4 Dividend Aristocrat Buys For February

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Summary

  • "Dividend Aristocrats in the S&P 500 Index have raised their annual payouts every year for at least 25 consecutive years." - Kiplinger.com/Investing.
  • By yield, VFC topped all Aristocrats. Top-ten yields from TROW, ESS, FRT, AMCR, ABBV, O, IBM, MMM, WBA, & VFC, averaged 4.38%.
  • Aristocrats top ten, by broker-estimated target-price upsides, WMT, KO, CVX, SYY, GD, CB, APD, ROP, ADM, and NEE, averaged 16.41%.
  • $5K invested February 3 in the five top-yield, lowest-priced, Dogs of the Aristocrats showed 29.12% more net-gain than from $5K invested in all top ten. Little (lower-priced) equities led the February S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats by near three lengths.
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As supplement to this article, please note that Kiplinger's has published an on-line slide-show detailing the latest 2023 68 S&P Dividend Aristocrats. The article, entitled 67 Best Dividend Stocks You Can Count On, is by Dan

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