Three Unsung, High-Yield Dividend Aristocrats

If you're looking for steady dividend paying stocks with a long history of paying dividends, the S&P Dividend Aristocrats is a good place to start your research. These stocks have all increased their dividends each year for the past 25 years. This week we screened the S&P Dividend Aristocrats for dividend paying stocks with low next-year PEG ratios, strong next year EPS estimates, low debt loads, attractive financial & management metrics, and low to moderate price gains over the past year. We came up with 3 prospects: Aflac (AFL), Leggett & Platt (LEG), and Lowe's (LOW). Lowe's and Leggett & Platt are plays on the consumer, via the home improvement and home furnishing categories, while Aflac sells supplemental accidental and health insurance, mainly through employers. With a 5%-plus dividend yield, LEG is listed in the Consumer Discretionary sector of our High Dividend Stocks by Sector Tables.... Read more