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Highest Quality Undervalued Dividend Growth Stocks – General Dynamics (GD)
Based on a 5-factor high quality scoring system that uses independent data from Value Line, Morningstar and Simply Safe Dividends, where 5 points is awarded for the highest score for each of the following: Value Line Safety (Safety, Price Stability) Value Line Financial Strength (Fundamental Analysis) Morningstar Economic Moat (Competitive Advantages) Morningstar Stewardship (Leadership/Management) Simply […]
New Highest Quality Screener
After adding the new grading system to identify high quality dividend growth stocks it only seems natural to rank them by highest quality. That is, not just within each sector, but in aggregate. So we have done just that… the new screener is called ‘Highest Quality’ and can be found under the ‘Quality’ tab on […]
The First Key To Successful Investing
As I have gained more experience investing over the years I have learned that the first key to successful investing is identifying high quality companies. Followed by purchasing them at fair value. As Warren Buffett has famously stated: In addition, dividend growth investors are seeking a balance of good yield, and sustainable dividend growth for […]
ABBV Rasises Their Dividend 10.3%
AbbVie (ABBV) a dividend growth stock that we follow announced its next quarterly dividend of $1.18 per share, a 10.3% increase from their previous payout of $1.07. This is ABBV’s 6th consecutive year of dividend increases since they spun off from Abbott Laboratories (ABT). They also raised their dividend in January, this latest increase will […]
Bought TXN on the earning report dip
This morning I purchased 50 shares of Texas Instruments (TXN) at $117.9012 on a market order in my Roth IRA account Thanks to Charles Schwab it was commission free! This is a long-term investment for income and income growth which I don’t plan on selling unless there is a disruption in the income stream (dividend […]
TXN Lowers Q4 Guidance – Dip Opportunity?
Texas Instruments (TXN) is down -11.0% after reporting Q3 earning after hours today. Just missing analysis expectations of EPS of $1.42 (they came in at $1.40) didn’t help but was not the major factor in the large decline. It was their lowering of Q4 guidance. Here is an article on the details – in short […]
Why I Bought 1 Share of WestRock in my IRA Account
Because I could! That is without a commission cost for the first time. Yes the race to zero has finally arrived. After decades of “discounts” ranging from $19.95 to the more recent $4.95 standard commission cost. Monday Oct 7, 2019 marked the first day of 0$ commission trades at major online brokers Charles Schwab, TD […]
Two New Screeners: Dividend Contenders and Challengers
We have expanded our dividend growth stock coverage to include Dividend Contenders, companies that have increased their dividends 10-24 years, and Dividend Challengers which have increased dividends between 5-9 years. The naming convention and original dividend growth stock investing classification was designed by David Fish in his CCC “Dividend Champions” spreadsheet, which is currently maintained by […]
Fair Value Estimate Changes
With the earnings reporting season in full swing Morningstar has be active in adjusting their fair value estimates. Here are the latest major fair value increases and decreases for the dividend growth companies that we follow. Increases AMP from $153 to $162 AMT from $156 to $160 APD from $187 to $190 BA from $333 […]
10 Companies that Recently Raised Their Dividend
The following 10 dividend growth companies that we follow recently raised their dividend. Apple (AAPL) has declared a cash dividend of $0.77 per share of the Company’s common stock, an increase of 5.5 percent, which is significantly lower than last years 15.9% increase. The dividend is payable on May 16, 2019 to shareholders of record […]