Below are 37 Dividend Achievers ranked from best performance to worst performance since 8/1/95. Each Dividend Achiever is followed by the average annual return with dividend reinvestment since 8/1/95 and the 5 year expected PEG ratio. The average annual return of SPY with dividend reinvestment since 8/1/95 was 8.63%.
1) JKHY: Jack Henry & Associates: 19.14%: PEG: 3.21
2) JJSF: J & J Snack Foods: 15.67%: PEG: 4.84
3) MSA: MSA Safety Inc.: 15.64%: PEG: 1.24
4) JBHT: JB Hunt Transportation Services: 15.48%: PEG: 1.15
5) MSFT: Microsoft: 15.23%: PEG: 1.67
6) MO: Altria: 15.06%: PEG: 1.29
7) KWR: Quaker Chemical Corp.: 15.00%: PEG: 2.44
8) LOW: Lowe's: 14.99%: PEG: 1.17
9) MGRC: McGrath Rent Corp.: 14.17%: PEG: 1.62
10) MNRO: Monro Inc.: 13.99%: PEG: 1.68
11) MKC: McCormick & Company: 12.98%: PEG: 2.50
12) LECO: Lincoln Electric Holdings: 12.83%: PEG: 1.22
13) MCHP: Microchip Technology: 12.76%: PEG: 0.98
14) MSEX: Middlesex Water Company: 12.71%: PEG: 10.96
15) LMT: Lockheed Martin: 12.55%: PEG: 0.36
16) MCD: McDonald's: 12.34%: PEG: 2.55
17) ITW: Illinois Tool Works: 11.71%: PEG: 1.49
18) MMM: 3M: 11.43%: PEG: 2.19
19) JNJ: Johnson & Johnson: 11.38%: PEG: 2.20
20) MXIM: Maxim Integrated Products: 11.01%: PEG: 1.52
21) LANC: Lancaster Colony: 10.94%: PEG: 10.23
22) MDT: Medtronic plc: 10.92%: PEG: 2.06
23) MATW: Matthews International: 10.81%: PEG: minus 1.05
24) LNN: Lindsay Corp.: 10.75%: PEG: 1.32
25) LNT: Alliant Energy: 10.05%: PEG: 2.80
26) MDU: MDU Resources Group: 9.77%: PEG: 2.57
27) KR: Kroger: 9.58%: PEG: 2.44%
28) MCY: Mercury General Corp.: 9.04%: PEG: 0.61
29) MGEE: MGE Energy: 8.92%: PEG: Unknown
30) LEG: Leggett & Platt: 8.78%: PEG: 2.65
31) IBM: International Business Machines: 8.78%: PEG: 10.03
32) MCK: McKesson Corp.: 8.67%: PEG: 1.59
33) KMB: Kimberly-Clark: 8.64%: PEG: 5.62
34: MDP: Meredith Corp: 8.27%: PEG: 0.69
35: KO: Coca-Cola: 7.03%: PEG: 3.42
36) IFF: International Flavors & Fragrances: 6.76%: PEG: 2.27
37) K: Kellogg Co.: 5.02%: PEG: 4.00
Listed below are 7 more Dividend Achievers. Followed by the average annual return with dividend reinvestment from specific dates and the 5 year expected PEG ratio. The average annual return of SPY with dividend reinvestment from those dates is also included.
1) MMP: Magellan Midstream Partners: 19.04% since 3/19/01: PEG: 1.52 SPY: 6.53%
2) LLL: L3 Technologies: 15.68% since 5/19/98: PEG: 1.13 SPY: 6.05%
3) ITT: ITT Inc.: 13.70% since 12/18/95: PEG: 2.02: SPY: 8.36%
4) MSM: MSC Industrial Direct: 10.28% since 12/15/95: PEG: 1.24: SPY: 8.29%
5) LAZ: Lazard Ltd: 6.78% since 5/5/05: PEG: 2.03: SPY: 8.12%
6) ISCA: International Speedway Corp.: 3.85% since 3/10/97: PEG: 2.60 SPY: 7.31%
7) IVZ: Invesco Ltd: minus 0.17% since 8/25/95: PEG: 2.31: SPY: 8.63%
The 6 stocks that interest me most from this group are:
1) Jack Henry & Associates
2) Magellan Midstream Partners
3) L3 Technologies
4) J & J Snack Foods
5) JB Hunt Transportation Services
6) Microsoft
I plan to do further research on the above 6 stocks.
Disclosure: I am/we are long MO, MDT.
Additional disclosure: I am not an investment professional. Please do your own due diligence. This blog should not be viewed as a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any particular stock. All information is deemed reliable, but not guaranteed.
