'Safer' Dividend Aristocrats Gain Best By Walmart, Mickey D, Procter, Leggett And Medtronic, Per March Targets

Actionable Conclusions (1-10): Brokers Estimate Top Ten 'Safer' Dividend Aristocrats Stocks to Net 8.23% to 18.86% Gains To March, 2019 Three of ten top yield "safer" Dividend Aristocrats (tinted in the chart above) were also in the Top ten gainers for the coming year based on analyst 1 year target prices. Thus the yield selection strategy for this group as graded by analyst estimates proved 30% accurate.
Projections based on estimated dividend returns from $1000 invested in the thirty highest yielding stocks and their aggregate one year analyst median target prices, as reported by YCharts, created the 2018-19 data points. Note: one year target prices by lone analysts were not applied. Ten probable profit-generating trades projected to March 13, 2019 were:
Walmart (WMT) netted $188.61 based on a mean target estimate from thirty-eight analysts, plus dividends less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 43% less than the market as a whole.
McDonald's (MCD) netted $186.80 based on a median target estimate from thirty-four analysts, plus dividends, less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 35% less than the market as a whole.
Procter & Gamble (PG) netted $185.20 based on estimates from twenty-five analysts plus dividends less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 42% less than the market as a whole.
Leggett & Platt (LEG) netted $182.47,... Read more