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Overview In this article I analyze the 28 Dividend Kings, an exclusive group of stocks that have increased their dividend for 50+ consecutive years. There is now one less Dividend King since San Jose Water ( SJW ) completed its merger with Connecticut Water Service ( CTWS ) on October 9 th...

This article is part of a series that provides an ongoing analysis of the changes made to Tweedy Browne's 13F portfolio on a quarterly basis. It is based on Tweedy Browne's regulatory 13F Form filed on 11/01/2019. Please visit our Tracking Tweedy Browne Portfolio series to get an idea of i...

About the Dividend Champions List The Dividend Champions list is a monthly publication tracking companies with a history of consistently increasing their dividends. Wider in scope than the well-known S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats and Nasdaq Dividend Achievers , the Dividend Champions c...

Merger activity decreased last week, with one new deal announced and seven deals closing. Deal Statistics: New Deals: The acquisition of Ra Pharmaceuticals ([[RARX]]) by UCB for $2.1 billion, or $48.00 per share in cash. Deal Updates: On October 8, 2019, Prosperity Bancs...

Overview In this article I analyze the 29 Dividend Kings, an exclusive group of stocks that have increased their dividend for 50+ consecutive years. I discuss the top performing stocks in my ranking model, which tends to have more of a momentum tilt based on trailing earnings and dividend ...

Below are the five companies in the Water Utilities industry with the highest sales per share. Sales per share is a valuable metric in comparing relative value for companies in the same industry. American Water Works Co. Inc. ranks highest with sales per share of $19.45. SJW Group is next wit...

Significant Outperformance of the High Cash Distribution Dividend Kings In my last article on the Dividend Kings, I explained why yield investors must focus on the total cash returns to shareholders and not just on the dividend distributions. Dividends are only one side of the story. The...

Introduction The Dividend Champions list is a monthly compilation of companies which have consistently increased their annual dividend payouts, and the latest edition may be found here . However, since this list is only produced once per month, the data in it can quickly get out of date. Fu...

Overview In this article I analyze the 29 Dividend Kings. Note that the number has increased by one since Altria Group, Inc. ( MO ) recently raised the quarterly dividend allowing the company to enter this exclusive club. The Dividend Kings represent successful companies that have survived...

Written by Sam Kovacs In the past days, I analyzed 4 different water utilities. I intended on writing more articles covering 5 more water utilities. But analyzing each of the 9 water utilities on my watchlist led me to the same conclusion: everything seems overvalued. Source: Open Domai...