A List Of All Recent Dividend Growth Stocks

A stock with a high yield doesn’t mean much if the dividend is cut or eliminated, and the stock price declines significantly.

Sometimes it is desirable to accept higher risk for a higher yield. Other times we may be accepting higher risk and are not being adequately compensated for the additional risk.

One measure of dividend sustainability is the ability of management to consistently raise their dividends each year. A first step is to observe all dividend growth stocks at a time when the raise is announced.

Below are all companies raising the dividend over the past week:

17 Stocks With Strong Balance Sheets And Growing Dividends

It's better to put money into stocks with growing dividends and strong balance sheets and a solid outlook. For sure you should not expect high rolling returns at triple digit rates but over decades you can expect to grow your invesment.

Stressed assets look like big bargains but you have a face a much bigger risk. Today I would like to focus on those stocks that offer less riks due to a strong balance sheet.

Stong balance sheets have many stocks. Some got a fresh capital injection and swim in cash but their business is cyclic and loses money. Those stocks are not the kind of investment I'm looking for.

In today's screen I've focused on stocks with a 10 year consecutive dividend growth. It's a strong indicator for a stable business.

Here are the best yielding results...

A Solid Portfolio Of Stocks With A Strong Balance Sheet

A Solid Portfolio Of Stocks With A Strong Balance Sheet (click to enlarge)
Source: Goldman Sachs, MarketWatch

19 Nearly Debt-Free Dividend Achievers To Consider When Interest Rates Rise

Recently I began looking for dividend paying companies that carried no debt (or very little) on their books.

Not every company that I found would fit into my portfolio but several have found a place on my watch list and could prove to be quality investments over a long time period.

A company may have no debt for many reasons, not all are a positive for an investor. From an investor's stand point right away we see the benefit of a company having no debt because if you choose to invest in that company you are not incurring any share of their debt.

By remaining skeptical and cautious we must ask ourselves how they came to have no debt. It could be that their products sell so well they generate enough revenue to cover all their expenses.

On the other end of the spectrum it could be that the company is doing so poorly that nobody is willing to lend them money.

In no way am I saying that debt is bad for a company, or even an individual. Debt can be a tax advantage for many corporations as the interest payments provide a great tax break.

Companies often also utilize debt to finance their operations rather than their equity. If companies continue to sell additional shares to finance their operations it can destroy shareholder value, especially when that money raised does not go toward improving revenue and growth.

On a broader view, companies with no debt and high amounts of cash are better positioned for higher interest rates. If interest payments go up, the company gets more money from its bank and don't need to pay higher loan rates.

Attached you will find the best dividend growth stocks that are nearly debt-free in relation to its equity. The ratio I've discovered was the debt-to-equity ratio. Each of the stocks I've researched has a very low ratio of less than 0.1.

At the end of this article, you can find the full list with more fundamentals of all 19 results. Below are the 5 best yielding stocks in detail.

Here are the results...

8 Dividend Growth-Oriented Companies With Better Prospects On Rising Rates

Yieldcos are pitched to investors as dividend growth-oriented companies which distribute predictable cash-flows to investors on tax efficient terms.

The low interest rate environment has increased the attractiveness to investors because yieldcos have promised a higher return compared with mainstream investment products.

In addition, low interest rates helped yieldcos to borrow at lower costs in order to invest in more renewable projects. An increase in interest rates would not only raise yieldcos’ borrowing costs, but it could also make them less attractive compared with other investment products. The majority of yieldcos are based in the United States and the United Kingdom, where interest rates are expected to increase over the short and medium term.

In order to anticipate a rate hike, investors should look at the debt and cash situation of a corporate. A high debt loaded stocks should get some headwinds from the finance department of the corporate. Each quarter-percent should weight on earnings and slow down earnings growth.

Attached you can find a 20 stocks which should benefit from rising rates because they own only a little amonunt of debt and serve cash on hands and bank balance.

Here are the best yielding results...

20 Nearly Debt-Free Dividend Growth Stocks

In our personal finance lives we take great caution to eliminate debt. Whether that means paying down the mortgage, eliminating student loans or paying off your credit card balance in full each month, the message is clear: debt is the opponent. 

If you get in too deep, non-trivial matters start to occur like bankruptcy and consistent worry. 

Successful corporations are a bit different. Many of the most storied names routinely carry billions of dollars of debt. 

They use debt wisely for growth or return on investment optimization.

However, I believe that it could be good to have normal or low debt ratios due to a higher flexibility in the future. Non-debt companies don't need to use human resources for debt departments.

Attached is a nice selection of 20 stocks that work with nearly debt-free ratios in relation to equity. It's a great sign for long-term orientated investors.

Here are the biggest debt-free dividend growth companies....

8 Dividend Grower With Very Low Debt Ratios

When we talk about safe dividend stocks, one criteria that makes the company more secure is cash or low debt.

The financial situation of a corporate is very essential for the future success. Only with low debt and cash on banks, a firm has enough potential to act independent. They don't need to look for new capital injections to finance growth or repay debt.

Today I like to show you those large cap stocks with a longer dividend growth history that have the lowest debt-to-equity ratio.

They have extremly low ratios of less than 0.1. Which stocks do you like?

These are the results...

Highest Yielding Dividend Stocks From Nasdaq 100

Did you notice that the Nasdaq hit the 5,000 yesterday? 

Congratulations, what a number. The Nasdaq index compromises many growth stocks, more than the Dow Jones did. 

That's also one of the reasons why the index is well-know for technology and innovation firms. 

But the technology sector isn't particularly known for finding good dividends. Indeed, many of the most exciting technology stocks don't pay a dividend at all.

Assuming they're profitable (an assumption that doesn't always hold), technology companies often funnel their cash back into their business rather than pay shareholders a dividend.

You may also like my articles related to technology dividend stocks. There are a few great ideas in it. Cash, innovations and growth are main topics.

Today I would like to celebrate the 5,000 mark by highlighting some of the highest yielding stocks from the index.

Around half of the index members pay a dividend and of them has a high yield of more than 5 percent. Attached is a list of the highest yielding top 20 stocks from the Nasdaq 100.

Here are my favorites in detail: 

18 Cool Dividend Growth Large Caps For A Hot Market

What stocks can we buy when the market hits new highs on a regular basis?

I'm really scared about the ease to trade stocks at such high levels. Markets are valuated far above 20 P/E multiples and the Dollar becomes more and more attractive for foreign investors.

When I look into my dividend stock database, I also see skyrocket price ratios. For sure there are some pretty good stocks in my sheets with deep values but normal investors don't should expect such a big growth for the near future that can justify this valuation.

Today I like to give you some ideas about good growing stocks with a solid dividend growth history and a low debt figure as well.

These are my criteria:

- Large Capitalization (+ 10 Billion USD)

- Expected EPS Growth over 10%

- P/E below 20

- Debt-To-Equity under 0.5

- Consecutive Dividend Payments over 10 years

18 stocks fulfilled my criteria. Not much but some ideas. Would I buy them? I'm not sure. I think that more and more volatility is coming into the market and this could also mean that it is possible to buy them in the near future at a cheaper price.

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High yielding stocks are old-fashioned which is also reasonable to QE programs, overseas crises and the low interest environment as well. 

These are my 4 favorite results:

These Dividend Contenders May Rise Dividends Within The Next 3 Months

Recently, I wrote about DividendChampions that may rise dividends within the next 3 months in order to keep their status as dividend grower alive.

It's fantstic to know what companies should hike it's dividends because the current yields are so low that each investor get tears in his eyes.

A potential dividend hike could lift the current dividend yield on a new level.

Today I like to introduce some Dividend Contenders with potential to hike dividends over the next quarter. As a result, I found 20 companies; nine of them yield over 3 percent.

Dividend Growth is a wonderful investing space on which I personally spend a lot of time. 

I love it to see dividends grow but it's only possible if a company grows and has low debt ratios.

These are my 6 highlights... 

15 Dividend Contenders With Over 20% Return on Equity and Return on Investment

Dividend growth stocks with very high returns on equity and returns on investment originally published at long-term-investments.blogspot.com. A solid investment delivers also solid returns over the time. Dividend growth is not the only criteria for a good investment. There are also many dividend growth stocks outside with low or negative return on investments and return on equity ratios.

Today I screened the Dividend Contenders Database by stocks with high return ratios. I fixed the 20 percent level in order to get the best results.

Only 15 companies fulfilled both, a return on equity as well as a return on investment over 20 percent. The difference between those two ratios is that the return on investment does not include the leverage effect. A corporate with high debts will automatically generate high returns on equity. The second ratio is a performance measure that looks only at the investment by dividing the investment return by the costs of the investment.

One High-Yield is below the results and 10 stocks got a buy or better rating by brokerage firms. Leverage is the key for high returns in my screen. As you might see in the attached sheet, the debt ratios are modestly high but in the end, the investor will pay a higher price for a leveraged company.

Ex-Dividend Stocks: Best Dividend Paying Shares On May 15, 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 May 15, 2013. In total, 53 stocks and preferred shares go ex dividend - of which 16 yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.22%.

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

Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
Veolia Environnement S.A.	VE	7.10B	679.50	0.75	0.19	5.74%
Royal Dutch Shell plc	RDS-B	226.27B	8.63	1.26	0.49	4.82%
AGL Resources Inc.	GAS	5.11B	17.29	1.45	1.21	4.35%
Duke Energy Corporation	DUK	50.63B	21.68	1.24	2.31	4.26%
Sonoco Products Co.	SON	3.59B	18.10	2.35	0.76	3.49%
Chevron Corporation	CVX	238.14B	9.29	1.70	1.00	3.26%
Black Hills Corporation	BKH	2.16B	22.32	1.71	1.82	3.12%
Apartment Investment & Management	AIV	4.70B	-	5.29	4.53	2.98%
Linear Technology Corp.	LLTC	8.83B	22.01	9.23	6.87	2.75%
Invesco Ltd.	IVZ	15.14B	21.82	1.85	3.53	2.64%
L-3 Communications Holdings Inc.	LLL	7.56B	10.11	1.37	0.57	2.62%
Simon Property Group Inc.	SPG	55.81B	51.71	9.62	11.21	2.56%
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers	RBA	2.16B	27.41	3.31	4.94	2.42%
BOK Financial Corporation	BOKF	4.46B	12.47	1.47	5.70	2.34%
United Technologies Corp.	UTX	87.29B	17.55	3.32	1.46	2.25%
Aqua America Inc.	WTR	4.50B	22.66	3.17	5.81	2.19%
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.	ALSN	4.34B	9.00	3.09	2.17	2.05%
The J. M. Smucker Company	SJM	11.17B	22.20	2.15	1.89	2.00%
Murphy Oil Corporation	MUR	12.02B	13.71	1.31	0.42	1.99%
Whirlpool Corp.	WHR	10.08B	18.18	2.25	0.56	1.96%

The Best Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week

I love dividends and dividend growth stocks. That’s the main reason why I make a regular screen of the latest stocks with dividend growth on my blog “long-term-investments.blogspot.com”. I believe that those companies could have a well running business and could have a better performance in the long-run. Below is a current list of companies that have announced a dividend increase within the recent week. In total, 72 stocks and funds raised dividends of which 28 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 48.60 percent.

25 of the dividend growth stocks/funds from last week are currently recommended to buy.

Best Dividend Paying Stock List As Of November 2012

Best Dividend Paying Stocks Lists By Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. Here is a current dividend list (from low-yield to high-yield paying stocks) of stocks with interesting performance and valuation figures. Stocks from that list are mid- and large caps (market capitalization of more than USD 1 billion) with double-digit long-term earnings growth rates. The companies are traded at AMEX, NYSE, NASDAQ and part of the Dow Jones, S&P 500 or Nasdaq Composite. Date of the screen is November 01, 2012. The list is selected by the following criteria and sorted by dividend yield.

Market capitalization: > 1 Billion
Price/Earnings Ratio: > 0 < 100

Dividend Yield: > 3 < 20

Return on investment: > 10 < 100

Operating Margin: > 10 < 100

10 Year Revenue Growth: > 8 < 200

10 Year EPS Growth: > 10 < 100

Twenty stocks fulfilled the above mentioned criteria of which six stocks are high-yields. The best yielding stock is the mining company Southern Copper (SCCO), which generated a fantastic growth of 26 percent yearly over the recent decade. But growth slows for the time being. Commodity prices are going down and the economy weakens. Compared to the recent results six months before, the number of constitutions falls steadily.

13 Most Profitable Dividend Contenders

Dividend Contenders With Highest Return On Investment Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Dividend Contenders are stocks with a history of rising dividend of more than 10 years in a row but less than 25 years. Stocks with such a long dividend growth history have a high reliability but which one are currently the best in terms of profitability?

I screened the 168 Dividend Contenders by the highest return on investment (ROI). Dividend Contenders are normally of higher profitability. 58 companies have a ROI over 10 percent. I observed only the highest figures. Thirteen companies have currently the highest ROI of more than 25 percent.

Here are my favorite stocks:

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Nu Skin Enterprise (NYSE:NUS) has a market capitalization of $2.74 billion. The company employs 3,420 people, generates revenues of $1,743.99 million and has a net income of $153.33 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $266.54 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 15.28 percent (operating margin 13.40 percent and the net profit margin finally 8.79 percent).


Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 13.78 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 23.78 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 29.33 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.87. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.59 in form of dividends to shareholders. 


Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.09, P/S ratio 1.55 and P/B ratio 4.65. Dividend Yield: 1.87 percent. The beta ratio is 1.26.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Nu Skin Enterpris... (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of Nu Skin Enterpris... (NUS) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Nu Skin Enterpris... (NYSE: NUS) (Click to enlarge)

Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) has a market capitalization of $87.41 billion. The company employs 32,136 people, generates revenues of $11,214.67 million and has a net income of $2,889.96 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,202.84 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 37.48 percent (operating margin 33.72 percent and the net profit margin finally 25.77 percent). 


Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 1.32 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 2.28 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 45.95 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.07. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.37 in form of dividends to shareholders. 


Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 26.23, P/S ratio 5.48 and P/B ratio 11.88. Dividend Yield: 1.85 percent. The beta ratio is 0.55.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Novo Nordisk A/S ... (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of Novo Nordisk A/S ... (NVO) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Novo Nordisk A/S ... (NYSE: NVO) (Click to enlarge)

The TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) has a market capitalization of $30.72 billion. The company employs 168,000 people, generates revenues of $23,191.46 million and has a net income of $1,496.09 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,932.76 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 12.65 percent (operating margin 10.40 percent and the net profit margin finally 6.45 percent). 


Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 9.51 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 24.54 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 47.43 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.16. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.38 in form of dividends to shareholders. 


Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.22, P/S ratio 1.33 and P/B ratio 9.67. Dividend Yield: 1.11 percent. The beta ratio is 0.57.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of The TJX Companies... (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of The TJX Companies... (TJX) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of The TJX Companies... (NYSE: TJX) (Click to enlarge)

Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) has a market capitalization of $14.55 billion. The company employs 14,900 people, generates revenues of $8,608.29 million and has a net income of $657.17 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,223.36 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 14.21 percent (operating margin 12.23 percent and the net profit margin finally 7.63 percent). 


Financial Analysis: The total debt representing 4.54 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 10.05 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 46.51 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.05. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.47 in form of dividends to shareholders. 


Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 21.17, P/S ratio 1.65 and P/B ratio 9.56. Dividend Yield: 0.89 percent. The beta ratio is 0.71.

Long-Term Stock History Chart Of Ross Stores, Inc. (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividends History of Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST) (Click to enlarge)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROST) (Click to enlarge)

Take a closer look at the full table of Dividend Contenders with the highest return on investment. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 18.45 and forward P/E ratio is 15.93. The dividend yield has a value of 2.74 percent. Price to book ratio is 6.84 and price to sales ratio 3.77. The operating margin amounts to 38.28 percent and the beta ratio is 0.99. The average stock has a ROI of 30.28 percent.

Here is the full table with some fundamentals (TTM):

13 Most Profitable Dividend Contenders (Click to enlarge)

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ARLP, UHT, BBL, BHP, LLTC, CHRW, PII, NVO, NUS, FAST, ROL, FDS, TJX, ROST

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I am long NUS. I receive no compensation to write about these specific stocks, sector or theme. I don't plan to increase or decrease positions or obligations within the next 72 hours.

For the other stocks: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. I receive no compensation to write about any specific stock, sector or theme.