'Safer' Dividend Russell 1000 Dogs Chase CoreCivic Net Gains, Per Analyst September Targets

Actionable Conclusions (1-10): Brokers Estimated Top Ten "Safer" Dividend Russell 1000 Stock Gains At 8.76% to 31.4% Net For September 2018 Three of the ten top yield "safer" Dividend Russell 1000 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 September proved 30% accurate.
Ten probable profit-generating trades culled by YCharts analytics for September 2018 were:
CoreCivic (NYSE: CXW) netted $313.71, based on estimates from twenty-eight analysts plus dividends less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 8% less than the market as a whole.
Tahoe Resources (NYSE: TAHO) netted $313.33, based on a median target estimate from fifteen analysts, plus dividends less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 56% less than the market as a whole.
Retail Properties of America (NYSE: RPAI) netted $263.08, based on dividends plus a median target price estimate from eight analysts less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 56% less than the market as a whole.
BGC Partners (Nasdaq: BGCP) netted $200.44, based on estimates from one analyst plus dividends less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 31% more than the market as a whole.
Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) netted... Read more