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4 Value Dividend Growth Stocks To Consider Now

Today I am sharing with you a few companies, which I believe are attractively valued. 

These companies have managed to boost dividends for at least a decade, have a P/E ratio below 20, and a current yield above 2% which is covered by earnings. 

These are companies which are good candidates for further research.

Here are the results from the screen...

Verizon -- Yield: 4.12%

Verizon (NYSE:VZ) employs 173,300 people, generates revenue of $131,620.00 million and has a net income of $18,375.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $221.22 billion.

Verizon’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $46,567.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 35.38% (the operating margin is 25.12% and the net profit margin 13.96%).

Financials: The total debt represents 44.94% of Verizon assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 667.94%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 124.48% was realized by Verizon.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.54. Last fiscal year, Verizon paid $2.23 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.64, the P/S ratio is 1.70 and the P/B ratio is finally 13.59. The dividend yield amounts to 4.12%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Verizon (VZ)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Verizon (VZ)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Verizon (VZ)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Verizon (VZ)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Verizon (VZ)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Verizon (VZ)



Ameriprise Financial -- Yield: 3.11%

Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP) employs 13,000 people, generates revenue of $12,200.00 million and has a net income of $1,687.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $15.90 billion.

Ameriprise Financial’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,928.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 24.00% (the operating margin is 20.73% and the net profit margin 13.83%).

Financials: The total debt represents 13.11% of Ameriprise Financial assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 264.06%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 20.36% was realized by Ameriprise Financial.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $8.48. Last fiscal year, Ameriprise Financial 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 11.27, the P/S ratio is 1.31 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.29. The dividend yield amounts to 3.11%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Ameriprise Financial (AMP)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Ameriprise Financial (AMP)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Ameriprise Financial (AMP)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Ameriprise Financial (AMP)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Ameriprise Financial (AMP)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Ameriprise Financial (AMP)



United Technologies -- Yield: 2.45%

United Technologies (NYSE:UTX) employs 197,000 people, generates revenue of $56,098.00 million and has a net income of $4,356.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $92.91 billion.

United Technologies’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $9,613.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 17.14% (the operating margin is 13.00% and the net profit margin 7.76%).

Financials: The total debt represents 23.35% of United Technologies assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 74.66%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.64% was realized by United Technologies.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.43. Last fiscal year, United Technologies paid $2.56 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 24.30, the P/S ratio is 1.61 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.31. The dividend yield amounts to 2.45%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of United Technologies (UTX)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of United Technologies (UTX)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of United Technologies (UTX)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of United Technologies (UTX)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of United Technologies (UTX)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of United Technologies (UTX)



Abbott Laboratories -- Yield: 2.39%

Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) employs 74,000 people, generates revenue of $20,405.00 million and has a net income of $2,606.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $64.44 billion.

Abbott Laboratories’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,434.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 21.73% (the operating margin is 14.05% and the net profit margin 12.77%).

Financials: The total debt represents 20.76% of Abbott Laboratories assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 40.37%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.20% was realized by Abbott Laboratories.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.30. Last fiscal year, Abbott Laboratories paid $0.98 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 33.52, the P/S ratio is 3.14 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.03. The dividend yield amounts to 2.39%.

Stock Charts:


Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Abbott Laboratories (ABT)