7 Cheap Dividend Aristocrats With Solid Yields And Growth Perspectives

When you’re looking for dividend stocks to get behind, you want to make sure to go with a combination of current yield as well as the potential for dividend growth over the years.

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%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of AT&T (T)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of AT&T (T)

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%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of AbbVie (ABBV)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of AbbVie (ABBV)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of AbbVie (ABBV)

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%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Target (TGT)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Target (TGT)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Target (TGT)

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%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of T. Rowe Price Group (TROW)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of T. Rowe Price Group (TROW)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of T. Rowe Price Group (TROW)

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%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of AFLAC Incorporated (AFL)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of AFLAC Incorporated (AFL)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of AFLAC Incorporated (AFL)

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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