The year 2014 recently started and all investors must place their bets for the full year. Of course, stock investing is no game and each investor can buy and sell stocks each day but long-term orientated investors have a longer orientated view. They like to invest money into growing stocks with solid fundamentals.
Due to corporate growth, higher sales and earnings will hike the company at a new level and investors should benefit from these effects by receiving higher dividends.
One index that covers stocks with the longest history in rising dividends is the Dividend Aristocrats Index. Members of the index have achieved to hike its payments to shareholders over more than 25 consecutive years. That's a great number in my view.
Below are 8 of the actual most impressive Dividend Aristocrats with attractive dividend yields.
AT&T (NYSE:T) has a market capitalization of $177.25 billion. The company employs 246,740 people, generates revenue of $127.434 billion and has a net income of $7.539 billion. AT&T’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $32.168 billion. The EBITDA margin is 25.24 percent (the operating margin is 10.15 percent and the net profit margin 5.92 percent).Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 25.65 percent of AT&T’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 75.62 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 7.34 percent was realized by AT&T. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.41. Last fiscal year, AT&T paid $1.77 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.78, the P/S ratio is 1.39 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.03. The dividend yield amounts to 5.48 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.44.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of AT&T (T) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of AT&T (T) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of AT&T (T) |
Leggett & Platt (NYSE:LEG) has a market capitalization of $4.30 billion. The company employs 18,000 people, generates revenue of $3.720 billion and has a net income of $248.10 million. Leggett & Platt’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $465.40 million. The EBITDA margin is 12.51 percent (the operating margin is 9.17 percent and the net profit margin 6.67 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 32.48 percent of Leggett & Platt’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 73.70 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 18.00 percent was realized by Leggett & Platt. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.75. Last fiscal year, Leggett & Platt paid $1.14 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.40, the P/S ratio is 1.15 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.01. The dividend yield amounts to 3.94 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.12.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Leggett & Platt (LEG) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Leggett & Platt (LEG) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Leggett & Platt (LEG) |
McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) has a market capitalization of $95.05 billion. The company employs 440,000 people, generates revenue of $27.567 billion and has a net income of $5.464 billion. McDonald's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $9.865 billion. The EBITDA margin is 35.79 percent (the operating margin is 31.21 percent and the net profit margin 19.82 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 38.52 percent of McDonald's assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 89.14 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 36.82 percent was realized by McDonald's. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.54. Last fiscal year, McDonald's paid $2.87 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.17, the P/S ratio is 3.43 and the P/B ratio is finally 6.23. The dividend yield amounts to 3.41 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.37.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of McDonald's (MCD) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of McDonald's (MCD) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of McDonald's (MCD) |
Chevron (NYSE:CVX) has a market capitalization of $231.47 billion. The company employs 62,000 people, generates revenue of $235.020 billion and has a net income of $26.336 billion. Chevron’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $53.086 billion. The EBITDA margin is 22.59 percent (the operating margin is 16.78 percent and the net profit margin 11.21 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 5.23 percent of Chevron’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 8.93 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 20.30 percent was realized by Chevron. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $12.22. Last fiscal year, Chevron paid $3.51 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 9.85, the P/S ratio is 0.98 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.72. The dividend yield amounts to 3.32 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.98.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Chevron (CVX) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Chevron (CVX) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Chevron (CVX) |
Clorox (NYSE:CLX) has a market capitalization of $11.75 billion. The company employs 8,400 people, generates revenue of $5.623 billion and has a net income of $574.00 million. Clorox’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1.158 billion. The EBITDA margin is 20.59 percent (the operating margin is 15.17 percent and the net profit margin 10.21 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 55.02 percent of Clorox’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 1,624.66 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10,436.36 percent was realized by Clorox. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.34. Last fiscal year, Clorox paid $2.56 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.75, the P/S ratio is 2.07 and the P/B ratio is finally 80.46. The dividend yield amounts to 3.15 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.45.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Clorox (CLX) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Clorox (CLX) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Clorox (CLX) |
Kimberly Clark (NYSE:KMB) has a market capitalization of $40.77 billion. The company employs 58,000 people, generates revenue of $21.063 billion and has a net income of $1.652 billion. Kimberly Clark’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3.677 billion. The EBITDA margin is 17.46 percent (the operating margin is 12.75 percent and the net profit margin 7.84 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 33.89 percent of Kimberly Clark’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 135.09 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 34.20 percent was realized by Kimberly Clark. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.81. Last fiscal year, Kimberly Clark paid $2.96 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 22.13, the P/S ratio is 1.93 and the P/B ratio is finally 8.31. The dividend yield amounts to 3.04 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.33.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Kimberly Clark (KMB) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Kimberly Clark (KMB) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Kimberly Clark (KMB) |
Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) has a market capitalization of $217.95 billion. The company employs 121,000 people, generates revenue of $84.167 billion and has a net income of $11.402 billion. Procter & Gamble’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $17.771 billion. The EBITDA margin is 21.11 percent (the operating margin is 17.21 percent and the net profit margin 13.55 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 22.65 percent of Procter & Gamble’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 46.34 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 17.14 percent was realized by Procter & Gamble. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.94. Last fiscal year, Procter & Gamble paid $2.29 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.36, the P/S ratio is 2.59 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.29. The dividend yield amounts to 3.00 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.46.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Procter & Gamble (PG) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Procter & Gamble (PG) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Procter & Gamble (PG) |
Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) has a market capitalization of $176.29 billion. The company employs 150,900 people, generates revenue of $48.017 billion and has a net income of $9.086 billion. Coca-Cola’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $12.934 billion. The EBITDA margin is 26.94 percent (the operating margin is 22.45 percent and the net profit margin 18.92 percent).
Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 37.84 percent of Coca-Cola’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 99.45 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 28.00 percent was realized by Coca-Cola. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.93. Last fiscal year, Coca-Cola paid $1.02 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.67, the P/S ratio is 3.67 and the P/B ratio is finally 5.44. The dividend yield amounts to 2.81 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.47.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Coca-Cola (KO) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Coca-Cola (KO) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Coca-Cola (KO) |
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*I am long MCD, KMB, PG, KO. I receive no compensation to write about these specific stocks, sector or theme. I don't plan to increase or decrease positions or obligations within the next 72 hours.
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