...]
In an article just posted at TheStockAdvisors.com, investment advisory service IQ Trends offers a look at its current “Timely Ten” high-quality dividend-paying stocks. According to IQ Trends, these are “undervalued” stocks offering good long-term dividend growth, an S&P dividend and earnings quality rating of A- or better, and low debt and payout ratios, as well [...]
Widely recognized by its AFLAC duck brand icon, this health and life insurance provider has, like most financials, recently seen its stock [[AFL]] badly beaten down in the market on fears of “toxic” assets exposure – in this case hybrid securities issued by European financial institutions – and associated ratings downgrades. Yet the company says [...]
While surveying the investing landscape for worthwhile dividend investments I seem to keep running across certain names more than others. One of those is the 3M Company [[MMM]] – a self-described diversified technology company with businesses in everything from materials and manufacturing to electronics and health care. But, most important to me, it has one [...]
A list of 10 dividend stocks with 50+ years of consecutive increases has been compiled by Dividends Value. It includes such recognizable names as Procter & Gamble [[PG]] and 3M [[MMM]], as well as some that are less familiar like Dover Corp. [[DOV]] and Parker-Hannifin Corp. [[PH]]. All the companies on the list have achieved [...]
