While the markets hit new all time highs on a regular basis, each investor fears the power of a strong market correction; me too!
I'm watching the markets and buy only stocks on a very selective and very restrictive basis. I like to buy stock when everybody is anxious.
Today I've compiled 15 Dividend Achievers, stocks with more than 10 years of consecutive dividend growth, with attractive fundamentals and solid growth forecasts.
I believe in return of high yielding and cheap stocks. If the company grows earnings and sales and you pay a good price, you must get a higher price for your investment one day.
Each of the 15 stocks has a market capitalization over USD 2 billion and a low forward price-to-earnings ratio.
In addition, earnings are expected to grow at a double-digit pace within the next five years and more equity is available than debt.
These are my top results...
#1 QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) has a market capitalization of $121.99 billion. The company employs 31,300 people, generates revenue of $26.487 billion and has a net income of $7.534 billion.
QUALCOMM’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $9.008 billion. The EBITDA margin is 34.01 percent (the operating margin is 27.84 percent and the net profit margin 28.44 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 0.00 percent of QUALCOMM’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 20.03 percent was realized by QUALCOMM.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.40. 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 16.67, the P/S ratio is 4.61 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.13. The dividend yield amounts to 2.29 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.16.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of QUALCOMM (QCOM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of QUALCOMM (QCOM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of QUALCOMM (QCOM) |
Gap (NYSE:GPS) has a market capitalization of $17.27 billion. The company employs 137,000 people, generates revenue of $16,148.00 million and has a net income of $1,280.00 million.
Gap’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $2,681.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 16.60 percent (the operating margin is 13.31 percent and the net profit margin 7.93 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 17.76 percent of Gap’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 45.53 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 42.98 percent was realized by Gap.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.80. Last fiscal year, Gap paid $0.70 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.53, the P/S ratio is 1.07 and the P/B ratio is finally 5.93. The dividend yield amounts to 2.16 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.36.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Gap (GPS) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Gap (GPS) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Gap (GPS) |
Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) has a market capitalization of $33.13 billion. The company employs 30,103 people, generates revenue of $11,245.00 million and has a net income of $1,910.00 million.
Norfolk Southern’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,173.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 37.11 percent (the operating margin is 28.91 percent and the net profit margin 16.99 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 29.09 percent of Norfolk Southern’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 83.69 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 18.08 percent was realized by Norfolk Southern.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $6.42. Last fiscal year, Norfolk Southern 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 16.69, the P/S ratio is 2.95 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.93. The dividend yield amounts to 2.13 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.14.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Norfolk Southern (NSC) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Norfolk Southern (NSC) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Norfolk Southern (NSC) |
Dover (NYSE:DOV) has a market capitalization of $12.52 billion. The company employs 37,000 people, generates revenue of $8,729.81 million and has a net income of $965.80 million.
Dover’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,801.46 million. The EBITDA margin is 20.64 percent (the operating margin is 15.51 percent and the net profit margin 11.06 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 26.10 percent of Dover’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 52.60 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 18.76 percent was realized by Dover.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.91. Last fiscal year, Dover paid $1.45 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.43, the P/S ratio is 1.43 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.39. The dividend yield amounts to 2.11 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 1.46.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Dover (DOV) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Dover (DOV) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Dover (DOV) |
Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) has a market capitalization of $34.28 billion. The company employs 31,100 people, generates revenue of $89,804.00 million and has a net income of $1,354.00 million.
Archer Daniels Midland’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,039.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 3.38 percent (the operating margin is 2.08 percent and the net profit margin 1.51 percent).
Financials: The total debt represents 15.70 percent of Archer Daniels Midland’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 34.08 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 6.87 percent was realized by Archer Daniels Midland.
Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.92. Last fiscal year, Archer Daniels Midland paid $0.76 in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.24, the P/S ratio is 0.38 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.74. The dividend yield amounts to 1.80 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.82.
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| Long-Term Stock Price Chart Of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) |
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| Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) |
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| 15 Dividend Achievers with great fundamentals (click to enlarge), Source: long-term-investments.blogspot.com |
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