12 High Ranked, High Yield Dividend Growth Stocks

When considering a dividend stock, yield is often the first number we consider. While yield is an essential component of any dividend stock, dividend growth and the sustainability of dividends should also be high priorities when selecting dividend stocks.Recently I have been spending a substantial amount of time focusing on stocks exclusively on the Dividend Champion list as well as my high yield/high momentum trading strategy, which will be updated tomorrow here. While stocks with 25 years of raising dividends (as in the case of Dividend Champions) is a great place to start any research, it is possible to find quality high yield dividend growth stocks elsewhere.Using Stockscreen123 I started with the entire universe of stocks excluding over-the-counter, I ran the following screen to generate a list of 12 potential high yield, dividend growth stocks. Stocks must have a yield greater than 2.5%. While 2.5% is a relatively.... Read more