- "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.
- Thirty 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 24.3%-57.99% topped by CRM 5/4/22.
- Highest-yield 10 are May Dogs of the Dow: MRK, INTC, JPM, AMGN, CVX, MMM, DOW, WBA, IBM, and VZ, averaged a 3.8% annual yield.
- Dow Industrial Index top-ten firms by broker target-price upside, VZ, CSCO, JPM, V, MSFT, GS, NKE, BA, DIS, and CRM, averaged 34.29%.
- Analyst one-year targets showed ten highest-yield Dow stocks producing 7.79% more gain from $5k invested in the lowest-priced five than from the same investment in all ten. Lower-priced ("Little" Dow dogs) extended their lead by three-quarters of a length based on broker-augured gains in May.
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May Dogs Of The Dow Bury Their Overpriced Bone