In total, 60 shares and six ETFs announced a hike, in average a 30.05 percent increase. Eleven of them pay a high yields; 37 have a current buy or better recommendation.
The markets are at All-Time-Highs and nobody scares this. I hate it when stocks getting more expensive and yields go rapidly down because I must limit my stock purchases. In such an environment, a dividend growth investor can’t build values when a slow growing stock pays a 1.5 percent yield - a value similar to the bond market yields. Let’s hope that earnings and sales grow in the same amount.
Here are my favorite dividend growth stocks:
PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP) has a market capitalization of $128.09 billion. The company employs 278,000 people, generates revenue of $65.492 billion and has a net income of $6.214 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $11.920 billion. The EBITDA margin is 18.20 percent (the operating margin is 13.91 percent and the net profit margin 9.49 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 38.00 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 127.20 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 28.62 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.90. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.13 in the form of dividends to shareholders. PEP announced to raise its dividends by 5.6 percent.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 21.23, the P/S ratio is 1.96 and the P/B ratio is finally 5.71. The dividend yield amounts to 2.74 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.50.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of PepsiCo (PEP) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of PepsiCo (PEP) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of PepsiCo (PEP) |
Airgas (NYSE:ARG) has a market capitalization of $7.41 billion. The company employs 15,000 people, generates revenue of $4.746 billion and has a net income of $313.37 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $823.91 million. The EBITDA margin is 17.36 percent (the operating margin is 11.66 percent and the net profit margin 6.60 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 41.97 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 127.59 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 17.95 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.35. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.25 in the form of dividends to shareholders. ARG announced to raise its dividends by 20 percent.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 22.25, the P/S ratio is 1.55 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.24. The dividend yield amounts to 1.98 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.02.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Airgas (ARG) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Airgas (ARG) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Airgas (ARG) |
Intl. Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) has a market capitalization of $226.76 billion. The company employs 434,246 people, generates revenue of $104.507 billion and has a net income of $16.604 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $26.394 billion. The EBITDA margin is 25.26 percent (the operating margin is 20.96 percent and the net profit margin 15.89 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 27.91 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 176.40 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 85.15 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $14.50. Last fiscal year, the company paid $3.30 in the form of dividends to shareholders. IBM announced to raise its dividends by 11.8 percent.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.11, the P/S ratio is 2.17 and the P/B ratio is finally 12.12. The dividend yield amounts to 1.86 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.69.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Intl. Business Machines (IBM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Intl. Business Machines (IBM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Intl. Business Machines (IBM) |
American Express (NYSE:AXP) has a market capitalization of $77.16 billion. The company employs 62,400 people, generates revenue of $33.808 billion and has a net income of $4.482 billion. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $7.442 billion. The EBITDA margin is 22.01 percent (the operating margin is 19.08 percent and the net profit margin 13.26 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 41.02 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 332.62 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 23.53 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.95. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.80 in the form of dividends to shareholders. AXP announced to raise its dividends by 15.0 percent.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.76, the P/S ratio is 2.28 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.11. The dividend yield amounts to 1.31 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.80.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of American Express (AXP) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of American Express (AXP) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of American Express (AXP) |
Take a closer look at the full table of stocks with recent dividend hikes. The average dividend growth amounts to 30.05 percent and the average dividend yield amounts to 3.21 percent. Stocks from the sheet are valuated with a P/E ratio of 30.61.The average P/S ratio is 3.23 and P/B 3.30.
Here are the dividend growth stocks:
These are the market price ratios:
Ticker
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Company
|
P/E
|
P/S
|
P/B
|
Dividend Yield
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NRT
|
North European Oil Royalty Trust
|
10.34
|
9.90
|
N/A
|
9.55%
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ALDW
|
Alon USA Partners, LP
|
43.98
|
0.47
|
8.95
|
8.79%
|
HTGC
|
Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.
|
14.42
|
8.46
|
1.38
|
7.46%
|
EVEP
|
EV Energy Partners LP
|
N/A
|
6.29
|
1.84
|
7.28%
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NRF
|
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.
|
N/A
|
3.54
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1.25
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7.27%
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APU
|
AmeriGas Partners LP
|
45.16
|
1.36
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2.90
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7.02%
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EXLP
|
Exterran Partners, L.P.
|
202.20
|
3.74
|
2.92
|
6.76%
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GMLP
|
Golar LNG Partners LP
|
9.59
|
6.52
|
7.62
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6.05%
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ARLP
|
Alliance Resource Partners LP
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12.06
|
1.34
|
3.86
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6.00%
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SEP
|
Spectra Energy Partners, LP
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22.10
|
17.06
|
2.32
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5.30%
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HEP
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Holly Energy Partners L.P
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28.71
|
7.42
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5.96
|
5.08%
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AHGP
|
Alliance Holdings GP, L.P.
|
18.14
|
1.75
|
8.28
|
4.97%
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RDS-B
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Royal Dutch Shell plc
|
8.42
|
0.48
|
1.19
|
4.82%
|
SXE
|
Southcross Energy Partners, L.P.
|
N/A
|
1.06
|
1.62
|
4.44%
|
SSW
|
Seaspan Corp.
|
28.30
|
2.18
|
1.17
|
4.42%
|
ACMP
|
Access Midstream Partners, L.P.
|
37.26
|
7.43
|
1.96
|
4.24%
|
SDLP
|
Seadrill Partners LLC
|
7.80
|
2.17
|
3.60
|
4.21%
|
NHI
|
National Health Investors Inc.
|
25.13
|
19.29
|
4.09
|
4.14%
|
MCHP
|
Microchip Technology Inc.
|
52.15
|
4.92
|
3.81
|
3.75%
|
SSBI
|
Summit State Bank
|
15.56
|
2.50
|
0.73
|
3.73%
|
ARTNA
|
Artesian Resources Corp.
|
20.74
|
2.90
|
1.73
|
3.46%
|
DTE
|
DTE Energy Co.
|
18.66
|
1.43
|
1.70
|
3.42%
|
RGR
|
Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc.
|
14.19
|
2.01
|
10.36
|
3.17%
|
ACC
|
American Campus Communities Inc.
|
76.74
|
8.33
|
1.74
|
3.09%
|
UAN
|
CVR Partners, LP
|
17.33
|
6.41
|
4.35
|
2.90%
|
WEYS
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Weyco Group Inc.
|
13.67
|
0.87
|
1.47
|
2.88%
|
EBMT
|
Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc.
|
25.45
|
3.09
|
0.78
|
2.71%
|
CPK
|
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
|
18.14
|
1.33
|
2.03
|
2.69%
|
UGI
|
UGI Corp.
|
21.60
|
0.67
|
1.97
|
2.65%
|
UFS
|
Domtar Corporation
|
13.02
|
0.43
|
0.84
|
2.62%
|
PEP
|
Pepsico, Inc.
|
21.24
|
1.95
|
5.73
|
2.60%
|
SID
|
Companhia Siderurgica Nacional
|
12.97
|
2.82
|
7.94
|
2.57%
|
BKR
|
Michael Baker Corporation
|
115.09
|
0.41
|
1.09
|
2.53%
|
LAZ
|
Lazard Ltd.
|
50.28
|
1.99
|
6.62
|
2.45%
|
CAH
|
Cardinal Health, Inc.
|
14.06
|
0.15
|
2.42
|
2.37%
|
TLK
|
Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk.
|
16.99
|
2.98
|
4.67
|
2.35%
|
ASR
|
Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste SA de CV
|
21.36
|
8.30
|
2.58
|
2.20%
|
VLO
|
Valero Energy Corporation
|
10.10
|
0.15
|
1.15
|
2.13%
|
IVZ
|
Invesco Ltd.
|
21.79
|
3.42
|
1.68
|
2.13%
|
TBNK
|
Territorial Bancorp Inc.
|
16.50
|
4.39
|
1.17
|
2.02%
|
SONA
|
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia Inc.
|
18.04
|
3.17
|
1.16
|
1.95%
|
MPLX
|
MPLX LP
|
223.06
|
6.07
|
1.72
|
1.87%
|
RLI
|
RLI Corp.
|
15.71
|
2.36
|
1.86
|
1.75%
|
IBM
|
International Business Machines Corp.
|
14.10
|
2.20
|
11.97
|
1.66%
|
SU
|
Suncor Energy Inc.
|
17.63
|
1.23
|
1.23
|
1.65%
|
ARG
|
Airgas Inc.
|
22.26
|
1.49
|
4.03
|
1.65%
|
MAN
|
ManpowerGroup
|
23.13
|
0.20
|
1.62
|
1.63%
|
EXPD
|
Expeditors International of Washington Inc.
|
23.64
|
1.28
|
3.78
|
1.51%
|
POOL
|
Pool Corp.
|
29.88
|
1.20
|
8.21
|
1.27%
|
RBC
|
Regal Beloit Corporation
|
14.14
|
0.93
|
1.51
|
1.16%
|
MTRN
|
Materion Corporation
|
21.82
|
0.42
|
1.28
|
1.16%
|
AXP
|
American Express Company
|
17.78
|
2.27
|
4.06
|
1.14%
|
VCO
|
Vina Concha y Toro S.A.
|
23.29
|
1.55
|
1.66
|
1.01%
|
COST
|
Costco Wholesale Corporation
|
25.06
|
0.46
|
4.74
|
1.00%
|
WTS
|
Watts Water Technologies, Inc.
|
22.83
|
1.09
|
1.68
|
0.98%
|
RKT
|
Rock-Tenn Co.
|
28.69
|
0.80
|
2.11
|
0.88%
|
TSCO
|
Tractor Supply Company
|
28.61
|
1.63
|
7.47
|
0.72%
|
VMI
|
Valmont Industries, Inc.
|
15.40
|
1.27
|
2.71
|
0.60%
|
COF
|
Capital One Financial Corp.
|
10.28
|
1.71
|
0.83
|
0.34%
|
CBD
|
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao
|
27.93
|
0.58
|
3.44
|
0.32%
|
Average
|
30.61
|
3.23
|
3.30
|
3.21%
|
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