How To Use the Quality Screeners

The Dividend Geek quality screeners are designed to quickly review high quality dividend growth stocks to find the best candidates for further investigation. Companies within each sector are sorted top to bottom (from 25-1) by our Quality Score ranking system, where 25 is the highest possible quality score.

Screening Steps

1. Starting at the top row which are the highest quality companies within that sector, scan down the ‘% +/- Fair Value’ column to find companies that are currently trading at or below fair value, once found review the metric’s (cells) in that row for companies that meet your investing criteria. For example, I look for companies that have no red flags (red text), an ‘SSD Safety’ score of 61+, a Dividend yield above 2.5%, and a ‘1,3,5 Average Dividend Growth Rate’ of 8%+ as my minimum criteria.

2. Compare the companies that passed your review process against each other, and determine the top 3 based on your selection criteria for each metric that meets your investing strategy and portfolio objectives.
3. Do your own personal due diligence for the top three candidates that you found using the screener.

Once I have selected my top 3 companies from the screening process I analyze them in more depth. I find out more about their financial stability, and review their historical trends to make sure that I’m confident in owning them if I choose to.

The table below has important information about each screener column and how I use them. Your methods may vary for your needs and objectives, or as you refine your own investing system. There is a lot of information below, if you are new to investing don’t get overwhelmed once you learn about each metric the screener tool becomes easy to use. However, it is important that you build a strong foundation in each of these key metrics so study them well. You can always refer back to this guide as needed.

*Disclaimer: Information is provided “as is” and solely for informational purposes, not for trading purposes or advice. Sources on screeners may not always provide data and quotes may be delayed up to 20 minutes.