Recently the Federal Reserve downgraded its expectations for inflation going forward, Fed watchers concluded that September would be the earliest that hiking would begin, and even then it would proceed at a much slower pace than previously feared.
Investors care much about the activities of the Fed, more than doing own research, reading annual reports and thinking in worst and best cases of their portfolio allocation.
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I can nothing change in the Fed policy which will ever be offensive because the aim is to simulate the economy. Yes, markets could be overvalued due to low manipulated interest rates but even in a broadly overpriced U.S. market, we can still find solid deals on dividend stocks. If bought at a reasonable price, a good dividend stock offers both a competitive current yield and a strong probability of dividend growth.
Here are seven Dividend Achievers, stocks with a history of growing dividends of more than 10 consecutive years, with attractive fundamentals. The forward P/E is under 15 while earnings are expected to grow by more than 5 percent over the next five years. Sales also grew by more than 5 percent yearly in the past years.
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Nucor -- Yield: 3.16%
Nucor (NYSE:NUE) employs 23,600 people, generates revenue of $21,105.14 million and has a net income of $815.79 million. The current market capitalization stands at $15.04 billion.Nucor’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,082.66 million. The EBITDA margin is 9.87% (the operating margin is 6.44% and the net profit margin 3.87%).
Financials: The total debt represents 30.05% of Nucor assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 60.37%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 9.23% was realized by Nucor.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.22. Last fiscal year, Nucor paid $1.48 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 21.21, the P/S ratio is 0.71 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.93. The dividend yield amounts to 3.16%.
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Microsoft -- Yield: 2.89%
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) employs 128,000 people, generates revenue of $86,833.00 million and has a net income of $22,074.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $351.78 billion.Microsoft’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $33,098.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 38.12% (the operating margin is 31.85% and the net profit margin 25.42%).
Financials: The total debt represents 13.14% of Microsoft assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 25.22%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 26.17% was realized by Microsoft.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.48. Last fiscal year, Microsoft paid $1.12 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.30, the P/S ratio is 4.05 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.93. The dividend yield amounts to 2.89%.
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QUALCOMM -- Yield: 2.40%
QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) employs 31,300 people, generates revenue of $26,487.00 million and has a net income of $7,534.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $115.54 billion.QUALCOMM’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $9,008.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 34.01% (the operating margin is 27.84% and the net profit margin 28.44%).
Financials: The total debt represents 0.00% of QUALCOMM assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 20.03% was realized by QUALCOMM.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.73. Last fiscal year, QUALCOMM paid $1.54 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.81, the P/S ratio is 4.36 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.98. The dividend yield amounts to 2.40%.
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Archer Daniels Midland -- Yield: 2.39%
Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) employs 33,900 people, generates revenue of $81,201.00 million and has a net income of $2,253.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $29.78 billion.Archer Daniels Midland’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,755.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 4.62% (the operating margin is 3.39% and the net profit margin 2.77%).
Financials: The total debt represents 12.92% of Archer Daniels Midland assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 29.07%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 11.32% was realized by Archer Daniels Midland.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.43. Last fiscal year, Archer Daniels Midland paid $0.96 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 13.67, the P/S ratio is 0.37 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.53. The dividend yield amounts to 2.39%.
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Dover -- Yield: 2.24%
Dover (NYSE:DOV) employs 27,000 people, generates revenue of $7,752.73 million and has a net income of $778.14 million. The current market capitalization stands at $11.63 billion.Dover’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,567.48 million. The EBITDA margin is 20.22% (the operating margin is 15.68% and the net profit margin 10.04%).
Financials: The total debt represents 33.34% of Dover assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 81.90%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 17.14% was realized by Dover.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.65. Last fiscal year, Dover paid $1.55 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.34, the P/S ratio is 1.50 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.14. The dividend yield amounts to 2.24%.
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Stanley Black & Decker -- Yield: 2.16%
Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) employs 50,400 people, generates revenue of $11,338.60 million and has a net income of $857.70 million. The current market capitalization stands at $14.76 billion.Stanley Black & Decker’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,716.90 million. The EBITDA margin is 15.14% (the operating margin is 11.01% and the net profit margin 7.56%).
Financials: The total debt represents 24.27% of Stanley Black & Decker assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 59.84%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.96% was realized by Stanley Black & Decker.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.36. Last fiscal year, Stanley Black & Decker paid $2.04 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.97, the P/S ratio is 1.30 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.35. The dividend yield amounts to 2.16%.
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Parker-Hannifin -- Yield: 2.10%
Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) employs 57,450 people, generates revenue of $13,215.97 million and has a net income of $1,041.42 million. The current market capitalization stands at $17.12 billion.Parker-Hannifin’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,859.75 million. The EBITDA margin is 14.07% (the operating margin is 11.78% and the net profit margin 7.88%).
Financials: The total debt represents 17.51% of Parker-Hannifin assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 34.91%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 16.79% was realized by Parker-Hannifin.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $7.25. Last fiscal year, Parker-Hannifin paid $1.86 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.58, the P/S ratio is 1.30 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.69. The dividend yield amounts to 2.10%.
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