5 Buy Rated Dividend Stocks With Fast Rising Payment Outputs

The U.S. interest rates are at historic lows and, at best, only modest interest rate increases can be expected next year. As such, there is hardly any option for income investors. 

With Bonds and Treasury bills yielding less than 2% over a 1-5 year time horizon, stocks with assured dividend growth are perhaps one of the few bright spots for investors. 

As even the most imprudent investor knows, dividend stocks are historically less volatile than non-dividend stocks and are proven outperformers over the long term. 

These stocks are a safe bet to create wealth as dividends generally act as a hedge against economic uncertainty. Moreover, these stocks provide downside protection by offering sizable yields on a regular basis. 

A lot of investors consider dividend-paying companies as "boring." Weighed against the high-flying small cap companies, whose volatility seems to excite them, dividend-paying stocks are typically more mature and conventional. Although this may be uninteresting for some, the combination of a consistent dividend payout and dividend growth can be something to get excited about.

Below I've attached some good looking stocks that have grown dividends in the recent 5 years by more than 35 percent and having a current strong buy or buy rating.

Here are the results:

82 Shareholder Friendly Stocks of the Week

Below are the top dividend growth stocks and share buyback companies of the week. On the list are some pretty good yielding stocks. Big names like Starbucks, Emerson Electric or Honeywell.

AIG, Motorola and Royal Caribbean Cruises are the biggest stocks with a fresh buyback announcement during the past week.

Cheap is a question of growth. A faster growing company can be higher valuated. Only 17 of the stocks have a forward P/E of less than 15.

The 7 Top Dividend Growth Stocks Of the past Week are...

10 Stocks Giving Investors More Money

I'm a passionate dividend investor and I also like to see my dividends growing. For sure, dividend growth is no safe bet or a strategy that makes you quick rich but it can deliver a solid return.

I've build a database with dividend growth stocks and stocks that have announced a share buyback program in order to monitor potential investment opportunities.

Each day and week, I sit down and watch that list and switch stock by stock with hopes to find the next ten-bagger that could generate millions for my portfolio.

Below is an overview of the latest dividend grower. Those stocks have raised dividends within the past week. This time, only 10 companies hiked their payments to shareholders.

The biggest fish in the pool was Philip Morris, followed by American Tower and Yum! Brands.

Big is beautiful but they also have a high debt burden in common.

Which stocks do you like?

Ex-Dividend Stocks: Best Dividend Paying Shares On September 20, 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.

In total, 9 stocks go ex dividend - of which 2 yield more than 3 percent. Here is a full list of all stocks with ex-dividend date within the current week.

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

Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
CYS Investments Inc	CYS	1.48B	-	0.83	4.75	15.96%
Piedmont Natural Gas Co. Inc.	PNY	2.54B	18.05	2.10	2.02	3.69%
KAR Auction Services, Inc.	KAR	3.86B	37.44	2.64	1.87	2.71%
Vina Concha y Toro S.A.	VCO	1.37B	28.00	1.65	1.53	2.56%
Omnicom Group Inc.	OMC	17.02B	17.71	5.57	1.18	2.42%
QAD Inc.	QADA	216.46M	55.92	3.75	0.85	2.16%
Allied World Assurance Company	AWH	3.35B	10.51	0.99	1.55	2.05%
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.	RCL	8.84B	118.50	1.06	1.13	1.19%
PulteGroup, Inc.	PHM	6.91B	23.59	2.97	1.30	1.12%

15 Stocks With Latest Dividend Growth

Stocks with dividend hikes from last week originally published at long-term-investments.blogspot.com. Only 15 stocks announced last week to hike dividends. The average dividend growth amounts to 26.37 percent.

Two big names are on the list. They are Philip Morris and Franklin Resources. The biggest dividend increases come from Axiall, Royal Caribbean and Sasol. All three plan to double or more dividends.

It’s good to see that the dividend growth goes into a next round. Dividend growth shows that the management team is optimistic about the company’s future and they like to give money back to shareholders they don’t need in this environment.

The Biggest Ex-Dividend Stocks On September 21, 2012

The Best And Biggest Ex-Dividend Stocks Researched By Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. 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-dividend date on the next trading day.

A full list of all stocks with ex-dividend date can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks on September 21, 2012. In total, 7 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend - of which 4 yield more than 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.24%.

Here is the sheet of the best yielding Ex-Dividend stocks:

Company	Ticker	Mcap	P/E	P/B	P/S	Yield
One Liberty Properties	OLP	290.47M	22.53	1.28	6.32	6.73%
Pembina Pipeline	PBA	8.25B	29.16	1.87	3.78	5.72%
Portland General Electric	POR	2.06B	15.69	1.21	1.14	3.96%
Iron Mountain	IRM	5.78B	32.05	4.66	1.92	3.21%
Kimball International	KBALB	352.93M	40.97	1.25	0.31	1.57%
Royal Caribbean Cruises	RCL	6.81B	14.27	0.82	0.88	1.54%
HollyFrontier	HFC	8.25B	5.72	1.55	0.42	1.48%

The Best Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week (September 10 – September 16, 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, 11 stocks and funds raised dividends of which 6 have a dividend growth of more than 10 percent. The average dividend growth amounts to 19.85 percent. Exactly four stocks have a yield over three percent and six are currently recommended to buy.

The Best Dividends On May 18, 2012

Here is a current overview of the best yielding stocks with a market capitalization over USD 300 million that have their ex-dividend date on the next trading day. If your broker settles your trade today, you will receive the next dividend. A full list of all stocks with ex-dividend date can be found here: Ex-Dividend Stocks May 18, 2012. In total, 12 stocks and preferred shares go ex-dividend of which 6 yielding above 3 percent. The average yield amounts to 3.44 percent.