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Parker-Hannifin (PH): 60 Straight Years of Dividend Increases and a Strong Growth Runway
In the world of income investing dividend aristocrats, S&P 500 companies that have raised payouts for 25+ consecutive years, are often relied upon for creating the bedrock of a safe, long-term portfolio. However, there is another group of dividend growth stocks that is even more highly prized and rarer (there are only 22). These are the venerable dividend kings, which have truly stood the test of time and shown an incredible commitment to long-term enrichment of shareholders with at least 50 straight dividend increases. Let's take a look at Parker-Hannifin (PH), one of the oldest dividend kings with an incredible 60 years of dividend growth to its name, to see if this little known blue chip is a reasonable investment [...]
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ): One of the Best Dividend Aristocrats for Retirement Portfolios
Certain dividend aristocrats and dividend kings can make excellent core holdings for a long-term dividend growth portfolio. With predictable and steadily growing business models, these companies have not only stood the test of time in all manner of economic environments, but they have also proven to have shareholder-friendly corporate cultures. And when it comes to dividend growth legends, they don't get much better than Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), which has rewarded dividend investors with a remarkable 55 years of consecutive payout growth. Let's take a look at this blue chip stock to better understand its durability and learn if it might make sense to add shares of Johnson & Johnson to a diversified dividend portfolio today, especially for investors living [...]
LyondellBasell Industries (LYB): A High-Yield Stock Paying Safe, Growing Dividends
Many dividend investors have never heard of LyondellBasell Industries (LYB), even despite its 4.5% yield and 18.5% annual dividend growth rate over the last three years. However, many times the best long-term investments aren’t necessarily the best known stocks. Rather, they are boring industrial firms that toil in obscurity and supply the lifeblood of a growing world economy. Many of Warren Buffett's dividend stocks here fit this description exactly. Let’s take a look at one of the more interesting high-yield dividend growth names, LyondellBasell, to see if this chemical maker may be appropriate for conservative investors looking to live off dividends in retirement. Business Overview Founded in 2005 in London, LyondellBasell is one of the [...]
ExxonMobil (XOM): A High-Yield Dividend Aristocrat Trading Near a 52-Week Low
Dividend aristocrats such as ExxonMobil (XOM) have long been a favorite among conservative income investors. The fact that a company has grown its payout for 25+ consecutive years tells you a lot about the predictability of a firm's business, the quality of its management, and how shareholder-friendly the corporate culture is. Investors can review information on all of the dividend aristocrats here. Of course, it's no secret that in the past few years the worst oil crash in over 50 years has wreaked havoc on the profits and balance sheets of this highly cyclical industry. As a result, a number of high-yield energy stocks have been forced to cut or even suspend their dividends entirely, and many [...]