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Smucker’s (SJM): A Future Dividend Aristocrat Trading at a Historically High Yield
There's a school of thought popularized by Peter Lynch that investors should "invest in what you know." In other words, buy companies that make products that you use and understand well. This is one reason why food and beverage companies are popular, especially those that produce household brands that consumers buy on a frequent basis. In addition, food companies are usually defensive, meaning recession-resistant (everyone's got to eat), and often have strong dividend growth track records thanks to their resilient cash flows. Unfortunately, because of their stability and strong brand values, many of the most well-known food and beverage companies, such as Coca-Cola (KO), and Hormel Foods (HRL), usually trade at a premium, especially in today's market. Let's take a look at [...]
Coca-Cola (KO): Are the Best Days Behind This Buffett-Owned Dividend King?
When it comes to high-quality dividend growth stocks, investors naturally gravitate to blue chips like dividend aristocrats and dividend kings. After all, no company can increase its dividend for at least 25 or 50 years in a row without a certain combination of highly admirable characteristics. These traits tend to include stable and predictable cash flows, strong competitive advantages, good profitability, modest amounts of debt, and of course a very shareholder-friendly corporate culture. In addition, Warren Buffett, history's greatest value investor, has made his fortune buying "wonderful companies at a fair price." So naturally, any company that Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) owns a large position in (Coke is 9.5% of Berkshire's portfolio) is seen as a defacto high-quality blue chip. [...]
3M (MMM): A Dividend King With a Wide Moat
While fast-growing momentum stocks might get the headlines, some of the best long-term investments are often far less exciting dividend growth stalwarts such as 3M (MMM). This industrial powerhouse has made countless investors amazingly wealthy over the years (12.9% total returns vs 9.1% for the S&P 500 over the last 22 years) thanks to its disciplined and steady growth strategy, which includes 59 straight years of dividend increases at a double-digit annualized rate. Let's take a look at what has made this venerable dividend king one of the best choices for almost any long-term income growth portfolio and if 3M's valuation looks attractive today. Business Overview Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, or 3M, was founded in 1902 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The global industrial [...]
Upcoming Dividend Safety Score Improvements
Next week, a few adjustments will flow through to our Dividend Safety Scores to further improve their ability to identify companies that are most at risk of cutting their dividends in the future. We expect these adjustments to make the scores even more thorough, timely, and accurate going forward. However, these improvements will cause some companies to experience a score change. Although the vast majority of companies will not see a material change in their risk classification, we want to keep you as informed as possible. Members will receive an email early next week that lists any of their holdings that have experienced a meaningful score change, along with analysis explaining the reasoning behind the company's new score. [...]