6 Cheap Dividend Aristocrats With A Current Buy Rating

Despite the almost constant chatter on whether the Federal Reserve raises rates this week, many top strategists on Wall Street are convinced the Fed holds off until at least December, and maybe until 2017.

While Fed Chair Janet Yellen and members of the Federal Open Market Committee may start to ramp up a more hawkish tone at the end of the year, any interest rate increases will be very patient and deliberate.

The 2016 S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats list includes 51 companies that have increased dividends (not just remained the same) for 25 years straight. Keep in mind that just because they are on this list now doesn’t mean in the future they will be forced to reduce their dividend.

Today we screened the list for cheap stocks with a Buy rating. Six stocks from the index matched our criteria.

Here are the results...

AT&T -- Yield: 4.78%

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 $244.93 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 17.30, the P/S ratio is 1.68 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.01. The dividend yield amounts to 4.78%.

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: 3.60%

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 $102.32 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 18.04, the P/S ratio is 4.51 and the P/B ratio is finally 25.82. The dividend yield amounts to 3.60%.

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)

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 $24.39 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 17.10, 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:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)

Cardinal Health -- Yield: 2.33%

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 $24.52 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 17.72, the P/S ratio is 0.20 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.78. The dividend yield amounts to 2.33%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Cardinal Health (CAH)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Cardinal Health (CAH)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Cardinal Health (CAH)

Chubb -- Yield: 2.21%

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 $57.94 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 20.16, the P/S ratio is 3.03 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.39. The dividend yield amounts to 2.21%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Chubb (CB)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Chubb (CB)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Chubb (CB)

PPG Industries -- Yield: 1.60%

PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) employs 46,600 people, generates revenue of $15,330.00 million and has a net income of $1,426.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $26.64 billion.

PPG Industries’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,667.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 17.40% (the operating margin is 12.57% and the net profit margin 9.30%).

Financials: The total debt represents 25.33% of PPG Industries assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 86.80%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 27.65% was realized by PPG Industries.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.41. Last fiscal year, PPG Industries paid $1.41 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.70, the P/S ratio is 1.74 and the P/B ratio is finally 5.37. The dividend yield amounts to 1.60%.

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