Buy 9 Sustainable Dividend Dogs From Barron's August 100

Summary

• Calvert Research and Management evaluated 1,000 large companies on 230 ESG indicators to rank the top 100 most sustainable companies for Barron's annual list.
• Nine dividend-paying ESG companies, including NextEra Energy and Franklin Resources, offer dividends exceeding their share prices, signaling potential buy opportunities.
• Analysts predict net gains of 13.52% to 39.01% for the top ten ESG stocks by September 2025, with Intel and Estee Lauder among the top gainers.
• The "Dividend Dogs" strategy highlights high-yield stocks with reliable dividends, offering a unique market sentiment gauge and potential for significant returns.
• $5k invested in the lowest-priced five of ten top-yield Sustainable companies showed 23.87% more net gain than from $5k invested in all ten per September 12 data.
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Analyst’s Disclosure:I/we have a beneficial long position in the shares of INTC either through stock ownership, options, or other derivatives. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.