- "The Dow® [adds a stock] if the company has an excellent reputation, demonstrates sustained growth, and is of interest to a large number of investors. Sector representation is also a consideration."- Dow Jones & Co.
- 30 Dow stocks represent nine of eleven sectors. Dow tracks utilities as a separate index and omits real estate. Broker top ten target-estimated net gains ranged 12.26-26.64% topped by CVX 12/31/20.
- Highest-yield 10 were the top Dow dogs. January's YChart-toppers are: UNH, AMGN, CSCO, WMT, MCD, NKE, HD, MRK, CVX, and CVX. They averaged a 4.11% yield.
- Dow top-ten firms by broker target-price upside, IBM, JNJ, UNH, GS, AMGN, CSCO, MSFT, MCD, HD, and CRM, averaging a 14.61% upside.
- Analyst one-year targets forecast ten highest yield Dow stocks producing 77.56% less gain from $5k invested in the lowest-priced five than from the same investment in all ten. Higher-priced ("big" Dow dogs) continued their lead according to broker-augured gains into January.
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Dogs Of The Dow On The Run For 2021