5 High Yielding Dividend Stocks Increasing Dividends

According to the institutional research firm Ned Davis Research, over the last 36 years, dividend stocks have outperformed the rest of the S&P 500 by 2.5% annually, and they outperformed those that don't pay dividends by nearly 8% every year. The numbers are even more impressive when looking at companies that consistently increase their dividends. I have searched for very profitable companies that pay rich dividends and that raise their payouts significantly each year. I have elaborated a screening method which shows stock candidates following these lines. Nonetheless, the screening method should only serve as a basis for further research. The screen's formula requires all stocks to comply with all following demands: 1. Dividend yield is greater than 2.5%. 2. Annual rate of dividend growth over the past five years is greater than 15%. 3. The forward P/E is less than 12. 4. The PEG ratio is less than 1.20.... Read more