2024-02-07 17:26:47 ET
Summary
- "Dividend Aristocrats. in the S&P 500 Index… have raised their annual payouts every year for at least 25 consecutive years. "--Kiplinger.com.
- 67 Aristocrats, screened as of February 5, 2024 represented all eleven Morningstar Sectors. Broker estimated-top-ten net-gains ranged 11.95%-40.69% topped-by APD & ADM.
- By yield, MMM topped-all Aristocrats. Top-ten Yields from KVUE, ESS, KMB, CVX, FRT, TROW, BEN, AMCR, O, & MMM, averaged 4.74%.
- Aristocrats top ten, by broker-estimated target-prices, MMM, EMR, KVUE, BDX, O, XOM, NEE, ADM, APD, and ALB, averaged 25.92%.
- $5k invested February 5 in the five top-yield, lowest-priced, Dogs of the Aristocrats showed 25.31% more net-gain than from $5k invested in all top ten. Little (lower-priced) February S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats led the pack by over two and one-half lengths.
Foreword
As a supplement to this article, please note that Kiplinger has published an on-line slide-show detailing the latest 2024 S&P Dividend Aristocrats. The article, entitled The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats , is by Dan Burrows, a contributing editor.
S&P Dow Jones Indices rebalances the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats every January; the Aristocratic population now stands at 67....
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5 Dividend Aristocrats Signal Buy In February And 6 To Watch