20 Defensive Dividend Growth Stocks With Potential To Create Values In The Future

Investors have just been reminded that the stock market can finally have a formal correction. A drop of more than 500 points on Friday has put the Dow Jones Industrial Average down just over 10% from its highs, and the S&P 500 is down over 7% from its highs.

While selling trends had been in place prior to this past week, 6% of that 10% drop, or 60% of the total correction, took place last week alone. The trend that has survived in the past four years or so now is that investors have bought each and every stock market pullback.

This week’s dismal end also came on what was the last Friday of summer for many families in America, so lots of would-be buyers were simply not around to have an interest in the market, whether it was going up or going down.

I made most of my capital gains in finical turmoil’s by owning low beta stocks, large caps with a high diversification worldwide. For sure, you will not make money if you overpay a corporate.

However, here are a few attractive valuated dividend growers that could be potential stocks if the sell-off reaches a broader audience. My main criteria are positive growth in the past and expected earnings growth for the future.

In addition, forward P/E is fewer than 15 while the beta ratio is the lowest on the results, reaching a high value of 0.73. Attached is a full compilation of the 20 best results by beta values.

These are my favorites...

Southern Company -- Yield: 4.96%

Southern Company (NYSE:SO) employs 26,369 people, generates revenue of $18,467.00 million and has a net income of $2,031.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $39.73 billion.

Southern Company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $6,803.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 36.84% (the operating margin is 19.72% and the net profit margin 11.00%).

Financials: The total debt represents 35.22% of Southern Company assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 118.49%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.08% was realized by Southern Company.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.35. Last fiscal year, Southern Company paid $2.08 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.44, the P/S ratio is 2.15 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.99. The dividend yield amounts to 4.96%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Southern Company (SO)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Southern Company (SO)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Southern Company (SO)

Verizon Communication -- Yield: 4.78%

Verizon Communication (NYSE:VZ) employs 178,500 people, generates revenue of $127,079.00 million and has a net income of $11,956.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $187.31 billion.

Verizon Communication’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $43,239.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 34.03% (the operating margin is 15.42% and the net profit margin 9.41%).

Financials: The total debt represents 48.68% of Verizon Communication assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 921.05%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 37.65% was realized by Verizon Communication.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.41. Last fiscal year, Verizon Communication paid $2.16 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.08, the P/S ratio is 1.47 and the P/B ratio is finally 15.57. The dividend yield amounts to 4.78%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Verizon Communication (VZ)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Verizon Communication (VZ)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Verizon Communication (VZ)

Duke Energy -- Yield: 4.56%

Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) employs 28,344 people, generates revenue of $23,925.00 million and has a net income of $2,465.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $49.83 billion.

Duke Energy’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $10,359.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 43.30% (the operating margin is 21.98% and the net profit margin 10.30%).

Financials: The total debt represents 35.24% of Duke Energy assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 104.06%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 5.98% was realized by Duke Energy.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.36. Last fiscal year, Duke Energy paid $3.15 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 21.10, the P/S ratio is 2.08 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.25. The dividend yield amounts to 4.56%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Duke Energy (DUK)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Duke Energy (DUK)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Duke Energy (DUK)

Johnson & Johnson -- Yield: 3.15%

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) employs 126,500 people, generates revenue of $74,331.00 million and has a net income of $16,323.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $263.54 billion.

Johnson & Johnson’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $26,305.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 35.39% (the operating margin is 27.66% and the net profit margin 21.96%).

Financials: The total debt represents 14.31% of Johnson & Johnson assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 26.90%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 22.70% was realized by Johnson & Johnson.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.68. Last fiscal year, Johnson & Johnson paid $2.76 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.54, the P/S ratio is 3.55 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.80. The dividend yield amounts to 3.15%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)

Wal-Mart Stores -- Yield: 3.02%

Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) employs 2,200,000 people, generates revenue of $485,651.00 million and has a net income of $16,814.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $209.14 billion.

Wal-Mart Stores’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $36,320.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 7.48% (the operating margin is 5.59% and the net profit margin 3.46%).

Financials: The total debt represents 24.65% of Wal-Mart Stores assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 61.63%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 20.40% was realized by Wal-Mart Stores.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.78. Last fiscal year, Wal-Mart Stores paid $1.92 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.54, the P/S ratio is 0.43 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.58. The dividend yield amounts to 3.02%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Wal-Mart Stores (WMT)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Wal-Mart Stores (WMT)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Wal-Mart Stores (WMT)

Teva Pharmaceutical -- Yield: 2.59%

Teva Pharmaceutical (NYSE:TEVA) employs 43,009 people, generates revenue of $20,272.00 million and has a net income of $3,047.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $61.91 billion.

Teva Pharmaceutical’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $5,998.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 29.59% (the operating margin is 19.49% and the net profit margin 15.03%).

Financials: The total debt represents 22.15% of Teva Pharmaceutical assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 44.11%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.32% was realized by Teva Pharmaceutical.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.97. Last fiscal year, Teva Pharmaceutical paid $1.35 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 21.71, the P/S ratio is 3.05 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.38. The dividend yield amounts to 2.59%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Teva Pharmaceutical (TEVA)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Teva Pharmaceutical (TEVA)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Teva Pharmaceutical (TEVA)

Cardinal Health -- Yield: 1.86%

Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) employs 34,500 people, generates revenue of $102,531.00 million and has a net income of $1,212.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $27.59 billion.

Cardinal Health’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,913.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 2.84% (the operating margin is 2.05% and the net profit margin 1.18%).

Financials: The total debt represents 18.22% of Cardinal Health assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 87.79%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 19.15% was realized by Cardinal Health.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.62. Last fiscal year, Cardinal Health paid $1.37 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 22.73, the P/S ratio is 0.27 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.37. The dividend yield amounts to 1.86%.

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