Best Yielding LargeCap Healthcare Stocks

Please find below a list of the top yielding dividend stocks from the healthcare sector.

Ticker	Company	P/E	Fwd P/E	P/S	P/B	Dividend	Get the PDF via Mail…
GSK	GlaxoSmithKline plc	27.82	13.48	2.58	20.59	5.40%	Stock Report of GSK
BDXA	Becton, Dickinson and Company	25.79	-	0.97	0.79	4.86%	Stock Report of BDXA
SNY	Sanofi American Depositary Shar	27.82	11.72	2.61	1.59	4.31%	Stock Report of SNY
ABBV	AbbVie Inc.	22.28	10.74	4.93	42.96	4.01%	Stock Report of ABBV
TEVA	Teva Pharmaceutical Industries	-	7.96	1.14	1.53	3.78%	Stock Report of TEVA
NVS	Novartis AG	13.99	14.73	4.04	2.49	3.63%	Stock Report of NVS
AZN	AstraZeneca PLC	36.91	20.91	4.47	7.89	3.56%	Stock Report of AZN
PFE	Pfizer Inc.	20.8	13.28	4.58	3.47	3.32%	Stock Report of PFE
GILD	Gilead Sciences, Inc.	13.11	11.66	4.3	4.87	2.97%	Stock Report of GILD
MRK	Merck & Co., Inc.	45.35	14.43	4.32	5.29	2.91%	Stock Report of MRK
CVS	CVS Health Corporation	13.69	9.45	0.38	1.81	2.90%	Stock Report of CVS
JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	23.86	15.26	4.37	5.58	2.75%	Stock Report of JNJ
NVO	Novo Nordisk A/S	19.19	18.08	5.14	16.62	2.73%	Stock Report of NVO
AMGN	Amgen Inc.	16.18	13.42	5.5	8.55	2.72%	Stock Report of AMGN
BMY	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	29.46	15.45	4.52	7.87	2.70%	Stock Report of BMY
MDT	Medtronic plc	22.25	16.32	4.1	2.42	2.21%	Stock Report of MDT
LLY	Eli Lilly and Company	60.86	17.83	4.51	9.11	2.20%	Stock Report of LLY
GRFS	Grifols, S.A.	36.73	14.94	2.87	6.62	2.20%	Stock Report of GRFS
SNN	Smith & Nephew plc	20.57	17.07	3.15	3.31	1.99%	Stock Report of SNN
DGX	Quest Diagnostics Incorporated	22.03	15.45	1.9	2.83	1.84%	Stock Report of DGX

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Dividend Growth Stocks Of The Week

10 Dividend Stocks For A Rate Rise

Recent economic data could cause the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. When this will happen is anybody's guess. 

When it does happens, however, stocks with big valuations could see a lot more volatility.

In building a portfolio or planning for retirement, we need to be ready. Here are some options.

This group of safe dividend stocks won't necessarily impress you with their dividend yields, but they offer attractive value. The key is their low payout ratios and rapid dividend growth.

If and when interest rates increase, these 10 dividend stocks could be a reasonably safe place to be.

Here are the results....

17 Best Healthcare Dividend Growth Picks Of The Past 20 Years

The healthcare sector should be an important part of every dividend investor's portfolio. Healthcare spending as a portion of GDP in OECD countries is expected to rise steadily over the coming decades. In East Asia, healthcare spending will also rise relative to GDP, given the steep drop in fertility in that region over the last 20 years.

An aging population is a very long-lived, secular trend, and so many well-positioned healthcare businesses have steady growth prospects as far out as the eye can see. Luckily for income investors, the healthcare sector includes many businesses that are stable, dividend-minded and have good balance sheets.

Today, I like to introduce a few of the best dividend growth stocks from the healthcare sector. You might have some great names in your mind, like Johnson & Johnson or Medtronic.

For me, the medical equipment industry is a great way to invest into the future. Pharmacy is also a great but they are more cyclic and threaten by biotech. Those get also pressure from bio-similars.

There is no guarantee for a good return in the future but I feel confident to own some of the best names in the sector.

These are the best Healthcare dividend growth picks of the past 20 years. Which stocks do you like?

20 Healthcare Dividend Stocks Each Investor Must Love

Buying and holding dividend-paying stocks has proven to be a terrific strategy for long-term investors. Companies with the ability to raise their dividends over time can become reliable sources of income for shareholders.

The healthcare industry can be a great place to find dividend-paying companies since healthcare spending tends to be recession-resistant. This allows companies with strong competitive positions to continue to pay out strong dividends, even if the economy takes a turn for the worse.

I've compiled some of the 20 most attractive dividend stocks from the sector in one sheet.

Here are the 5 best picks from the sector by yield...more in the attached sheet....

19 Safe And Top Yielding Stock Ideas From Abroad

When I discover the news about stock markets, I can see a big trend of money which is moving into the U.S. investing space.

P/E multiples are rising and the dollar is gaining nearly on a daily basis but this trend should not work for years, it’s a technical driven reaction.

What I see is that more and more investors look oversea for new investment targets. Europe is one of the favorite investment areas if you believe that the problem of the 28 nation currency is recovering and the economy gets more grips.

Today I like to show you the best ADR dividend stocks on the American Capital market with a solid earnings growth prediction.

You also may like: 41 UK Dividend Growth Kings You Must Know

These are my criteria:

- U.S. listed stock with headquarter abroad (ADR)

- Large capitalized stock

- Expected 5-year earnings growth over 5 percent yearly

- Low forward P/E (under 20)

- Dividend over 2 percent

- Low Volatility

19 stocks fulfilled these ambitious criteria of which one stock has a double-digit dividend yield. These are my 5 favorites from the screen.

Believe me, there are a lot more top stocks but not all are included in my screening criteria because of the ADR restriction. You can also check out my latest articles about foreign dividend stocks.

My 5 top results from the screen are…

41 UK Dividend Growth Kings You Must Know

Recently, I stumbled on Twitter and found an interesting tweet about a UK stock that has hiked currently its dividend. 

As you might know, I love stocks that increase dividends, not because I'm an event driven investor, but because I love it to see that the company has a good running operational business and wants to share its success with their shareholders.

The tweet came from a Guy named @UKDividendKings. I check out his site and saw his impressing work. He compiled all stocks from the FTSE 350 with more than 10 consecutive years of dividend growth in a list. 

These are his detailed criteria:

- FTSE 350 member (excluding Trusts)

- £1bn+ market cap

- Minimum of 10 years consecutive, unbroken dividend raises – no cuts, no holding static

41 UK-Dividend Kings

UK Dividend Kings (Click to Enlarge);
Source: http://ukdividendkings.com/list

For sure, I never thought that there were so many companies with a long history of consecutive dividend growth. I knew that the American market offers around 500 or a few companies but 41 in the UK?

Well, back to the list, I love the overview with dividend cover ratio and picked a few companies that I personally like or I often hear from. 

Tesco is not on the list but pays one of the highest yields but the market rumors that Tesco will cut future dividends. There are also rumours about Vodafone's dividend safeness. 

The list shows a dividend cover ratio of 1.59.

Stocks are not cheap

Everybody tells it and it's somehow true: stocks aren't cheap for the moment. With P/E's above 20 or more, the market is definitely highly valuated.

My favorite UK-Dividend Kings are... 

Vodafone Group (NASDAQ:VOD) has a market capitalization of $89.62 billion. The company employs 92,812 people, generates revenue of $63.711 billion and has a net income of $18.794 billion. Vodafone Group’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $18.477 billion. The EBITDA margin is 29.00 percent (the operating margin is -10.20 percent and the net profit margin 29.50 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 20.82 percent of Vodafone Group’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 35.82 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 15.67 percent was realized by Vodafone Group. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $6.98. Last fiscal year, Vodafone Group paid $2.32 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 4.78, the P/S ratio is 1.41 and the P/B ratio is finally 0.75. The dividend yield amounts to 7.00 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.79.

Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Vodafone Group (VOD)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Vodafone Group (VOD)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Vodafone Group (VOD)

GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) has a market capitalization of $114.57 billion. The company employs 99,817 people, generates revenue of $44.037 billion and has a net income of $9.350 billion. GlaxoSmithKline’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $15.174 billion. The EBITDA margin is 34.46 percent (the operating margin is 27.58 percent and the net profit margin 21.23 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 43.35 percent of GlaxoSmithKline’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 260.75 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 84.96 percent was realized by GlaxoSmithKline. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.23. Last fiscal year, GlaxoSmithKline paid $2.59 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.80, the P/S ratio is 2.60 and the P/B ratio is finally 9.89. The dividend yield amounts to 5.60 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.59.

Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

British American Tobacco (NYSEMKT:BTI) has a market capitalization of $111.66 billion. The company employs 87,485 people, generates revenue of $25.354 billion and has a net income of $6.976 billion. British American Tobacco’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $10.339 billion. The EBITDA margin is 40.78 percent (the operating margin is 36.21 percent and the net profit margin 27.52 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 43.51 percent of British American Tobacco’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 176.30 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 55.35 percent was realized by British American Tobacco. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $6.80. Last fiscal year, British American Tobacco paid $8.72 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.18, the P/S ratio is 4.40 and the P/B ratio is finally 10.21. The dividend yield amounts to 4.11 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.74.

Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of British American Tobacco (BTI)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of British American Tobacco (BTI)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of British American Tobacco (BTI)

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Diageo (LON:DGE) has a market capitalization of $44.00 billion. The company employs 26,588 people, generates revenue of $10.258 billion and has a net income of $2.264 billion. Diageo’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3.738 billion. The EBITDA margin is 36.44 percent (the operating margin is 26.39 percent and the net profit margin 22.07 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 40.12 percent of Diageo’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 135.04 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 33.64 percent was realized by Diageo. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.93. Last fiscal year, Diageo paid $0.52 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.88, the P/S ratio is 4.33 and the P/B ratio is finally 6.50. The dividend yield amounts to 2.93 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.61.

Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Diageo (DGE)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Diageo (DGE)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Diageo (DGE)

Sage Group (LON:SGE) has a market capitalization of $4.30 billion. The company employs 13,242 people, generates revenue of $1.376 billion and has a net income of $47.50 million. Sage Group’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $406.10 million. The EBITDA margin is 29.51 percent (the operating margin is 13.12 percent and the net profit margin 3.45 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 24.92 percent of Sage Group’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 62.64 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 4.13 percent was realized by Sage Group. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.21. Last fiscal year, Sage Group paid $0.11 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.06, the P/S ratio is 3.13 and the P/B ratio is finally 5.08. The dividend yield amounts to 2.91 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.87.

Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Sage Group (SGE)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Sage Group (SGE)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Sage Group (SGE)

Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) has a market capitalization of $15.55 billion. The company employs 11,036 people, generates revenue of $4.351 billion and has a net income of $556.00 million. Smith & Nephew’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1.323 billion. The EBITDA margin is 30.41 percent (the operating margin is 18.62 percent and the net profit margin 12.78 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 6.72 percent of Smith & Nephew’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 9.66 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 14.02 percent was realized by Smith & Nephew. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.12. Last fiscal year, Smith & Nephew paid $1.37 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 27.90, the P/S ratio is 3.57 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.83. The dividend yield amounts to 1.58 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.87.

Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Smith & Nephew (SNN)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Smith & Nephew (SNN)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Smith & Nephew (SNN)

Associated British Foods (LON:ABF) has a market capitalization of $22.37 billion. The company employs 112,652 people, generates revenue of $13.315 billion and has a net income of $628.00 million. Associated British Foods earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1.610 billion. The EBITDA margin is 12.09 percent (the operating margin is 8.17 percent and the net profit margin 4.72 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 11.24 percent of Associated British Foods assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 18.94 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 9.76 percent was realized by Associated British Foods. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.79. Last fiscal year, Associated British Foods paid $0.32 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 35.95, the P/S ratio is 1.72 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.72. The dividend yield amounts to 1.12 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.63.

Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Associated British Foods (ABF)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Associated British Foods (ABF)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Associated British Foods (ABF)

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