- "There is only one criterion to be included among the Dividend Kings: a publicly-traded company must increase its total fiscal-year dividend-payout for a minimum of 50 consecutive-years."--Dogs of the Dow.
- The 38 Dividend Kings and 5 Princes (next in line for kingship) (K&P) screened as-of May 23, 2022, represented ten-of-eleven Morningstar-Sectors. Broker targeted-top-ten net-gainers ranged 121.61%-37.14% topped-by PH & SWK.
- By yield, MO tops-all. Top-ten K&P Yields from PEP, KO, BKH, KMB, NWN, FRT, MMM, LEG, UVV, & MO averaged 4.09%.
- K&P top ten, by broker estimated target-price upsides, ABM, EMR, TGT, NDSN, LOW, SWK, DOV, PH, SCL, and TNC, averaged 33.48%.
- $5k invested May 23 in the five top-yield, lowest-priced, K&P's showed 8.12% less net-gain than from $5k invested in all top ten. Bigger (higher-priced) equities led these Dividend K&Ps by nearly one length.
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May Declares 2 Dividend Kings And Princes As Buys