1 Ideal Buy From 23 "Safer" April Dividend Dogs In 50 Fortune World's Most Admired Companies (FWMAC)

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Summary

  • Fortune and Korn Ferry ranked 50 Most Admired Companies, focusing on investment value, management quality, and social responsibility, with 43 paying dividends.
  • Four companies, including Pfizer and Nordstrom, have "safer" dividends, with free cash flow yields exceeding dividend yields, making them attractive to investors.
  • Analysts predict net gains of 23.65% to 105.03% for top Fortune 50 WMA companies by April 2026, with American Express leading.
  • Dividend Dogs strategy highlights undervalued stocks with high yields, suggesting potential gains from price drops or dividend increases for fair-priced investments.
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Foreword

Fortune collaborated with partner Korn Ferry on this survey of corporate reputations. It began with a universe of about 1,500 candidates: the 1,000 largest U.S. companies ranked by revenue, along with non-U.S. companies in Fortune’s Global 500 database that

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