- "Dividend Aristocrats companies in the S&P 500 Index have raised their annual payouts every year for at least 25 consecutive years. " - Kiplinger Investing.
- The 65 Aristocrats revealed as of February 2021 represent all 11 Morningstar Sectors (one in Technology). Broker targeted-top-ten net-gainers ranged 14.3%-25.24% topped by VFC & CAH as of 2/18/21.
- By yield, T now tops-all Aristocrats. Top-ten Yields from BEN, FRT, ED, O, PBCT, ABBV, IBM, CVX, XOM and T averaged 5.17%.
- Aristocrats top 10 by broker target price upsides, PPG, DOV, O, SPGI, VFC, PG, WMT, LIN, CAH, and SWK averaged 17.31% analyst-estimated upside.
- $5k invested February 18 in the five top-yield lowest-priced Aristocrats showed 19.14% LESS net-gain than from $5k invested in all the top 10. Bigger (higher-priced) equities lead this new February list of 65 S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats.
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New S&P Dividend Aristocrats Sport 5 Ideal Dogs For February