Stock Screen: Stocks With Strong Dividend Growth - Wisconsin Energy

In this screen, we turned our attention to low-Beta stocks that have good records for dividend growth. We began our search with equities whose dividends have advanced at a compound annual rate of at least 7% over the last five years. We next narrowed the list to equities with Beta coefficients below 0.7, which signals that the equity tends to be less volatile than the market as a whole. We also set a minimum dividend yield of 3.2%, which is 110 basis points (100 basis points is equivalent to one percentage point) higher than the current median for all dividend-paying stocks under our review. The nine stocks that made the final cut are listed below in alphabetical order. In general, each of these equities appears worthy of further consideration by conservative, income-oriented investors seeking to identify new candidates for their portfolios. From the stocks that... Read more