16 Best Growing Dividend Paying Consumer Goods Stocks

Best Dividend Stocks From The Consumer Goods Sector Researched By “long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. Stocks from the consumer sector are important for the U.S. Economy. At the capital markets are 403 consumer goods stocks tradeable. The whole market capitalization of them amounts to USD 165.60 trillion. The average dividend yield has a value of 2.59 percent and the P/E ratio is 20.40.

In order to find the best dividend paying large cap growth stocks from the investment sector, I screened all companies with a positive dividend yield, great earnings per share growth of more than 10 percent and an operating margin over 10 percent. To get the best results in terms of low debt and high cash, the debt to equity ratio should be under one. Finally, the market capitalization should be above USD 2 billion. Sixteen consumer stocks remained of which twelve are currently recommended to buy.

The Best Dividend Paying Stocks From The S&P 500

Best Dividend Paying Stocks From The S&P 500 Index Researched By “long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is of huge importance for investors and the capital market. The index is one of the most used instruments for the asset allocation and reflects the mood at the market. The index has over USD 5.58 trillion benchmarked, with index assets comprising approximately USD 1.31 trillion of this total. The index includes 500 leading companies in leading industries of the U.S. economy, capturing 75 percent coverage of U.S. equities.

The index also captures the best dividend paying companies in the world. From 500 stocks, 401 pay great dividends and 132 yielding over three percent. I made a small screen of the best dividend paying stocks within the index. I selected stocks with a yield over two percent, an earnings per share growth for the next five years of more than ten percent yearly and an operating margin above 15 percent. In order to get companies with low debt and high potential for growth or dividend hikes, the debt to equity ratio should be under 0.5. Seventeen companies fulfilled my criteria of which thirteen have a buy or better rating.

Stocks With Fastest Dividend Growth In May 2012

Shares With Highest Dividend Growth by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of companies with fastest dividend growth compared to the previous dividend declaration. The dividend growth is often a good indicator for the financial health of a stock. Companies with a strong increase in dividends judge the future of their company rosy and they want to give money back to shareholders that they don’t need for their business.

In total, 35 companies announced a dividend growth of more than 10 percent within the recent month. The average dividend yield of the fastest dividend growth stocks from last month amounts to 3.33 percent and the dividend growth is 46.11 percent.

The Best Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week (May 14 – May 20, 2012)

Stocks With Biggest Dividend Hikes From Last Week by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current sheet of companies that have announced a dividend increase within the recent week. In total, 36 stocks and funds raised dividends of which 24 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 26.33 percent. Exactly 10 stocks have a yield over five percent and 17 are currently recommended to buy.

David Carr, Larry Coats - RS Capital Appreciation Fund Portfolio Q4/2011

David Carr, Larry Coats Q4-2011 Fund Investing Strategies By Dividend Yield – Stock Capital, Investment. Here is a current portfolio update of David Carr, Larry Coats - RS Capital Appreciation Fund – Q4-2011 portfolio movements as of Q4/2011 (December 31, 2011). In total, they have 26 stocks with a total portfolio worth of USD 107,167,000.