20 Best Performing Dividend Stocks Year-To-Date 2016

The start in the year was not as perfect as we have expected. At the end of last year, we saw a small bounce back to all-time highs but during the first month of the year 2016 we saw a small disaster. 

The Dow Jones is down 7.29% and the S&P 500 6.88% for the first 4 weeks of the year. Despite the bad start into the year, a dozen of stocks gained more than 10 percent. 

If this is a small signal for the rest of the year or a simple different reaction, we will see it over the next months.

Today I like to show you the 20 best performing dividend stocks since the start of the year 2016. They gained from 11.23% to 50.57% in the first 30 days of the year 2016.

Here are the best dividend stocks since the start of the year 2016...

15 Large Cap Dividend Stocks With Low Debt I Like In A Low Interest Environment

Large Cap dividend stocks with very low debt and stock beta ratios originally published at long-term-investments.blogspot.com. You know that I also cover stocks with low beta ratios, also mentioned as stocks with a lower correlation to the market.

I’ve published a long list with over 120 stocks about large capitalized stocks with safe haven characteristics. For sure, safe is nothing on an angry sea but I believe these could be some values in my screen.

Today I like to show you the lowest leveraged stocks from the safe haven large cap list with a minimum dividend payout of 1 percent.

That’s not much and the low interest environment also keeps the capital and interest income of the corporates at a low level but I think it’s much easier to boost growth and increase future dividends for a low debt corporation than it would be for a high leveraged company.

Fifteen stocks fulfilled these criteria of which six have a current buy or better rating.

17 Cheap Large Cap Dividend Contenders Close To New 52-Week Highs

Cheaply valuated dividend growth stocks close to new 52-Week-Highs originally published at long-term-investments.blogspot.com. I published recently a small article about Large Cap stocks close to new one-year highs with a single P/E.

The idea behind is that there could be more room for a higher stock price due to the low valuation and the break-out signal. I know that this kind of method is more technically but it should give you some new ideas from a different perspective of the capital market.

Today I would like to screen my dividend income growth stock database by shares with 10 to 25 years of consecutive dividend growth that are 5 percent or less away from new one-year highs. In addition, the earnings income multiple for the next year should be under 15 and the market capitalization over USD 10 billion.

Only 17 stocks fulfilled these criteria of which ten are currently recommended to buy.

20 Cheap Dividend Contenders With Real Low Debt Figures

Dividend Contenders with low debt and cheap price ratios originally published at long-term-investments.blogspot.com. Dividend Contenders have raised their dividend payments over 10 years in a row but not more than 25 consecutive years. There are over 200 stocks with such an impressive dividend growth history but not all of them are really good. Every stock has a something that an investor loves and hates. The perfect stock does not exist.

Today I would like to screen the Dividend Contenders category by cheap stocks (forward P/E below 15) with the lowest debt ratios. For passive investors, it's very important to own low leveraged growth stocks because they can expect further dividend hikes. If you purchase them at reasonable prices, you can increase the possibility for a good return.

Twelve of the 20 cheap Contenders with very low debt to equity ratios have a buy or better rating and four yield over three percent. Many insurer and banks are on the list. The financial sector is very strong.

16 Top Dividend Contenders From Abroad

Foreign Dividend Contenders originally published at "long-term-investments.blogspot.com". Everybody seeks for great opportunities on the stock market. If your equity base is not big enough in your home country, you need to look abroad for investment opportunities.

Today I like to show you all foreign Dividend Contenders (stocks with a dividend hike history between 10-25 years) with an U.S. Listing. 16 stocks fulfilled my criteria of which one is a High-Yield and nine are currently recommended to buy.

20 Biggest Foreign Dividend Growth Stocks

Large capitalized dividend growth stocks from foreign countries originally published at "long-term-investments.blogspot.com". Europe is still on fire. The economy is in a triple dip recession and the European member states cut spending. The unemployment is high but every economic depression could be a solid basis for future engagements in the stock market. Today I like to scout for some dividend growth opportunities outside the United States.

I screened my database of stocks with a consecutive dividend increase of at least five years by foreign stocks. Around 35 (approx. 8 percent) of them have headquarters abroad. Below is a small list of the 20 biggest results. 11 of them are currently recommended to buy. Canada is the most represented country in the screen.

12 Safe Dividend Contenders With Low P/E Multiples

Dividend Contenders with low P/E and beta ratios originally published at "long-term-investments.blogspot.com". Safety and growth is a good combination but hard to find. 

Safe stocks don’t exist because with your shares you are a part of the business and must carry all fluctuations. But there are more or less risky businesses.

Growth is your wealth driver. A growing business is a good business and makes you richer when your company employs more people and generates higher sales and incomes over a couple of years. 

In order to realize a return you must care about the current price ratios. The price you pay for growth should be acceptable in order to make a good return. Normally you have to pay a higher P/E with bigger growth expectations.

Today I try to combine all three factors: Growth, Bargains and Safeness. I like to screen dividend growth stocks with 10 to 25 years of consecutive dividend growth by low P/E and beta ratios: The P/E should be under 15 and the beta ratio must below 0.5.

Twelve stocks fulfilled the mentioned criteria of which three have a buy or better rating. Insurer, banks and telecom stocks are main contributors to the screen. Somehow strange - How banks fundamentals have changed over the recent years. They show low debt figures and good dividends but the banks in my screen are very low capitalized and have a greater risk.

16 Really Cheap International Dividend Achievers

Bargains from the International Dividend Achievers Index originally published at "long-term-investments.blogspot.com". If you like to make money with dividend stocks or you are a dividend growth investor, you should have a quiet overview of the best dividend paying stocks from abroad.

Sure, I know that you can enumerate all Dividend Achievers from the United States. Those stocks have raised their dividends over a period of more than 10 consecutive years. But if you should do the same with European stocks, you would fail.

What is different compared to U.S. Dividend Achievers? The effort in dividend growth is lighter. Stocks need to increase dividends uninterrupted over 5 years or more. In additon, the stocks must be incorporated outside the U.S. but must be listed on a U.S. or U.K. Stock Exchange.

Why is dividend investing so important? I am a private trader and made most of my wealth through trading of high-quality dividend growth stocks. Over the recent 10 years, around 1/3 of my performance was made with dividend payments.

Today I try to find some really cheap stocks below the International Dividend Achievers Index. The forward P/E should be under 10. Only 16 of 51 stocks meet these criteria. Eleven of them are currently recommended to buy.