December Dividend Aristocrats Savor 6 Super Stocks

Published Sun, 20 Dec 2020 12:42:21 -0500 on Seeking Alpha

Seeking AlphaDividend Quick PicksDecember Dividend Aristocrats Savor 6 Super StocksDec. 20, 2020 12:42 PM ET|| Includes: ABBV, ADM, AMCR, BEN, CAH, CVX, ED, FRT, KMB, LEG, MCD, NUE, O, PBCT, RTX, T, WBA, XOMby: Fredrik ArnoldFredrik Arnold The Dividend Dog CatcherSimple, straightforward 7-step analysis that finds lucrative income stocks.Summary"S&P 500® Dividend Aristocrats measure the performance of S&P 500 companies that have increased dividends every year for 25 consecutive years." - us.spindices.com.
The 65 Aristocrats of December 2020 represent 10 of 11 Morningstar Sectors (no Technology). Broker targeted-top-10 net gainers ranged 11.07%-20.10% topped by XOM and CVX 12/17/20.
By yield, XOM again tops all Aristocrats. Top-10 yields were from ED, BEN, WBA, O, FRT, ABBV, PBCT, CVX, T, and XOM averaging 5.40%.
Aristocrats top 10 by broker target price upsides, SPGI, LOW, T, CVX, CAH, APD, LEG, O, and RTX, averaged 13.85% analyst-estimated upside.
$5k invested December 17 in the five top-yield lowest priced Aristocrats showed 28.43% LESS net gain than from $5k invested all top 10. Bigger, higher-priced equities lead December's list of 65 S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats.
Foreword
As supplement to this article, please note that Kiplinger has published an online slideshow detailing the 65 S&P Dividend Aristocrats for 2020. The article is entitled 65 Best Dividend Stocks You Can Count On in 2020. You will find it written here by Dan Burrows, a contributing editor.
While more than half this collection of now 65 S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats are too pricey to justify their skinny dividends, 60% of the top 10 by yield live up to the ideal of offering annual dividends (from a $1K investment) exceeding their price per share.
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