Financial Services 'Safer' Dividend Big Gains By Apollo, MVC, TriplePoint, AllianceBernstein & TPG, Per Broker January Targets

Actionable Conclusions (1-10): Analysts Estimated Top Ten "Safer" Dividend Financial Services Stocks To Net 7.2% to 18.5% Gains By January, 2019 Eight of the ten top "safer" dividend Financial Services stocks (tinted gray in the chart above) were verified as being among the top ten by yield for the coming year as well as for gains based on analyst 1 year target prices. Thus the yield strategy for this group as graded by analyst estimates proved 80% accurate.
Projections based on estimated increases in dividend amounts from $1000 invested in the ten highest yielding stocks and aggregate one year analyst mean target prices as reported by Yahoo Finance created the 2018 data points in blue for dividend and green for price. Note: one year target prices from one analyst were not applied (n/a).Ten broker-augered profit-generating trades illustrated by YCharts analytics to 2019 were:
Apollo Investment (AINV) netted $184.82 based on a median target from thirteen analysts, plus projected annual dividends, less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 3% less than the market as a whole.
MVC Capital (MVC) netted $182.24 per price estimates from three analysts, plus dividends less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 33% less than the market as a whole.
TriplePoint Venture Growth (TPVG) netted $160.48 based on mean target price estimates from four analysts plus dividends less broker fees. The... Read more