Plug Into Dividends From These 7 Growing Utilities

In light of low bond yields and the threat of interest rate risk, investing in dividends companies is attractive because of higher present yields and the opportunity for dividend growth. Income investors searching for growing dividends could benefit by adding utility companies to their portfolios. The following dividend paying stocks were screened for their long term performance. Each of the following utility stocks pays a dividend in excess of the 10-year Treasury yield and had over a 5% average annual increase in dividend payments over the past 10 years. Thus, each of these dividend stocks pays more than Treasuries and has a long-term trend of dividend growth, which is better than the static interest payments on fixed-rate treasuries. Price multiples, dividend histories, and return of equity histories are provided below: Avista Corp. (AVA) recently traded at $25.10 per share. At this price level, the stock has a 4.4% dividend yield.... Read more