S&P 500 'Safer' Dividend Dog Net Gains Led By Macy's Per July Annual Broker Estimates

Actionable Conclusions (1-10): Brokers Augur Top Ten "Safer" Dividend S&P500 Stocks to Net 10.63% to 26.86% Net Gains To July, 2018
Six of the ten tops-by-yield "safer" Dividend S&P 500 dogs (shaded in the chart above) were verified as being among the Top ten gainers for the coming year based on analyst 1 year target prices. Thus, the dog strategy for this group as graded by analyst estimates for July proved 60% accurate.
Ten probable profit generating trades were culled by YCharts analytics for 2018 were:
Macy's (M) netted $346.70 based on dividends plus a median target price estimate from twenty-three analysts less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 16% less than the market as a whole.
Seagate Technology (STX) netted $223.03 based on a median target price estimate from thirty analysts, plus projected annual dividends less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 73% more than the market as a whole.
The AES Corporation (AES) netted $203.03 based on a median target price set by eleven analysts, plus estimated dividends less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 21% more than the market as a whole.
Target (TGT) netted $201.20 based on estimates from twenty-six analysts plus dividends less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 40% less than the market as a whole.
Intel (INTC) netted $180.30,... Read more