S&P MidCap 400 'Safer' Dividend Dogs Chase HNI Corp. August One-Year Gains

Actionable Conclusions (1-10): Brokers Believe Top Ten "Safer" Dividend S&P MidCap 400 Stocks May Net 13.59% to 46.38% Gains To August, 2018 Four of the ten top yield "safer" Dividend S&P MidCap400 dogs (shaded in the list 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 this month proved 40% accurate.
Ten probable profit generating trades were culled by YCharts analytics for 2018:
HNI Corporation (HNI) netted $463.78 based on a median target estimate from four analysts, plus dividends, less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 40% more than the market as a whole.
CoreCivic (CXW) netted $331.52 based on dividends plus a median target price estimate from four analysts less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 8% less than the market as a whole.
Cinemark Holdings (CNK) netted $254.30, based on dividends plus a target price estimate from fifteen analysts, minus broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 3% more than the market as a whole.
PacWest Banc (PACW) netted $205.11 based on a median target price estimate from twelve analysts, plus projected annual dividends less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 58% greater than the market as a whole.
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