Focus on high quality and buy it at cheap prices, that's the key to get rich. One way to find cheap high-quality dividend paying stocks is to search the lists of long-term dividend growth stocks by market price multipes.
Today I will share a few of the longest dividend growers with really cheap price levels, measured by a low forward P/E.
Dividend Aristocrats are those unique kinds of stocks that rarely go on sale. For more than 25 years, these companies have been churning out ever-increasing dividend payments that show they are more than capable of handling the ups and downs of the economy -- or their respective industry cycles.
Every once in a while, though, the market forgets the long-term earnings power of these companies, and their stocks become good bargains.
Here are the cheapest Dividend Aristocrats now...
AT&T -- Yield: 5.07%
AT&T (NYSE:T) employs 273,140 people, generates revenue of $146,801.00 million and has a net income of $13,687.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $246.15 billion.AT&T’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $49,599.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 33.79% (the operating margin is 16.88% and the net profit margin 9.32%).
Financials: The total debt represents 31.33% of AT&T assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 102.84%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.57% was realized by AT&T.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.35. Last fiscal year, AT&T paid $1.89 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.74, the P/S ratio is 1.62 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.94. The dividend yield amounts to 5.07%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of AT&T (T) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of AT&T (T) |
AbbVie -- Yield: 4.21%
AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) employs 28,000 people, generates revenue of $22,859.00 million and has a net income of $5,144.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $101.39 billion.AbbVie’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $8,707.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 38.09% (the operating margin is 32.97% and the net profit margin 22.50%).
Financials: The total debt represents 59.70% of AbbVie assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 802.81%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 180.90% was realized by AbbVie.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.72. Last fiscal year, AbbVie paid $2.10 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.58, the P/S ratio is 4.33 and the P/B ratio is finally 24.84. The dividend yield amounts to 4.21%.
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Target -- Yield: 3.12%
Target (NYSE:TGT) employs 341,000 people, generates revenue of $73,785.00 million and has a net income of $3,321.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $43.00 billion.Target’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $7,124.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 9.66% (the operating margin is 7.49% and the net profit margin 4.50%).
Financials: The total debt represents 31.69% of Target assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 98.48%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 24.64% was realized by Target.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.45. Last fiscal year, Target paid $2.20 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.09, the P/S ratio is 0.59 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.58. The dividend yield amounts to 3.12%.
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AFLAC -- Yield: 2.50%
AFLAC (NYSE:AFL) employs 9,915 people, generates revenue of $21,025.00 million and has a net income of $2,533.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $27.94 billion.AFLAC’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $5,420.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 25.78% (the operating margin is 19.74% and the net profit margin 12.05%).
Financials: The total debt represents 4.20% of AFLAC assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 28.07%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 14.05% was realized by AFLAC.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $6.30. Last fiscal year, AFLAC paid $1.58 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.89, the P/S ratio is 1.33 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.65. The dividend yield amounts to 2.50%.
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Cardinal Health -- Yield: 2.49%
Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) employs 37,300 people, generates revenue of $121,546.00 million and has a net income of $1,431.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $23.05 billion.Cardinal Health’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,172.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 2.61% (the operating margin is 2.02% and the net profit margin 1.18%).
Financials: The total debt represents 16.23% of Cardinal Health assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 84.51%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 22.28% was realized by Cardinal Health.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.12. Last fiscal year, Cardinal Health paid $1.55 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.32, the P/S ratio is 0.19 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.54. The dividend yield amounts to 2.49%.
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Medtronic -- Yield: 2.40%
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) employs 88,000 people, generates revenue of $28,833.00 million and has a net income of $3,538.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $99.65 billion.Medtronic’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $8,813.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 30.57% (the operating margin is 18.35% and the net profit margin 12.27%).
Financials: The total debt represents 31.31% of Medtronic assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 60.00%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 6.72% was realized by Medtronic.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.01. Last fiscal year, Medtronic paid $1.52 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.96, the P/S ratio is 3.44 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.93. The dividend yield amounts to 2.40%.
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Chubb -- Yield: 2.14%
Chubb (NYSE:CB) employs 22,000 people, generates revenue of $19,138.00 million and has a net income of $2,834.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $61.18 billion.Chubb’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,839.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 20.06% (the operating margin is 18.38% and the net profit margin 14.81%).
Financials: The total debt represents 9.48% of Chubb assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 33.28%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 9.65% was realized by Chubb.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $7.48. Last fiscal year, Chubb paid $2.66 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.38, the P/S ratio is 3.13 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.43. The dividend yield amounts to 2.14%.
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Franklin Resources -- Yield: 1.81%
Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) employs 9,100 people, generates revenue of $6,618.00 million and has a net income of $1,757.70 million. The current market capitalization stands at $22.76 billion.Franklin Resources’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,457.10 million. The EBITDA margin is 37.13% (the operating margin is 35.58% and the net profit margin 26.56%).
Financials: The total debt represents 12.94% of Franklin Resources assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 17.46%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 14.43% was realized by Franklin Resources.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.94. Last fiscal year, Franklin Resources paid $0.72 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.56, the P/S ratio is 3.42 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.90. The dividend yield amounts to 1.81%.
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