Newell 'Safer' Dividend Consumer Defensive Gains Are Far More Than Phillip Morris's Best For November

Actionable Conclusions (1-10): Analysts Expected Top Ten 'Safer' Dividend Consumer Defensive Dog Stocks To Net 4.13% to 31.5% Gains By November, 2018 Five of the ten top-yield "safer" Consumer Defensive dogs (tinted gray 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 November proved 50% accurate.
Ten probable profit generating trades illustrated by YCharts analytics for 2018 were:
Newell Brands (NWL) netted $314.99 based on dividends with a median target price estimate from 15 analysts, less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 23% less than the market as a whole.
Philip Morris Intl (PM) netted $204.24 per estimates from nineteen analysts, plus dividends less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 10% less than the market as a whole.
British American Tobacco (BTI) netted $87.25 based on three brokers median target estimates, plus projected annual dividend, less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 2% more than the market as a whole.
Target (TGT) netted $83.09 based on the median of target estimates from tenty-seven analysts, plus dividend, less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 34% less than the market as a whole.
PepsiCo (PEP) netted $69.30 based on a... Read more