S&P 500 'Safer' Dividend Dog Net Gains Led By Navient Per August One-Year Broker Estimates

Actionable Conclusions (1-10): Brokers Believe Top Ten "Safer" Dividend S&P500 Stocks Will Net 12.28% to 28.28% Net Gains To August, 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:
Navient Corporation (NAVI) netted $282.86 based on a median target price set by nine analysts, plus estimated dividends less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 140% more than the market as a whole.
Macy's (M) netted $281.390 based on dividends plus a median target price estimate from twenty-four 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 $178.28 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 69% more than the market as a whole.
Williams Companies (WMB) netted $171.78 based on estimates from nineteen analysts plus dividends less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 38% more than the market as a whole.
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