10 Dividend Contenders - Part III

Here is a current sheet of stocks that increased their dividends from 10 to 24 consecutive years (U.S. Dividend Contenders). This article will be divided into several parts; more than 114 Dividend Contenders will be presented. The list is sorted alphabetically.

Stocks with a long dividend history and consecutive increasing dividends are excellent candidates for a dividend income investor. Dividends are the main wealth contributor and they deliver nearly one third of the annual return in the long-run.

The average dividend-yield of the Dividend Contenders list amounts to 2.83 percent while the average payout ratio is 0.74. The average P/E ratio is calculated with 23.62, price to sales ratio with 2.28 and price to book ratio with 3.24. Total debt to assets ratio is 17.57 leads to a return on equity of 16.12 percent. The operating margin amounts to 18.62 percent. Companies are traded at AMEX, NYSE, NASDAQ as well as being part of the Dow Jones, S&P 500 or Nasdaq Composite.

Here is the table of 10 Dividend Contenders with some fundamentals:

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Related stock ticker symbols:
CAT, CVX, CHD, CIZN, CBU, COP, OFC, CFR, DFG, DCI

Selected Articles:

· 10 Dividend Contenders - Part II

· 10 Dividend Contenders - Part I

· Best Dividend Paying Stock List As Of February 2011

· High Yields From The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats

· Warren Buffett’s Current Dividend Portfolio Q4/2010

· 10 Dividend Champions - Part II

· 10 Dividend Champions - Part III

· 10 Dividend Champions - Part IV