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December Dividend Aristocrats Savor 6 Super Stocks
Published Sun, 20 Dec 2020 12:42:21 -0500 on Seeking Alpha
Seeking AlphaDividend Quick PicksDecember Dividend Aristocrats Savor 6 Super StocksDec. 20, 2020 12:42 PM ET|| Includes: ABBV, ADM, AMCR, BEN, CAH, CVX, ED, FRT, KMB, LEG, MCD, NUE, O, PBCT, RTX, T, WBA, XOMby: Fredrik ArnoldFredrik Arnold The Dividend Dog CatcherSimple, straightforward 7-step analysis that finds lucrative income stocks.Summary"S&P 500® Dividend Aristocrats measure the performance of S&P 500 companies that have increased dividends every year for 25 consecutive years." - us.spindices.com.
The 65 Aristocrats of December 2020 represent 10 of 11 Morningstar Sectors (no Technology). Broker targeted-top-10 net gainers ranged 11.07%-20.10% topped by XOM and CVX 12/17/20.
By yield, XOM again tops all Aristocrats. Top-10 yields were from ED, BEN, WBA, O, FRT, ABBV, PBCT, CVX, T, and XOM averaging 5.40%.
Aristocrats top 10 by broker target price upsides, SPGI, LOW, T, CVX, CAH, APD, LEG, O, and RTX, averaged 13.85% analyst-estimated upside.
$5k invested December 17 in the five top-yield lowest priced Aristocrats showed 28.43% LESS net gain than from $5k invested all top 10. Bigger, higher-priced equities lead December's list of 65 S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats.
Foreword
As supplement to this article, please note that Kiplinger has published an online slideshow detailing the 65 S&P Dividend Aristocrats for 2020. The article is entitled 65 Best Dividend Stocks You Can Count On in 2020. You will find it written here by Dan Burrows, a contributing editor.
While more than half this collection of now 65 S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats are too pricey to justify their skinny dividends, 60% of the top 10 by yield live up to the ideal of offering annual dividends (from a $1K investment) exceeding their price per share.
In the autumn market advance, it is now possible for six - Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM), AT&T Inc. (T), People's United Financial (PBCT), Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN), Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), and... Read more
| Stock name | Last trade | P/E | Earnings/Share | Dividend/Share | Dividend yield | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE | 70.83 | 26.0 | 2.72 | 4.28 | 6.28 | |||||||
| AT&T | 38.38 | 16.1 | 2.38 | 2.04 | 5.43 | |||||||
| EXXON MOBIL | 71.98 | 17.3 | 4.15 | 3.48 | 4.83 | |||||||
| PEOPLE'S UNITED FINANCIAL | 16.06 | 12.3 | 1.31 | 0.71 | 4.52 | |||||||
| CARDINAL HEALTH | 48.48 | 10.8 | 4.51 | 1.92 | 4.01 | |||||||
| CHEVRON | 121.42 | 15.7 | 7.72 | 4.76 | 3.91 | |||||||
| LEGGETT PLATT | 42.18 | 19.6 | 2.15 | 1.60 | 3.82 | |||||||
| REALTY INCOME | 74.49 | 56.9 | 1.31 | 2.72 | 3.69 | |||||||
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES | 29.79 | 11.0 | 2.70 | 1.04 | 3.66 | |||||||
| ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND | 41.45 | 17.8 | 2.33 | 1.40 | 3.47 | |||||||
| CONSOLIDATED EDISON | 90.19 | 21.4 | 4.21 | 2.96 | 3.31 | |||||||
| WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE | 55.56 | 10.9 | 5.10 | 1.83 | 3.22 | |||||||
| KIMBERLY-CLARK | 133.58 | 25.8 | 5.18 | 4.12 | 3.14 | |||||||
| NUCOR | 53.69 | 7.6 | 7.09 | 1.60 | 3.04 | |||||||
| FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST | 135.76 | 40.4 | 3.36 | 4.20 | 3.00 | |||||||
| MCDONALDS | 212.15 | 27.9 | 7.61 | 4.64 | 2.21 |