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Screen Details
This screen looks for large cap stocks over $5 Billion in market capitalization paying dividends. We want the dividend to be growing, looking back at least 5 years, and the business fundamentals also improving so the company is likely to sustain dividend growth in the future. Screen criteria is as follows:
- Dividend Yield > 1.5% and < 3.75%
- Dividend 1 Year Change > 8%
- Dividend 3 Year Avg Growth > 8%
- Dividend 5 Year Avg Growth > 8%
- EPS 5 Year Avg Growth > 8%
- Payout Ratio < 40% and > 10%
- Sales 5 Year Avg Growth > 4%
Notes and Observations
From this list, AFG, ALL, NOC and TROW have grown their dividends for 10+ year consistently.
From a valuation perspective, ALL, TROW, NXST, NOC and DKS look interesting. NXST may be a little speculative with poor Altman Z score. I will be reviewing ALL, TROW and NOC further for our Dividend Portfolio as they offer a good mix of dividend growth and good value.
Ending Note
Here we are coming at the valuation after we have screened for dividend growth. In practice, this may not give us the best value stocks, but it will certainly give us stocks that can create value from compounding dividends for long time (assuming the management continues their track record of growing dividends). Of the 10 stocks we have 3 stock to review after we apply the valuation filter. If valuations are not a concern for you and you are a dividend growth type investor, any of these stocks will fit the bill for you.
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