Dividend Growth Stocks Of The Past Week - Full Compilation List

20 Attactive Low Volatility Consumer Goods Stocks

When I'm thinking about how to arrange a portfolio, I think there is a uniquely human aspect to the process.

The ideal dividend portfolio depends on the risk factors an investor feels comfortable accepting. 

After the year is over, any investor can easily see which companies delivered the best returns, but when the period is starting, the goal is for an investor is to be carrying a portfolio that meets their individual objectives.

This piece is going to focus on the dividend champions of the consumer staples sector.

Given the relatively high valuation of the market, I believe it is more rational to focus investments on sectors with less volatility in their ability to generate sales.

Attached you will find a compilation of stocks from the consumer goods sector with solid yields, modest growth predictions and low beta ratios.

These are my favorites...

Ex-Dividend Stocks: Best Dividend Paying Shares On April 10, 2013

The best yielding and biggest ex-dividend stocks researched by ”long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. Dividend Investors should have a quiet overview of stocks with upcoming ex dividend dates.

The ex dividend date is the final date on which the new stock buyer couldn’t receive the next dividend. If you like to receive the dividend, you need to buy the stock before the ex dividend date. I made a little screen of the best yielding stocks with a higher capitalization that have their ex date on the next trading day.

A full list of all stocks with payment dates can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks April 10, 2013. In total, 14 stocks and preferred shares go ex dividend - of which 2 yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.52%.

Here is the sheet of the best yielding, higher capitalized ex-dividend stocks:

Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
MFA Financial, Inc.	MFA	3.39B	11.40	1.02	6.80	9.30%
General Dynamics Corp.	GD	24.46B	-	2.15	0.78	3.24%
Sasol Ltd.	SSL	28.40B	11.01	1.96	1.51	2.40%
WD-40 Company	WDFC	829.76M	21.45	4.47	2.35	2.33%
Methode Electronics Inc.	MEI	488.82M	13.74	1.73	0.98	2.12%
Accenture plc	ACN	53.13B	19.48	9.12	1.78	2.12%
Yum! Brands, Inc.	YUM	30.35B	19.92	14.12	2.23	1.99%
Center Bancorp Inc.	CNBC	199.47M	11.62	1.24	3.61	1.80%
Patterson Companies Inc.	PDCO	3.96B	18.74	3.00	1.10	1.72%
Shoe Carnival Inc.	SCVL	417.18M	14.18	1.34	0.50	1.18%
Compania Cervecerias Unidas	CCU	5.18B	18.06	4.96	2.42	1.02%
Whole Foods Market, Inc.	WFM	15.52B	31.60	4.38	1.28	0.96%
Morningstar Inc.	MORN	3.13B	32.06	4.31	4.75	0.74%
Roper Industries Inc.	ROP	12.19B	25.42	3.30	4.07	0.54%

Best Dividend Paying Ex-Dividend Shares On January 09, 2013

The best yielding and biggest ex-dividend stocks researched by ”long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. Dividend Investors should have a quiet overview of stocks with upcoming ex dividend dates.

The ex dividend date is the final date on which the new stock buyer couldn’t receive the next dividend. If you like to receive the dividend, you need to buy the stock before the ex dividend date. I made a little screen of the best yielding stocks with a higher capitalization that have their ex date on the next trading day.

A full list of all stocks with payment dates can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks January 09, 2013. In total, 08 stocks and preferred shares go ex dividend - of which 2 yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 2.37%.

Here is the sheet of the best yielding ex-dividend stocks:

Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
A. H. Belo Corporation	AHC	111.44M	253.50	0.96	0.25	4.73%
Waddell & Reed Financial Inc.	WDR	3.12B	17.38	5.50	2.73	3.07%
Bank of Kentucky Financial	BKYF	190.26M	10.75	1.14	3.03	2.67%
Quest Diagnostics Inc.	DGX	9.19B	13.44	2.20	1.21	2.08%
Yum! Brands, Inc.	YUM	30.67B	19.97	13.97	2.26	1.97%
IDEX Corporation	IEX	4.00B	19.81	2.49	2.06	1.65%
Compania Cervecerias Unidas	CCU	2.01B	17.71	4.87	0.95	1.55%
Pathfinder Bancorp Inc.	PBHC	27.59M	14.62	0.77	1.48	1.14%