10 Highest Rated, High Yield Dividend Champions

I write extensively on the US Dividend Champion list maintained and updated by DRIP Investing. The list is comprised of stocks which have increased their dividend payout for at least 25 consecutive years. My initial Dividend Champion articles on Scott's Investments focused on one or two company metrics, such as payout ratio, yield, or past performance. However, more recently I have begun to combine multiple metrics to create an overall quantitative ranking for stocks in the list. This article uses a simple quantitative system which combines multiple metrics to give an "overall" rank of the stocks within the February US Dividend Champion list.This ranking system combines Dividend Yield, Payout Ratio, Forward Price/Earnings, 6 month price momentum, and 1 month volatility. I required the stock be yielding at least 3% in order to qualify for inclusion. For those interested in creating a system of their own for free using Finviz... Read more