17 Dividend Challengers With A Strong Buy Rating

Today I would like to take a look at the recommendations from brokerage firms or analysts.

I analyzed the Dividend Challengers group (stocks with more than 5 years of consecutive dividend growth) by the current recommendations.

Seventeen of the stocks have a current strong buy rating. Attached you will find a full list with some fundamentals.

It's a little bit easier to join the club of Dividend Challengers than to be a Dividend King, Champion, Aristocrat or Contender.

Here are my favorites from the screen...

Maiden Holdings -- Yield: 4.39%

Maiden Holdings (NASDAQ:MHLD) employs 204 people, generates revenue of $2,574.17 million and has a net income of $124.28 million. The current market capitalization stands at $930.74 million.

Maiden Holdings’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $158.41 million. The EBITDA margin is 6.15% (the operating margin is 5.74% and the net profit margin 4.83%).

Financials: The total debt represents 6.30% of Maiden Holdings assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 26.71%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 11.16% was realized by Maiden Holdings.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.17. Last fiscal year, Maiden Holdings paid $0.53 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 10.82, the P/S ratio is 0.37 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.08. The dividend yield amounts to 4.39%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Maiden Holdings (MHLD)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Maiden Holdings (MHLD)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Maiden Holdings (MHLD)

J2 Global -- Yield: 2.02%

J2 Global (NASDAQ:JCOM) employs 1,608 people, generates revenue of $720.82 million and has a net income of $133.64 million. The current market capitalization stands at $3.13 billion.

J2 Global’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $292.60 million. The EBITDA margin is 40.59% (the operating margin is 27.66% and the net profit margin 18.54%).

Financials: The total debt represents 33.55% of J2 Global assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 67.57%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 15.37% was realized by J2 Global.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.73. Last fiscal year, J2 Global paid $1.22 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.29, the P/S ratio is 4.35 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.47. The dividend yield amounts to 2.02%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of J2 Global (JCOM)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of J2 Global (JCOM)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of J2 Global (JCOM)

LeMaitre Vascular -- Yield: 1.11%

LeMaitre Vascular (NASDAQ:LMAT) employs 339 people, generates revenue of $78.35 million and has a net income of $7.76 million. The current market capitalization stands at $300.04 million.

LeMaitre Vascular’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $14.55 million. The EBITDA margin is 18.57% (the operating margin is 14.69% and the net profit margin 9.90%).

Financials: The total debt represents 0.00% of LeMaitre Vascular assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.62% was realized by LeMaitre Vascular.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.42. Last fiscal year, LeMaitre Vascular paid $0.16 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 39.15, the P/S ratio is 3.81 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.82. The dividend yield amounts to 1.11%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of LeMaitre Vascular (LMAT)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of LeMaitre Vascular (LMAT)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of LeMaitre Vascular (LMAT)

Core-Mark Holding -- Yield: 0.80%

Core-Mark Holding (NASDAQ:CORE) employs 6,655 people, generates revenue of $11,069.40 million and has a net income of $51.50 million. The current market capitalization stands at $1.77 billion.

Core-Mark Holding’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $124.60 million. The EBITDA margin is 1.13% (the operating margin is 0.78% and the net profit margin 0.47%).

Financials: The total debt represents 8.32% of Core-Mark Holding assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 18.14%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.78% was realized by Core-Mark Holding.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.21. Last fiscal year, Core-Mark Holding paid $0.55 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 34.62, the P/S ratio is 0.17 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.72. The dividend yield amounts to 0.80%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Core-Mark Holding (CORE)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Core-Mark Holding (CORE)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Core-Mark Holding (CORE)

Heico -- Yield: 0.26%

Heico (NYSE:HEI) employs 4,600 people, generates revenue of $1,188.65 million and has a net income of $153.56 million. The current market capitalization stands at $3.53 billion.

Heico’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $277.56 million. The EBITDA margin is 23.35% (the operating margin is 19.32% and the net profit margin 12.92%).

Financials: The total debt represents 21.17% of Heico assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 45.39%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 17.67% was realized by Heico.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.02. Last fiscal year, Heico paid $0.14 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 29.59, the P/S ratio is 3.03 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.99. The dividend yield amounts to 0.26%.

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