The index also captures the best dividend paying companies in the world.
From 500 stocks, 401 pay great dividends
and 132 yielding over three percent. I made a small screen of the best dividend paying
stocks within the index. I selected stocks with a yield over two percent, an earnings
per share growth for the next five years of more than ten percent yearly and an
operating margin above 15 percent. In order to get companies with low debt and high
potential for growth or dividend hikes, the debt to equity ratio should be under
0.5. Seventeen companies fulfilled my criteria of which thirteen have a buy or better
rating.
Here are my favorite
stocks:
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 5.17 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 9.78 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 8.71 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.74. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.12 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.59, P/S ratio 5.56 and P/B ratio 0.84. Dividend Yield: 3.28 percent. The beta ratio is 1.12.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of CME Group (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of CME Group (CME) (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) (Click to enlarge) |
AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) has a market capitalization of $21.62 billion. The company employs 8,562 people, generates revenue of $22,171.00 million and has a net income of $1,964.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $6,761.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 30.49 percent (operating margin 13.50 percent and net profit margin 8.86 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 2.81 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 24.32 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 15.99 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.46. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.23 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 8.45, P/S ratio 0.98 and P/B ratio 1.59. Dividend Yield: 2.86 percent. The beta ratio is 1.84.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of AFLAC Incorporated (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of AFLAC Incorporated (AFL) (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) (Click to enlarge) |
Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW) has a market capitalization of $27.80 billion. The company employs 65,000 people, generates revenue of $17,786.58 million and has a net income of $2,017.01 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,320.68 million. The EBITDA margin is 18.67 percent (operating margin 15.35 percent and net profit margin 11.34 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 22.19 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 39.83 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 20.60 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.98. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.40 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.90, P/S ratio 1.56 and P/B ratio 2.86. Dividend Yield: 2.56 percent. The beta ratio is 1.16.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Illinois Tool Works (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of Illinois Tool Works (ITW) (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Illinois Tool Works (NYSE: ITW) (Click to enlarge) |
Tiffany (NYSE:TIF) has a market capitalization of $7.85 billion. The company employs 9,800 people, generates revenue of $3,642.94 million and has a net income of $439.19 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $858.55 million. The EBITDA margin is 23.57 percent (operating margin 19.45 percent and net profit margin 12.06 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 17.12 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 30.32 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 19.41 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.44. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.12 in form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.00, P/S ratio 2.15 and P/B ratio 3.34. Dividend Yield: 2.07 percent. The beta ratio is 1.80.
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| Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Tiffany (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividends History of Tiffany (TIF) (Click to enlarge) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Tiffany (NYSE: TIF) (Click to enlarge) |
Take a closer look at the full table of the best dividend paying stocks from the S&P 500. The average price to earnings
ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 19.83 and forward P/E ratio is 12.89. The dividend
yield has a value of 2.86 percent. Price to book ratio is 2.90 and price to
sales ratio 3.12. The operating margin amounts to 28.47 percent and the beta
ratio is 1.15. The average stock has a debt to equity ratio of 0.24.
Here is the full table with
some fundamentals (TTM):
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| The Best Dividend Paying Stocks From The S&P 500 (Click to enlarge) |
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