We strongly believe that stocks with a solid financial performance will do better in crises times.
Dividend Aristocrats are a major popular class of stocks that offer solid financials and most of them have outperformed the market in recent years. Dividend Aristocrats are stocks in the S&P 500 that have increased dividends every year for the past 25 straight years.
Today I like to introduce a couple of Dividend Aristocrats that might look good despite the high market valuation and could hedge you against an upcoming market storm.
For sure, Dividend Aristocrats are also not safe when the markets under pressure but often they perform better. They have a lower beta ratio and could pay dividends.
Here are 10 high-quality dividend stocks that are bear market beaters and how they do it. Many of these blue-chip stocks are holdings in our Conservative Retirees dividend portfolio, which seeks to avoid dividend cuts, earn a 4% yield and preserve capital.
Here are the results...
Welltower -- Yield: 4.51%
Welltower (NYSE:HCN) employs 476 people, generates revenue of $3,859.83 million and has a net income of $629.67 million. The current market capitalization stands at $27.07 billion.Welltower’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,933.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 50.08% (the operating margin is 27.72% and the net profit margin 16.31%).
Financials: The total debt represents 44.68% of Welltower assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 88.88%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 4.18% was realized by Welltower.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.75. Last fiscal year, Welltower paid $3.30 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 43.46, the P/S ratio is 7.07 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.99. The dividend yield amounts to 4.51%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Welltower (HCN) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Welltower (HCN) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Welltower (HCN) |
Verizon Communication -- Yield: 4.31%
Verizon Communication (NYSE:VZ) employs 162,700 people, generates revenue of $131,620.00 million and has a net income of $18,375.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $212.10 billion.Verizon Communication’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 Communication 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 Communication.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.54. Last fiscal year, Verizon Communication 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 14.83, the P/S ratio is 1.62 and the P/B ratio is finally 13.00. The dividend yield amounts to 4.31%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Verizon Communication (VZ) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Verizon Communication (VZ) |
Duke Energy -- Yield: 4.19%
Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) employs 29,188 people, generates revenue of $23,459.00 million and has a net income of $2,811.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $55.48 billion.Duke Energy’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $9,310.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 39.69% (the operating margin is 22.88% and the net profit margin 11.98%).
Financials: The total debt represents 35.66% of Duke Energy assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 108.75%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 6.94% was realized by Duke Energy.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.81. Last fiscal year, Duke Energy paid $3.24 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 21.43, the P/S ratio is 2.40 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.41. The dividend yield amounts to 4.19%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Duke Energy (DUK) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Duke Energy (DUK) |
Realty Income -- Yield: 3.62%
Realty Income (NYSE:O) employs 133 people, generates revenue of $1,023.28 million and has a net income of $284.86 million. The current market capitalization stands at $17.02 billion.Realty Income’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $919.55 million. The EBITDA margin is 89.86% (the operating margin is 25.97% and the net profit margin 27.84%).
Financials: The total debt represents 40.74% of Realty Income assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 73.88%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 4.52% was realized by Realty Income.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.09. Last fiscal year, Realty Income paid $2.27 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 61.45, the P/S ratio is 16.88 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.73. The dividend yield amounts to 3.62%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Realty Income (O) |
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Coca-Cola -- Yield: 3.19%
Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) employs 123,200 people, generates revenue of $44,294.00 million and has a net income of $7,366.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $188.79 billion.Coca-Cola’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $12,075.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 27.26% (the operating margin is 19.70% and the net profit margin 16.63%).
Financials: The total debt represents 49.02% of Coca-Cola assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 172.64%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 26.31% was realized by Coca-Cola.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.74. Last fiscal year, Coca-Cola paid $1.32 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 25.28, the P/S ratio is 4.28 and the P/B ratio is finally 7.43. The dividend yield amounts to 3.19%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Coca-Cola (KO) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Coca-Cola (KO) |
McDonald's Corporation -- Yield: 3.10%
McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) employs 420,000 people, generates revenue of $25,413.00 million and has a net income of $4,529.30 million. The current market capitalization stands at $96.37 billion.McDonald's Corporation’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $8,871.70 million. The EBITDA margin is 34.91% (the operating margin is 28.12% and the net profit margin 17.82%).
Financials: The total debt represents 63.58% of McDonald's Corporation assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 340.33%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 45.43% was realized by McDonald's Corporation.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.25. Last fiscal year, McDonald's Corporation paid $3.44 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 21.92, the P/S ratio is 3.86 and the P/B ratio is finally 14.71. The dividend yield amounts to 3.10%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of McDonald's Corporation (MCD) |
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Procter & Gamble -- Yield: 3.07%
Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) employs 105,000 people, generates revenue of $65,299.00 million and has a net income of $10,027.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $232.66 billion.Procter & Gamble’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $17,439.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 26.71% (the operating margin is 20.58% and the net profit margin 15.36%).
Financials: The total debt represents 24.07% of Procter & Gamble assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 53.36%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 16.45% was realized by Procter & Gamble.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.49. Last fiscal year, Procter & Gamble 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 25.03, the P/S ratio is 3.57 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.14. The dividend yield amounts to 3.07%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Procter & Gamble (PG) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Procter & Gamble (PG) |
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Wal-Mart Stores -- Yield: 2.75%
Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) employs 2,300,000 people, generates revenue of $482,130.00 million and has a net income of $15,080.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $222.37 billion.Wal-Mart Stores’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $33,559.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 6.96% (the operating margin is 5.00% and the net profit margin 3.13%).
Financials: The total debt represents 25.07% of Wal-Mart Stores assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 62.12%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 18.15% was realized by Wal-Mart Stores.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.52. Last fiscal year, Wal-Mart Stores paid $1.96 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.11, the P/S ratio is 0.47 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.86. The dividend yield amounts to 2.75%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) |
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General Mills -- Yield: 2.69%
General Mills (NYSE:GIS) employs 39,000 people, generates revenue of $16,563.10 million and has a net income of $1,648.40 million. The current market capitalization stands at $42.95 billion.General Mills’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,389.20 million. The EBITDA margin is 20.46% (the operating margin is 16.35% and the net profit margin 9.95%).
Financials: The total debt represents 38.83% of General Mills assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 171.01%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 34.20% was realized by General Mills.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.77. Last fiscal year, General Mills paid $1.78 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 25.76, the P/S ratio is 2.59 and the P/B ratio is finally 8.65. The dividend yield amounts to 2.69%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of General Mills (GIS) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of General Mills (GIS) |
Johnson & Johnson -- Yield: 2.67%
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) employs 127,100 people, generates revenue of $70,074.00 million and has a net income of $15,409.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $325.91 billion.Johnson & Johnson’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $24,918.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 35.56% (the operating margin is 27.39% and the net profit margin 21.99%).
Financials: The total debt represents 14.89% of Johnson & Johnson assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 27.91%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 21.87% was realized by Johnson & Johnson.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.37. Last fiscal year, Johnson & Johnson paid $2.95 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 22.34, the P/S ratio is 4.68 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.64. The dividend yield amounts to 2.67%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) |