Not every high-yielding stock on the market today started as a big payer — in fact, most didn’t.
I screened the market by the cheapest Dividend Aristocrats with solid earnings growth for the next five years. Seven stocks jumped into my screen.
These are my criteria in detail:
- Dividend Aristocrat
- EPS growth forecast for the next five years over 5%
- Forward P/E under 15
With that in mind, here are seven can’t-miss dividend stocks to buy today:
AT&T -- Yield: 4.76%
AT&T (NYSE:T) employs 280,870 people, generates revenue of $146,801.00 million and has a net income of $13,687.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $250.15 billion.AT&T’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $49,599.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 33.79% (the operating margin is 16.88% and the net profit margin 9.32%).
Financials: The total debt represents 31.33% of AT&T assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 102.84%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.57% was realized by AT&T.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.25. Last fiscal year, AT&T paid $1.89 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.93, the P/S ratio is 1.69 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.02. The dividend yield amounts to 4.76%.
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of AT&T (T) |
AbbVie -- Yield: 3.74%
AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) employs 28,000 people, generates revenue of $22,859.00 million and has a net income of $5,144.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $98.92 billion.AbbVie’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $8,523.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 37.29% (the operating margin is 32.97% and the net profit margin 22.50%).
Financials: The total debt represents 59.70% of AbbVie assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 802.81%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 180.90% was realized by AbbVie.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.34. Last fiscal year, AbbVie paid $2.10 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.25, the P/S ratio is 4.32 and the P/B ratio is finally 24.89. The dividend yield amounts to 3.74%.
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Target -- Yield: 3.54%
Target (NYSE:TGT) employs 341,000 people, generates revenue of $73,785.00 million and has a net income of $3,321.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $40.22 billion.Target’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $7,124.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 9.66% (the operating margin is 7.49% and the net profit margin 4.50%).
Financials: The total debt represents 31.69% of Target assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 98.48%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 24.64% was realized by Target.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.29. Last fiscal year, Target paid $2.20 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.87, the P/S ratio is 0.54 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.15. The dividend yield amounts to 3.54%.
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T. Rowe Price Group -- Yield: 2.97%
T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) employs 6,061 people, generates revenue of $4,200.60 million and has a net income of $1,223.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $17.52 billion.T. Rowe Price Group’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,025.20 million. The EBITDA margin is 48.21% (the operating margin is 45.21% and the net profit margin 29.11%).
Financials: The total debt represents 0.00% of T. Rowe Price Group assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 23.76% was realized by T. Rowe Price Group.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.68. Last fiscal year, T. Rowe Price Group 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 15.40, the P/S ratio is 4.30 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.83. The dividend yield amounts to 2.97%.
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AFLAC Incorporated -- Yield: 2.38%
AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) employs 9,915 people, generates revenue of $21,025.00 million and has a net income of $2,533.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $28.13 billion.AFLAC Incorporated’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $5,420.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 25.78% (the operating margin is 19.74% and the net profit margin 12.05%).
Financials: The total debt represents 4.20% of AFLAC Incorporated assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 28.07%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 14.05% was realized by AFLAC Incorporated.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $6.08. Last fiscal year, AFLAC Incorporated paid $1.58 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.30, the P/S ratio is 1.36 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.69. The dividend yield amounts to 2.38%.
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Chubb -- Yield: 2.19%
Chubb (NYSE:CB) employs 22,000 people, generates revenue of $19,138.00 million and has a net income of $2,834.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $58.23 billion.Chubb’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $6,765.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 35.35% (the operating margin is 18.30% and the net profit margin 14.81%).
Financials: The total debt represents 9.48% of Chubb assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 33.28%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 9.65% was realized by Chubb.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $7.54. Last fiscal year, Chubb paid $2.66 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.72, the P/S ratio is 3.05 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.40. The dividend yield amounts to 2.19%.
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