The changing landscape in dividend growth investing is challenging. From an all-time high in late February, the S&P 500 lost more than 34% of its value due to uncertainties surrounding the impact of the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) on the global economy. While the index has gained back most of those losses, volatility and uncertainty remain.
In April, I presented the three top-ranked dividend growth stocks in each of the GICS sectors. To rank stocks, I sort them by decreasing quality scores using DVK Quality Snapshots and break ties by comparing up to three