Dividend Growth Stocks with Improved Quality Scores

Several companies that we follow have recently improved their overall quality score through either improved fundamental rating, wider economic moats, improved stewardship or higher dividend safety score. Here is a quick list of the companies with higher quality scores. Remember each of the five categories has a maximum of 5 possible points, so the highest possible quality score is 25.

Company  |  Previous Score  |  New Score

Nike (NKE)  24, 25
Stryker (SYK) 24, 25
Amgen (AMGN) 23, 24
Cisco Systems (CSCO) 23, 24
Walmart (WMT) 22, 23
Intuit (INTU) 22, 23
Arthur J Gallagher (AJG), 21, 22
S&P Global (SPGI) 21, 22
Lancaster Colony (LANC) 20, 21
Sysco (SYY) 20, 21
American Tower (AMT) 17, 20

With the inclusion of Nike and Stryker to the exclusive 25 point group, there are now a total  of 9 companies with the highest quality score. The other top quality companies include: Accenture, Costco, Home Depot, Honeywell, Microsoft, PepsiCo, and Texas Instruments.

Full Disclosure: Dividend Geek holds positions in: HD, MSFT, NKE, PEP, and TXN.

Filed in: Dividend Growth Investing