In general, I love it to buy higher capitalized and
well diversified stocks that have a good growth potential.
Today, I've screened the Dividend Champions database
by stocks with 10 billion plus market capitalization as well as forward P/E of
less than 20. In addition, stocks from the screen should have a solid
debt-to-equity ratio below the 0.5 mark and growth should be estimated at 5
percent level for the next half decade.
I've listed the 5 top yielding stocks below. The
lowest yielder is Emerson Electric with a 2.63 percent dividend yield. It's a
good sign that stocks are still available for acceptable earnings multiples to
fight inflation.
The top 5 dividend stocks are...
Chevron (NYSE:CVX) has a market capitalization of $220.75 billion. The company employs 64,600 people, generates revenue of $220.264 billion and has a net income of $21.597 billion. Chevron’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $41.912 billion. The EBITDA margin is 19.03 percent (the operating margin is 12.59 percent and the net profit margin 9.81 percent).
The top 5 dividend stocks are...
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 8.05 percent of Chevron’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 13.70 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 15.00 percent was realized by Chevron. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $11.08. Last fiscal year, Chevron paid $3.90 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.43, the P/S ratio is 1.00 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.48. The dividend yield amounts to 3.46 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.96.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Chevron (CVX) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Chevron (CVX) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Chevron (CVX) |
Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) has a market capitalization of $211.16 billion. The company employs 121,000 people, generates revenue of $84,167.00 million and has a net income of $11.402 billion. Procter & Gamble’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $17.771 billion. The EBITDA margin is 21.11 percent (the operating margin is 17.21 percent and the net profit margin 13.55 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 22.65 percent of Procter & Gamble’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 46.34 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 17.14 percent was realized by Procter & Gamble. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.70. Last fiscal year, Procter & Gamble paid $2.29 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 21.02, the P/S ratio is 2.51 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.19. The dividend yield amounts to 3.09 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.44.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Procter & Gamble (PG) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Procter & Gamble (PG) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Procter & Gamble (PG) |
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) has a market capitalization of $271.32 billion. The company employs 128,100 people, generates revenue of $71.312 billion and has a net income of $13.831 billion. Johnson & Johnson’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $23.741 billion. The EBITDA margin is 33.29 percent (the operating margin is 21.69 percent and the net profit margin 19.40 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 13.70 percent of Johnson & Johnson’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 24.55 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 19.92 percent was realized by Johnson & Johnson. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.81. Last fiscal year, Johnson & Johnson paid $2.59 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.95, the P/S ratio is 3.80 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.65. The dividend yield amounts to 2.75 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.54.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) |
Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC) has a market capitalization of $13.02 billion. The company employs 31,900 people, generates revenue of $14.077 billion and has a net income of $684.96 million. Genuine Parts Company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1.192 billion. The EBITDA margin is 8.47 percent (the operating margin is 7.52 percent and the net profit margin 4.87 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 10.32 percent of Genuine Parts Company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 23.66 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 21.58 percent was realized by Genuine Parts Company. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.40. Last fiscal year, Genuine Parts Company paid $2.15 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.26, the P/S ratio is 0.92 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.89. The dividend yield amounts to 2.72 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.75.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Genuine Parts Company (GPC) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Genuine Parts Company (GPC) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Genuine Parts Company (GPC) |
Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) has a market capitalization of $45.94 billion. The company employs 131,600 people, generates revenue of $24.669 billion and has a net income of $2.066 billion. Emerson Electric’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4.838 billion. The EBITDA margin is 19.61 percent (the operating margin is 13.84 percent and the net profit margin 8.37 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 22.83 percent of Emerson Electric’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 53.30 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 19.20 percent was realized by Emerson Electric. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.80. Last fiscal year, Emerson Electric paid $1.64 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.31, the P/S ratio is 1.86 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.36. The dividend yield amounts to 2.63 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.37.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Emerson Electric (EMR) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Emerson Electric (EMR) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Emerson Electric (EMR) |
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For the other stocks: I
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