Meanwhile, low interest rates are causing income investors to buy more dividend yielding stocks instead of bonds -- which has inflated the multiples on many dividend stalwarts to historically high levels.
Johnson & Johnson and General Mills, for example, respectively trade at 23 and 24 times earnings, but their yields are near multi-year lows.
It might seem hard to find any cheap dividend stocks in this frothy market.
However, income investors should note that "mature tech" stocks like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), and IBM (NYSE: IBM) still offer decent dividends with multiples under 15.
Attached you will find a couple of stocks from the Dividend Aristocrats List with cheap forward P/E's.
Each of the stocks has risen dividends over more than 25 consecutive years and beeing part of the Standard & Poor's Dividend Aristocrats list. In addition, the forward P/E is below 15 which represents an earnings yield of 6.6 percent.
These are the results...
AT&T -- Yield: 4.84%
AT&T (NYSE:T) employs 277,200 people, generates revenue of $146,801.00 million and has a net income of $13,687.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $241.45 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 $2.32. 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 17.58, the P/S ratio is 1.66 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.99. The dividend yield amounts to 4.84%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of AT&T (T) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of AT&T (T) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of AT&T (T) |
AT&T -- Yield: 4.84%
AT&T (NYSE:T) employs 277,200 people, generates revenue of $146,801.00 million and has a net income of $13,687.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $241.45 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 $2.32. 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 17.58, the P/S ratio is 1.66 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.99. The dividend yield amounts to 4.84%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of AT&T (T) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of AT&T (T) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of AT&T (T) |
AbbVie -- Yield: 3.60%
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 $103.22 billion.AbbVie’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $8,707.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 38.09% (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 $3.49. 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 18.37, the P/S ratio is 4.51 and the P/B ratio is finally 25.86. The dividend yield amounts to 3.60%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of AbbVie (ABBV) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of AbbVie (ABBV) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of AbbVie (ABBV) |
Target -- Yield: 3.48%
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 $39.57 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 $5.15. 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 13.46, the P/S ratio is 0.54 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.21. The dividend yield amounts to 3.48%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Target (TGT) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Target (TGT) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Target (TGT) |
Nucor -- Yield: 3.20%
Nucor (NYSE:NUE) employs 23,700 people, generates revenue of $16,439.28 million and has a net income of $496.08 million. The current market capitalization stands at $14.50 billion.Nucor’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,822.80 million. The EBITDA margin is 11.09% (the operating margin is 5.34% and the net profit margin 3.02%).
Financials: The total debt represents 31.29% of Nucor assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 60.02%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 4.69% was realized by Nucor.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.46. Last fiscal year, Nucor paid $1.49 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 32.64, the P/S ratio is 0.91 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.01. The dividend yield amounts to 3.20%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Nucor (NUE) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Nucor (NUE) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Nucor (NUE) |
T. Rowe Price Group -- Yield: 3.20%
T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) employs 6,213 people, generates revenue of $4,200.60 million and has a net income of $1,223.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $16.71 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 $4.14. 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 16.57, the P/S ratio is 3.99 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.55. The dividend yield amounts to 3.20%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of T. Rowe Price Group (TROW) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of T. Rowe Price Group (TROW) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of T. Rowe Price Group (TROW) |
Archer Daniels Midland -- Yield: 2.86%
Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) employs 32,300 people, generates revenue of $67,702.00 million and has a net income of $1,846.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $24.29 billion.Archer Daniels Midland’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,892.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 4.27% (the operating margin is 2.67% and the net profit margin 2.73%).
Financials: The total debt represents 14.64% of Archer Daniels Midland assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 32.83%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 9.87% was realized by Archer Daniels Midland.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.47. Last fiscal year, Archer Daniels Midland paid $1.12 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.42, the P/S ratio is 0.36 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.40. The dividend yield amounts to 2.86%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) |
Cardinal Health -- Yield: 2.28%
Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) employs 37,300 people, generates revenue of $121,546.00 million and has a net income of $1,431.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $24.88 billion.Cardinal Health’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,172.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 2.61% (the operating margin is 2.02% and the net profit margin 1.18%).
Financials: The total debt represents 16.23% of Cardinal Health assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 84.51%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 22.28% was realized by Cardinal Health.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.32. Last fiscal year, Cardinal Health paid $1.55 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.51, the P/S ratio is 0.21 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.87. The dividend yield amounts to 2.28%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Cardinal Health (CAH) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Cardinal Health (CAH) |
AFLAC Incorporated -- Yield: 2.27%
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 $29.85 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 12.07, the P/S ratio is 1.41 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.74. The dividend yield amounts to 2.27%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of AFLAC Incorporated (AFL) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of AFLAC Incorporated (AFL) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of AFLAC Incorporated (AFL) |
Chubb -- Yield: 2.22%
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 $57.71 billion.Chubb’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,839.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 20.06% (the operating margin is 18.38% 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 $6.21. 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 20.33, the P/S ratio is 3.02 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.38. The dividend yield amounts to 2.22%.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Chubb (CB) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Chubb (CB) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Chubb (CB) |
Franklin Resources -- Yield: 2.02%
Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) employs 9,100 people, generates revenue of $7,948.70 million and has a net income of $2,104.70 million. The current market capitalization stands at $20.36 billion.Franklin Resources’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,129.30 million. The EBITDA margin is 39.37% (the operating margin is 37.96% and the net profit margin 26.48%).
Financials: The total debt represents 13.19% of Franklin Resources assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 18.20%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 17.27% was realized by Franklin Resources.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.71. Last fiscal year, Franklin Resources paid $0.60 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.46, the P/S ratio is 2.58 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.81. The dividend yield amounts to 2.02%.
Stock Charts:
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Franklin Resources (BEN) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Franklin Resources (BEN) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Franklin Resources (BEN) |
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| 10 Cheap Dividend Aristocrats By Forward P/E Ratio (click to enlarge) |
