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 2.46 percent while the average payout ratio is 0.46. The average P/E ratio is calculated with 34.57, price to sales ratio with 4.13 and price to book ratio with 4.93. Total debt to assets ratio is 15.56 leads to a return on equity of 14.63 percent. The operating margin amounts to 17.45 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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