The Best Dividend Growers, Part 14: Baxter International And Johnson & Johnson
Published May 24, 2014 on Seeking Alpha

Overview In this series of articles, I will be identifying which stocks for various S&P industries are best suitable for income investors, based on dividend growth and yield. For Part 14, I will be taking a look at Health Care Equipment & Services stocks. These stocks include: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Agilent Technologies (A) C.R. Bard (BCR) Baxter International (BAX) Becton Dickinson (BDX) Boston Scientific (BSX) CareFusion (CFN) Covidien (COV) Edwards Lifesciences (EW) Hospira (HSP) Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Medtronic (MDT) PerkinElmer (PKI) St. Jude Medical (STJ) Stryker (SYK) Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) Varian Medical Systems (VAR) Zimmer Holdings (ZMH) The following stocks currently do not pay a dividend: Boston Scientific, CareFusion, Edwards Lifesciences, Hospira, Intuitive Surgical, and Varian Medical Systems. When ranking the dividend paying stocks by yield, the order is as follows: Baxter International - 2.79% Johnson & Johnson - 2.77% Abbott Laboratories - 2.21% Becton... Read more