These 27 Fortune 500 Dividend Stocks Made The Best Total Returns To Investors

Actionable Conclusions (1-10): Brokers Predict 16.65% To 39.75% Net Gains To June 2020
Three of the ten top Fortune 500 Best Dividend Investments by yield were verified as being among the top ten gainers for the coming year based on analyst 1-year target prices. (They are tinted gray in the chart below). Thus, our yield-based forecast for Fortune 500 Best Dividend Investments graded by Wall St. wizards was 30% accurate.
Projections based on estimated dividend returns from $1,000 invested in each of the highest yielding stocks and their aggregate one-year analyst median target prices, as reported by YCharts, created the 2019-20 data points. Note: one-year target prices by lone analysts were not applied. Ten probable profit-generating trades projected to June 7, 2019, were:


Dana Inc. (DAN) was projected to net $397.51 based on dividends, plus a mean target price estimate from ten analysts, less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to risk 100% above the market as a whole.
NRG Energy Inc. (NRG) was projected to net $312.24, based on the median of target price estimates from twelve analysts, plus dividends, less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to risk 13% less than the market as a whole.
Humana Inc. (HUM) was projected to net $276.98, based on dividends, plus a mean target price estimate from twenty-three analysts, less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to risk 15% less than the market... Read more