27 Ideal Dividends To Buy Now Per Ben Graham's Formula

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Summary

  • "Benjamin Graham Value Stocks match the criteria Benjamin Graham followed." - YCharts Value Screener.
  • These 35 Graham formula picks were screened by YCharts as of August 5, 2021 based on Graham's established criteria. 27 matched the dogcatcher ideal of dividend from $1k invested exceeding share price.
  • The 35, representing eight of eleven Morningstar sectors, pay regular dividends. Broker-targeted-top-ten Graham dividend-paying net-gainers ranged 17.86%-43.55% topped by QIWI and TAK as of 8/5/21.
  • By yield, FSK still leads the top-ten Graham formula yields from BDN, NWBI, UVV, GBDC, OCSL, RIO, ORCC, QIWI, KEN, and FSK. The ten averaged 7.99% yield. Graham top-ten by broker target price upsides from UBSI, UVV, BUSE, NTB, VALE, DGICA, BCC, FNB, TAK, and QIWI averaged 21.98%, per analyst estimates.
  • $5k invested August 5 in the five top-yield lowest-priced Graham formula stocks showed 16.64% more net-gain than from $5k invested all the top ten. Little (lower-priced) equities led the top ten August Graham formula dividend stocks.
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Foreword

While just about 20% of this collection of 35 Graham dividend stocks are too pricey to justify their skinny dividends, twenty-seven of the thirty-four by yield live up to the ideal of offering annual dividends (from a $1k

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