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Lowe’s (LOW): 50+ Consecutive Years of Dividend Growth
Lowe’s (LOW) has paid a dividend each quarter since going public in 1961. Even more impressive, the company has raised its dividend for 53 consecutive years – a feat achieved by fewer than 15 companies. Not surprisingly, LOW has a handful of competitive advantages that have enabled it to enjoy meaningful growth. While the stock is not currently in our Top 20 Dividend Stocks portfolio, it’s one that long-term dividend growth investors should keep on their radar. Let’s take a closer look at the business. Business Overview LOW was founded in 1946 and is the world’s second largest home improvement retailer. The company operates over 1,800 home improvement and hardware stores (almost all in the U.S.) and [...]
Aflac (AFL): A Dividend Aristocrat Trading For Less Than 10x Earnings
Aflac (AFL) is a well-known insurance company that has proven to be a very reliable dividend payer over the years. The company has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years and has plenty of room for continued dividend growth. The insurance business has many attractive characteristics, but AFL’s high exposure to Japan has served as a meaningful headwind over the past few years. The stock currently trades at less than 10x forward earnings, and we hold the stock in our Top 20 Dividend Stocks portfolio. Business Overview AFL is the number one provider of individual voluntary insurance products at the worksite in the U.S. and protects one in four households in Japan. AFL provides insurance to more than [...]
Consolidated Edison (ED): Safe Retirement Income With a 4% Dividend Yield
Utility companies are far from exciting businesses, but their dependable cash flow, defensive characteristics, and typically reliable dividend payments can make them compelling stocks for investors living off dividends in retirement. Consolidated Edison (ED) possesses many characteristics that make it appealing to conservative dividend investors. The company has served the New York marketplace for more than 180 years and has grown its dividend for over 40 consecutive years. In fact, ED is the only utility company in the S&P 500 with 30 or more years of consecutive dividend increases While no stock is perfect, we hold Consolidated Edison (ED) in our Top 20 Dividend Stocks portfolio and our dividend portfolio for Conservative Retirees. Business Overview ED provides [...]
Praxair (PX): Strong Moat, 20+ Years of Dividend Growth, But Macro Headwinds Persist
Praxair (PX) has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and offers one of the highest quality cash flow streams an investor can find. With the stock down over 20% in 2015 and offering a 2.8% yield, it might be time for investors to consider taking a nibble in this blue chip dividend growth stock. Business Overview PX was founded in 1907 and is one of the largest producers of industrial gases (e.g. oxygen, hydrogen, argon, helium, nitrogen, carbon dioxide) in the world. Customers use PX’s gases in their operations and manufacturing processes and receive the gases via pipeline, truckload, or in packaged containers. PX operates a very capital intensive business that is well diversified by gas distribution method, [...]