Overview
Last month I presented a graphical analysis of the Dividend Kings based on a subset of my usual criteria to identify larger sets of stocks for further research. From this perspective I have further expanded and modified my quantitative criteria to permit more rapid screening based on dividend, earnings and dividend growth, dividend safety, and valuation. I have also extended my analysis by developing a scaled ranking model to screen sets of stocks for further evaluation.
I now use the following nine criteria for quantitative screening:
- History of increasing dividends
- Dividend yield
- 5 Years