Ranking The Dividend Challengers, Part 8

Overview
In this series of articles, I will be ranking the Dividend Challengers of various industry sectors based on 15 different metrics. Dividend Challengers are stocks that have 5+ years of consecutive dividend growth. The stocks are part of the U.S. Dividend Champions list that is maintained by Dave Fish.
For part 8 of this series, I will be reviewing the Dividend Challengers that are in the Banking industry with a focus on Northeast Banks. These stocks include:
Ames National (Nasdaq: ATLO) Bryn Mawr Bank (Nasdaq: BMTC) Codorus Valley Bancorp (Nasdaq: CVLY) Emclaire Financial (Nasdaq: EMCF) Evans Bancorp (NYSEMKT:EVBN) Hingham Institution for Savings (Nasdaq: HIFS) Horizon Bancorp (Nasdaq: HBNC) Independent Bancorp (Nasdaq: INDB) Lakeland Bancorp (Nasdaq: LBAI) QNB (OTCPK: QNBC) Quaint Oak Bancorp (OTCQX:QNTO) Washington Trust Bancorp (Nasdaq: WASH) Webster Financial (NYSE: WBS) These stocks will be ranked based on the following 15 metrics:
Dividend Yield Dividend Growth (past five years) Payout Ratio Revenue Growth (past five years) Earnings Growth (past five years) Book Value Growth (past five years) Stock Price Appreciation (past five years) PEG ratio (trailing twelve months) Price to Free Cash Flow ratio (trailing twelve months) Return on Assets (trailing twelve months) Return on Equity (trailing twelve months) Return on Invested Capital (trailing twelve months) Earnings Yield Debt to Equity ratio (trailing twelve months) Price To Book Value Dividend Yield
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