Dividend Contenders Smackdown (Part 5½)

David Fish submits: In previous installments of the Smackdown series, I screened the Dividend Champions list of companies that have paid higher dividends for at least 25 straight years (which can be found here) using fundamental factors that are important to dividend-oriented investors, such as yield, dividend growth rate, and price.

David Fish submits: In previous installments of the Smackdown series, I screened the Dividend Champions list of companies that have paid higher dividends for at least 25 straight years (which can be found here) starting with companies whose latest increase was by 10% or more (in June), those with the highest yields (in July), those with the lowest prices (in August) and those with the most desirable 5- and 10-year Dividend Growt

By David Fish: In previous installments of the Smackdown series, I have screened the Dividend Champions list of companies that have paid higher dividends for at least 25 straight years (which can be found here) using factors such as yield, payout ratio, and dividend growth rate, and then did separate screens on Dividend Contenders (10-24 years of higher dividends) and Challengers (5-9 years).

By David Fish: Dividend Contenders Smackdown In previous installments of the Smackdown series, I have screened the Dividend Champions (which can be found here) using factors such as payout ratio, dividend growth rate, and, most recently, the “sweet spot” of dividend yields between 3% and 5%.

David Fish submits: In previous installments of the Smackdown series, I have screened the Dividend Champions list of companies that have paid higher dividends for at least 25 straight years (which can be found here) using factors such as yield, payout ratio, and dividend growth rate, and then did separate screens on Dividend Contenders (10-24 years of higher dividends) and Challengers (5-9 years).

By David Fish: Dividend Champions Smackdown XXIV In the most recent installments of the Smackdown series, I screened the Dividend Champions (which can be found here: http://dripinvesting.org/Tools/Tools.asp ) starting with new columns that I titled Confidence Factor and the 5-year Estimated Payback Percentage.

By David Fish: Dividend Contenders Smackdown XXIV In the most recent installments of the Smackdown series, I screened the Dividend Champions (which can be found here: http://dripinvesting.org/Tools/Tools.asp ) starting with new columns that I titled Confidence Factor and the 5-year Estimated Payback Percentage.

David Fish submits: Dividend Champions Smackdown X In previous installments of the Smackdown series, I screened the Dividend Champions list of companies that have paid higher dividends for at least 25 straight years (which can be found here) using factors such as yield, payout ratio, and, most recently, market capitalization (focusing on Small- and Mid-Caps).