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4 Dividend Stocks That Might Grow Earnings And Dividends Much Faster Than The S&P 500

Even after a 15% pullback, the S&P 500 yields just 2.3% today.

Which means if you buy an index fund today, and you never saw a dividend increase, it’d take you more than 40 years to get your initial investment back in cash.

Fortunately companies with growing earnings often do pass their higher profits along to shareholders. 

And you can really accelerate your returns by buying only those that increase their payouts annually.

Attached you will find 4 dividend stocks that are growing their earnings and dividends much faster than the S&P 500 at large.

They all pay a better-than-average dividend today, and have promising business prospects. Investors who buy these stocks today will likely soon enjoy an outsized yield on their initial investment, thanks to rapid payout growth.

Here are the results...

HCI Group -- Yield: 3.55%

HCI Group (NYSE:HCI) employs 305 people, generates revenue of $266.22 million and has a net income of $62.66 million. The current market capitalization stands at $376.68 million.

HCI Group’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $116.48 million. The EBITDA margin is 43.75% (the operating margin is 41.85% and the net profit margin 23.54%).

Financials: The total debt represents 21.51% of HCI Group assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 70.95%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 34.01% was realized by HCI Group.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $6.13. Last fiscal year, HCI Group paid $1.10 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 5.52, the P/S ratio is 1.38 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.89. The dividend yield amounts to 3.55%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of HCI Group (HCI)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of HCI Group (HCI)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of HCI Group (HCI)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of HCI Group (HCI)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of HCI Group (HCI)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of HCI Group (HCI)



Kingstone -- Yield: 3.23%

Kingstone (NASDAQ:KINS) employs 66 people, generates revenue of $50.05 million and has a net income of $5.33 million. The current market capitalization stands at $55.32 million.

Kingstone’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $8.75 million. The EBITDA margin is 17.48% (the operating margin is 15.73% and the net profit margin 10.65%).

Financials: The total debt represents 0.00% of Kingstone assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.98% was realized by Kingstone.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.93. Last fiscal year, Kingstone paid $0.18 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 8.31, the P/S ratio is 1.14 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.40. The dividend yield amounts to 3.23%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Kingstone (KINS)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Kingstone (KINS)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Kingstone (KINS)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Kingstone (KINS)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Kingstone (KINS)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Kingstone (KINS)



Guaranty Bancorp -- Yield: 3.06%

Guaranty Bancorp (NASDAQ:GBNK) employs 361 people, generates revenue of $82.33 million and has a net income of $22.45 million. The current market capitalization stands at $326.64 million.

Guaranty Bancorp’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $37.93 million. The EBITDA margin is 40.28% (the operating margin is 35.82% and the net profit margin 23.85%).

Financials: The total debt represents 2.21% of Guaranty Bancorp assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 23.57%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.48% was realized by Guaranty Bancorp.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.06. Last fiscal year, Guaranty Bancorp paid $0.40 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.22, the P/S ratio is 3.48 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.47. The dividend yield amounts to 3.06%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Guaranty Bancorp (GBNK)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Guaranty Bancorp (GBNK)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Guaranty Bancorp (GBNK)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Guaranty Bancorp (GBNK)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Guaranty Bancorp (GBNK)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Guaranty Bancorp (GBNK)



Reliance Steel & Aluminum -- Yield: 2.65%

Reliance Steel & Aluminum (NYSE:RS) employs 14,900 people, generates revenue of $10,451.60 million and has a net income of $376.30 million. The current market capitalization stands at $4.34 billion.

Reliance Steel & Aluminum’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $831.20 million. The EBITDA margin is 7.95% (the operating margin is 5.91% and the net profit margin 3.60%).

Financials: The total debt represents 29.43% of Reliance Steel & Aluminum assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 56.16%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 9.32% was realized by Reliance Steel & Aluminum.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.38. Last fiscal year, Reliance Steel & Aluminum paid $1.40 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.80, the P/S ratio is 0.41 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.14. The dividend yield amounts to 2.65%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Reliance Steel & Aluminum (RS)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Reliance Steel & Aluminum (RS)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Reliance Steel & Aluminum (RS)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Reliance Steel & Aluminum (RS)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Reliance Steel & Aluminum (RS)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Reliance Steel & Aluminum (RS)