My 6 Favorite Stocks For The Next 20 Years

Market whims and whispers can cause stocks to trade violently in the short term, but strong companies with top-shelf management and rock-solid financials can deliver returns that trounce the market long term.

Because investing for longer periods has proven to outperform shorter periods of trading in and out of stocks, I ask myself which stocks are the best onces to buy and hold for the next twenty years or so.

My basic interest should be to discover those companies with really unimitable business models that are not replaceable by unicorns or internet companies.

In addition, the business-footprint should be so strong that it's very hard for competitors to enter the market.

My thoughts come down to the most popular dividend growth stocks.

These are my favorite stocks for the next 20 years...

AT&T -- Yield: 4.42%

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 $268.49 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 19.25, the P/S ratio is 1.82 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.18. The dividend yield amounts to 4.42%.

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)

Intl. Business Machines -- Yield: 3.68%

Intl. Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) employs 377,757 people, generates revenue of $81,741.00 million and has a net income of $13,364.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $146.15 billion.

Intl. Business Machines’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $20,218.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 24.73% (the operating margin is 19.51% and the net profit margin 16.35%).

Financials: The total debt represents 36.10% of Intl. Business Machines assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 279.69%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 102.29% was realized by Intl. Business Machines.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $13.28. Last fiscal year, Intl. Business Machines paid $5.00 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.42, the P/S ratio is 1.79 and the P/B ratio is finally 10.32. The dividend yield amounts to 3.68%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Intl. Business Machines (IBM)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Intl. Business Machines (IBM)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Intl. Business Machines (IBM)

Wells Fargo -- Yield: 3.23%

Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) employs 268,600 people, generates revenue of $49,277.00 million and has a net income of $23,276.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $233.12 billion.

Wells Fargo’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $40,501.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 47.06% (the operating margin is 39.09% and the net profit margin 27.05%).

Financials: The total debt represents 16.62% of Wells Fargo assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 153.92%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.78% was realized by Wells Fargo.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.07. Last fiscal year, Wells Fargo paid $1.48 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.36, the P/S ratio is 2.77 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.40. The dividend yield amounts to 3.23%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Wells Fargo (WFC)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Wells Fargo (WFC)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Wells Fargo (WFC)

General Dynamics -- Yield: 2.15%

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) employs 99,900 people, generates revenue of $31,469.00 million and has a net income of $2,965.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $42.94 billion.

General Dynamics’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,660.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 14.81% (the operating margin is 13.28% and the net profit margin 9.42%).

Financials: The total debt represents 10.62% of General Dynamics assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 31.65%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 26.28% was realized by General Dynamics.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $9.29. Last fiscal year, General Dynamics 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 14.90, the P/S ratio is 1.37 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.12. The dividend yield amounts to 2.15%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of General Dynamics (GD)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of General Dynamics (GD)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of General Dynamics (GD)

Anthem -- Yield: 1.97%

Anthem (NYSE:ANTM) employs 53,000 people, generates revenue of $79,239.90 million and has a net income of $2,560.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $34.49 billion.

Anthem’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $6,266.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 7.91% (the operating margin is 6.67% and the net profit margin 3.23%).

Financials: The total debt represents 25.70% of Anthem assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 68.84%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.83% was realized by Anthem.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $8.87. Last fiscal year, Anthem paid $2.50 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.75, the P/S ratio is 0.44 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.49. The dividend yield amounts to 1.97%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Anthem (ANTM)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Anthem (ANTM)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Anthem (ANTM)

CVS Health -- Yield: 1.79%

CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) employs 155,000 people, generates revenue of $153,290.00 million and has a net income of $5,230.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $101.22 billion.

CVS Health’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $11,565.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 7.54% (the operating margin is 6.17% and the net profit margin 3.41%).

Financials: The total debt represents 29.71% of CVS Health assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 73.84%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.91% was realized by CVS Health.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.61. Last fiscal year, CVS Health paid $1.40 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.61, the P/S ratio is 0.67 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.81. The dividend yield amounts to 1.79%.

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