Should You Avoid The 5 Lowest Yielding Dividend Aristocrats?

Dividend aristocrats (stocks in the S&P 500 with more than 25 years of dividend increases) are great places for solid dividends. Not all aristocrats are created equal. Some of the longest dividend increase streaks are by companies that have dividend yields less than the S&P 500 average yield and well below the long-term inflation rate. So should investors continue to hold these stocks against the backdrop of an average dividend yield on the S&P 500 of 1.9% or look for income investments elsewhere? First on the list is The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW). The company has recorded 79 straight years of dividend increases and its dividend yield is around 1.1%. The company has extremely strong brands and wide ranging distribution and shareholders have done well in the past five years being rewarded with a 240% run up in the stock's price. For the first quarter of 2014, consolidated revenues... Read more