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Dividend investing is a huge part of my investment strategy. As I’ve mentioned in my now monthly passive income updates, receiving dividend income from my both my Ultimate Sustainable Dividend portfolio and my ETF portfolio is a primary driver of how my retirement will be like a few decades from now:) Today, I went back to find the top dividend plays in the S&P500! The top of the top is similar to what I saw last month but as you know, there’s a lot more than yield that counts:)
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I did further analysis which I present after the list, which I personally found very interesting and would love to hear your thoughts on those names:)
In the meantime, here is the list!
| Ticker | Name | Price | Dividend Yield | Payout Ratio | Ex-Dvd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIN | Windstream Holdings Inc | 9.1 | 10.99 | 250.77 | 6/26/2014 |
| DO | Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc | 51.6 | 6.78 | 88.69 | 7/31/2014 |
| FTR | Frontier Communications Corp | 6 | 6.67 | 362.42 | 6/11/2014 |
| CTL | CenturyLink Inc | 34.84 | 6.2 | #VALUE! | 5/30/2014 |
| ESV | Ensco PLC | 50.75 | 5.91 | 36.9 | 6/12/2014 |
| RIG | Transocean Ltd | 42.85 | 5.23 | 63.79 | 5/28/2014 |
| HCP | HCP Inc | 42.2 | 5.17 | 106.92 | 5/8/2014 |
| T | AT&T Inc | 35.76 | 5.15 | 53.13 | 7/9/2014 |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan Inc/DE | 32.74 | 5.13 | 138.48 | 7/31/2014 |
| HCN | Health Care REIT Inc | 63.54 | 5 | 3110.77 | 5/8/2014 |
| TE | TECO Energy Inc | 17.91 | 4.91 | 96.66 | 5/9/2014 |
| NE | Noble Corp plc | 30.94 | 4.85 | 25.2 | 8/7/2014 |
| MO | Altria Group Inc | 39.89 | 4.81 | 81.43 | 6/13/2014 |
| RAI | Reynolds American Inc | 55.94 | 4.79 | 78.66 | 6/11/2014 |
| SO | Southern Co/The | 44.49 | 4.72 | 107.36 | 7/31/2014 |
| TEG | Integrys Energy Group Inc | 58.56 | 4.64 | 61.88 | 5/28/2014 |
| PBCT | People's United Financial Inc | 14.32 | 4.61 | 87.67 | 7/30/2014 |
| ETR | Entergy Corp | 73.13 | 4.54 | 83.11 | 5/13/2014 |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants Inc | 49.11 | 4.48 | 64.09 | 7/7/2014 |
| VZ | Verizon Communications Inc | 47.39 | 4.47 | 51.73 | 7/9/2014 |
| ED | Consolidated Edison Inc | 57.03 | 4.42 | 67.89 | 5/12/2014 |
| PM | Philip Morris International Inc | 85.34 | 4.41 | 67.71 | 6/24/2014 |
| PPL | PPL Corp | 34.36 | 4.34 | 79.79 | 6/10/2014 |
| VTR | Ventas Inc | 66.98 | 4.33 | 164.06 | 6/6/2014 |
| FE | FirstEnergy Corp | 33.42 | 4.31 | 245.23 | 8/5/2014 |
| DUK | Duke Energy Corp | 73.52 | 4.24 | 82.38 | 5/14/2014 |
| LO | Lorillard Inc | 58.38 | 4.21 | 69.92 | 5/28/2014 |
| PNW | Pinnacle West Capital Corp | 54.66 | 4.15 | 60.31 | 7/31/2014 |
| PCG | PG&E Corp | 44.86 | 4.06 | 100.61 | 6/30/2014 |
| SCG | SCANA Corp | 52.25 | 4.02 | 60.3 | 6/6/2014 |
| PCL | Plum Creek Timber Co Inc | 44.06 | 3.99 | 135.51 | 5/14/2014 |
| POM | Pepco Holdings Inc | 27.14 | 3.98 | 245.45 | 6/6/2014 |
| AEE | Ameren Corp | 40.62 | 3.94 | 75.81 | 6/9/2014 |
| KIM | Kimco Realty Corp | 22.93 | 3.92 | 174.48 | 6/30/2014 |
| CNP | CenterPoint Energy Inc | 24.47 | 3.88 | 114.15 | 5/14/2014 |
| IRM | Iron Mountain Inc | 27.8 | 3.88 | 213.91 | 6/18/2014 |
| MAT | Mattel Inc | 39.34 | 3.86 | 55.2 | 5/21/2014 |
| XEL | Xcel Energy Inc | 31.24 | 3.84 | 58.43 | 6/17/2014 |
| SPLS | Staples Inc | 12.55 | 3.82 | 44.26 | 6/25/2014 |
| MAC | Macerich Co/The | 65.01 | 3.81 | 208.32 | 5/7/2014 |
| AEP | American Electric Power Co Inc | 53.36 | 3.75 | 64.46 | 5/7/2014 |
| PEG | Public Service Enterprise Group Inc | 39.62 | 3.74 | 58.57 | 6/4/2014 |
| KRFT | Kraft Foods Group Inc | 56.26 | 3.73 | 45.05 | 6/26/2014 |
| WMB | Williams Cos Inc/The | 43.52 | 3.7 | 222.62 | 6/4/2014 |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc | 34.07 | 3.67 | 84.82 | 7/10/2014 |
| LEG | Leggett & Platt Inc | 32.67 | 3.67 | 87.71 | 6/18/2014 |
| GAS | AGL Resources Inc | 53.5 | 3.66 | 70.93 | 5/14/2014 |
| CMS | CMS Energy Corp | 29.78 | 3.63 | 59.69 | 8/6/2014 |
| CINF | Cincinnati Financial Corp | 49.02 | 3.59 | 52.22 | 6/16/2014 |
| COP | ConocoPhillips | 76.89 | 3.59 | 41.66 | 5/15/2014 |
| CVC | Cablevision Systems Corp | 17 | 3.53 | 122.86 | 5/13/2014 |
| OKE | ONEOK Inc | 63.73 | 3.51 | 114.41 | 8/6/2014 |
| IGT | International Game Technology | 12.56 | 3.5 | 32.74 | 6/17/2014 |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc | 29.96 | 3.47 | 57.68 | 5/7/2014 |
| GME | GameStop Corp | 38.15 | 3.46 | 37.21 | 5/22/2014 |
| GM | General Motors Co | 34.75 | 3.45 | 0 | 6/6/2014 |
| INTC | Intel Corp | 26.17 | 3.44 | 46.56 | 8/7/2014 |
| EXC | Exelon Corp | 36.24 | 3.42 | 73.55 | 5/13/2014 |
| CVX | Chevron Corp | 125.36 | 3.41 | 34.89 | 5/15/2014 |
| STX | Seagate Technology PLC | 50.51 | 3.41 | 28.18 | 5/12/2014 |
| WM | Waste Management Inc | 44.11 | 3.4 | 696.94 | 6/10/2014 |
| SE | Spectra Energy Corp | 39.6 | 3.38 | 79 | 5/7/2014 |
| NU | Northeast Utilities | 46.62 | 3.37 | 59.45 | 5/28/2014 |
| PAYX | Paychex Inc | 41.49 | 3.37 | 83.78 | 5/8/2014 |
| D | Dominion Resources Inc/VA | 71.16 | 3.37 | 72.88 | 5/28/2014 |
| CA | CA Inc | 29.66 | 3.37 | 48.48 | 6/9/2014 |
| DTE | DTE Energy Co | 77.93 | 3.36 | 68.53 | 6/12/2014 |
| AVB | AvalonBay Communities Inc | 138.24 | 3.36 | 932.94 | 6/30/2014 |
| GRMN | Garmin Ltd | 57.48 | 3.34 | 60.31 | 6/13/2014 |
| LLY | Eli Lilly & Co | 58.88 | 3.33 | 44.89 | 5/13/2014 |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc | 22.96 | 3.31 | 33.16 | 7/1/2014 |
| GE | General Electric Co | 26.58 | 3.31 | 53.11 | 6/26/2014 |
| AIV | Apartment Investment & Management Co | 31.47 | 3.3 | 335.82 | 5/14/2014 |
| CAG | ConAgra Foods Inc | 30.35 | 3.29 | 52.55 | 7/30/2014 |
| EQR | Equity Residential | 60.79 | 3.29 | #VALUE! | 6/19/2014 |
| ABBV | AbbVie Inc | 51.36 | 3.27 | 76.99 | 7/9/2014 |
| PSA | Public Storage | 171.93 | 3.26 | 105.02 | 6/11/2014 |
| WEC | Wisconsin Energy Corp | 48.02 | 3.25 | 56.96 | 5/12/2014 |
| CLX | Clorox Co/The | 87.31 | 3.25 | 60.06 | 7/21/2014 |
| LMT | Lockheed Martin Corp | 165.12 | 3.22 | 52 | 5/29/2014 |
| PLD | Prologis Inc | 41.19 | 3.2 | 288.82 | 6/9/2014 |
| MCD | McDonald's Corp | 101.14 | 3.2 | 55.5 | 5/30/2014 |
| F | Ford Motor Co | 15.74 | 3.18 | 22 | 7/28/2014 |
| PG | Procter & Gamble Co/The | 81.7 | 3.15 | 56.75 | 7/16/2014 |
| SYY | Sysco Corp | 37.19 | 3.12 | 65.99 | 7/2/2014 |
| COH | Coach Inc | 43.39 | 3.11 | 33.73 | 6/4/2014 |
| HAS | Hasbro Inc | 55.52 | 3.1 | 72.88 | 7/29/2014 |
| GIS | General Mills Inc | 53.01 | 3.09 | 46.79 | 7/7/2014 |
| WU | Western Union Co/The | 16.27 | 3.07 | 34.72 | 6/12/2014 |
| PEP | PepsiCo Inc | 85.91 | 3.05 | 51.2 | 5/28/2014 |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corp | 110.23 | 3.05 | 58.08 | 6/4/2014 |
| IP | International Paper Co | 45.88 | 3.05 | 41.05 | 5/23/2014 |
| OXY | Occidental Petroleum Corp | 94.7 | 3.04 | 34.9 | 6/6/2014 |
| MCHP | Microchip Technology Inc | 46.76 | 3.04 | 214.95 | 5/20/2014 |
| DOW | Dow Chemical Co/The | 49.36 | 3 | 34.44 | 6/26/2014 |
| MRK | Merck & Co Inc | 58.63 | 3 | 116.53 | 6/12/2014 |
| KO | Coca-Cola Co/The | 40.76 | 2.99 | 57.85 | 6/12/2014 |
| SPG | Simon Property Group Inc | 174.05 | 2.99 | 112.09 | 5/14/2014 |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries NV | 93.66 | 2.99 | 29.3 | 8/14/2014 |
| SYMC | Symantec Corp | 20.1 | 2.99 | 0 | 5/22/2014 |
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I then took an extra step to find stocks that had at least 5% of average growth for these 4 metrics:
-dividend 1 year growth
-dividend 5 year growth
-earnings per share (diluted) 5 year growth
-sales 5 year growth
Here were the results:
| Ticker | Name | Price | Dividend Yield | Payout Ratio | Ex-Dvd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIN | Windstream Holdings Inc | 9.1 | 10.99 | 250.77 | 6/26/2014 |
| DO | Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc | 51.6 | 6.78 | 88.69 | 7/31/2014 |
| FTR | Frontier Communications Corp | 6 | 6.67 | 362.42 | 6/11/2014 |
| CTL | CenturyLink Inc | 34.84 | 6.2 | #VALUE! | 5/30/2014 |
| ESV | Ensco PLC | 50.75 | 5.91 | 36.9 | 6/12/2014 |
| RIG | Transocean Ltd | 42.85 | 5.23 | 63.79 | 5/28/2014 |
| HCP | HCP Inc | 42.2 | 5.17 | 106.92 | 5/8/2014 |
| T | AT&T Inc | 35.76 | 5.15 | 53.13 | 7/9/2014 |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan Inc/DE | 32.74 | 5.13 | 138.48 | 7/31/2014 |
| HCN | Health Care REIT Inc | 63.54 | 5 | 3110.77 | 5/8/2014 |
| TE | TECO Energy Inc | 17.91 | 4.91 | 96.66 | 5/9/2014 |
| NE | Noble Corp plc | 30.94 | 4.85 | 25.2 | 8/7/2014 |
| MO | Altria Group Inc | 39.89 | 4.81 | 81.43 | 6/13/2014 |
| RAI | Reynolds American Inc | 55.94 | 4.79 | 78.66 | 6/11/2014 |
| SO | Southern Co/The | 44.49 | 4.72 | 107.36 | 7/31/2014 |
| TEG | Integrys Energy Group Inc | 58.56 | 4.64 | 61.88 | 5/28/2014 |
| PBCT | People's United Financial Inc | 14.32 | 4.61 | 87.67 | 7/30/2014 |
| ETR | Entergy Corp | 73.13 | 4.54 | 83.11 | 5/13/2014 |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants Inc | 49.11 | 4.48 | 64.09 | 7/7/2014 |
| VZ | Verizon Communications Inc | 47.39 | 4.47 | 51.73 | 7/9/2014 |
| ED | Consolidated Edison Inc | 57.03 | 4.42 | 67.89 | 5/12/2014 |
| PM | Philip Morris International Inc | 85.34 | 4.41 | 67.71 | 6/24/2014 |
| PPL | PPL Corp | 34.36 | 4.34 | 79.79 | 6/10/2014 |
| VTR | Ventas Inc | 66.98 | 4.33 | 164.06 | 6/6/2014 |
| FE | FirstEnergy Corp | 33.42 | 4.31 | 245.23 | 8/5/2014 |
| DUK | Duke Energy Corp | 73.52 | 4.24 | 82.38 | 5/14/2014 |
| LO | Lorillard Inc | 58.38 | 4.21 | 69.92 | 5/28/2014 |
| PNW | Pinnacle West Capital Corp | 54.66 | 4.15 | 60.31 | 7/31/2014 |
| PCG | PG&E Corp | 44.86 | 4.06 | 100.61 | 6/30/2014 |
| SCG | SCANA Corp | 52.25 | 4.02 | 60.3 | 6/6/2014 |
| PCL | Plum Creek Timber Co Inc | 44.06 | 3.99 | 135.51 | 5/14/2014 |
| POM | Pepco Holdings Inc | 27.14 | 3.98 | 245.45 | 6/6/2014 |
| AEE | Ameren Corp | 40.62 | 3.94 | 75.81 | 6/9/2014 |
| KIM | Kimco Realty Corp | 22.93 | 3.92 | 174.48 | 6/30/2014 |
| CNP | CenterPoint Energy Inc | 24.47 | 3.88 | 114.15 | 5/14/2014 |
| IRM | Iron Mountain Inc | 27.8 | 3.88 | 213.91 | 6/18/2014 |
| MAT | Mattel Inc | 39.34 | 3.86 | 55.2 | 5/21/2014 |
| XEL | Xcel Energy Inc | 31.24 | 3.84 | 58.43 | 6/17/2014 |
| SPLS | Staples Inc | 12.55 | 3.82 | 44.26 | 6/25/2014 |
| MAC | Macerich Co/The | 65.01 | 3.81 | 208.32 | 5/7/2014 |
| AEP | American Electric Power Co Inc | 53.36 | 3.75 | 64.46 | 5/7/2014 |
| PEG | Public Service Enterprise Group Inc | 39.62 | 3.74 | 58.57 | 6/4/2014 |
| KRFT | Kraft Foods Group Inc | 56.26 | 3.73 | 45.05 | 6/26/2014 |
| WMB | Williams Cos Inc/The | 43.52 | 3.7 | 222.62 | 6/4/2014 |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc | 34.07 | 3.67 | 84.82 | 7/10/2014 |
| LEG | Leggett & Platt Inc | 32.67 | 3.67 | 87.71 | 6/18/2014 |
| GAS | AGL Resources Inc | 53.5 | 3.66 | 70.93 | 5/14/2014 |
| CMS | CMS Energy Corp | 29.78 | 3.63 | 59.69 | 8/6/2014 |
| CINF | Cincinnati Financial Corp | 49.02 | 3.59 | 52.22 | 6/16/2014 |
| COP | ConocoPhillips | 76.89 | 3.59 | 41.66 | 5/15/2014 |
| CVC | Cablevision Systems Corp | 17 | 3.53 | 122.86 | 5/13/2014 |
| OKE | ONEOK Inc | 63.73 | 3.51 | 114.41 | 8/6/2014 |
| IGT | International Game Technology | 12.56 | 3.5 | 32.74 | 6/17/2014 |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc | 29.96 | 3.47 | 57.68 | 5/7/2014 |
| GME | GameStop Corp | 38.15 | 3.46 | 37.21 | 5/22/2014 |
| GM | General Motors Co | 34.75 | 3.45 | 0 | 6/6/2014 |
| INTC | Intel Corp | 26.17 | 3.44 | 46.56 | 8/7/2014 |
| EXC | Exelon Corp | 36.24 | 3.42 | 73.55 | 5/13/2014 |
| CVX | Chevron Corp | 125.36 | 3.41 | 34.89 | 5/15/2014 |
| STX | Seagate Technology PLC | 50.51 | 3.41 | 28.18 | 5/12/2014 |
| WM | Waste Management Inc | 44.11 | 3.4 | 696.94 | 6/10/2014 |
| SE | Spectra Energy Corp | 39.6 | 3.38 | 79 | 5/7/2014 |
| NU | Northeast Utilities | 46.62 | 3.37 | 59.45 | 5/28/2014 |
| PAYX | Paychex Inc | 41.49 | 3.37 | 83.78 | 5/8/2014 |
| D | Dominion Resources Inc/VA | 71.16 | 3.37 | 72.88 | 5/28/2014 |
| CA | CA Inc | 29.66 | 3.37 | 48.48 | 6/9/2014 |
| DTE | DTE Energy Co | 77.93 | 3.36 | 68.53 | 6/12/2014 |
| AVB | AvalonBay Communities Inc | 138.24 | 3.36 | 932.94 | 6/30/2014 |
| GRMN | Garmin Ltd | 57.48 | 3.34 | 60.31 | 6/13/2014 |
| LLY | Eli Lilly & Co | 58.88 | 3.33 | 44.89 | 5/13/2014 |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc | 22.96 | 3.31 | 33.16 | 7/1/2014 |
| GE | General Electric Co | 26.58 | 3.31 | 53.11 | 6/26/2014 |
| AIV | Apartment Investment & Management Co | 31.47 | 3.3 | 335.82 | 5/14/2014 |
| CAG | ConAgra Foods Inc | 30.35 | 3.29 | 52.55 | 7/30/2014 |
| EQR | Equity Residential | 60.79 | 3.29 | #VALUE! | 6/19/2014 |
| ABBV | AbbVie Inc | 51.36 | 3.27 | 76.99 | 7/9/2014 |
| PSA | Public Storage | 171.93 | 3.26 | 105.02 | 6/11/2014 |
| WEC | Wisconsin Energy Corp | 48.02 | 3.25 | 56.96 | 5/12/2014 |
| CLX | Clorox Co/The | 87.31 | 3.25 | 60.06 | 7/21/2014 |
| LMT | Lockheed Martin Corp | 165.12 | 3.22 | 52 | 5/29/2014 |
| PLD | Prologis Inc | 41.19 | 3.2 | 288.82 | 6/9/2014 |
| MCD | McDonald's Corp | 101.14 | 3.2 | 55.5 | 5/30/2014 |
| F | Ford Motor Co | 15.74 | 3.18 | 22 | 7/28/2014 |
| PG | Procter & Gamble Co/The | 81.7 | 3.15 | 56.75 | 7/16/2014 |
| SYY | Sysco Corp | 37.19 | 3.12 | 65.99 | 7/2/2014 |
| COH | Coach Inc | 43.39 | 3.11 | 33.73 | 6/4/2014 |
| HAS | Hasbro Inc | 55.52 | 3.1 | 72.88 | 7/29/2014 |
| GIS | General Mills Inc | 53.01 | 3.09 | 46.79 | 7/7/2014 |
| WU | Western Union Co/The | 16.27 | 3.07 | 34.72 | 6/12/2014 |
| PEP | PepsiCo Inc | 85.91 | 3.05 | 51.2 | 5/28/2014 |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corp | 110.23 | 3.05 | 58.08 | 6/4/2014 |
| IP | International Paper Co | 45.88 | 3.05 | 41.05 | 5/23/2014 |
| OXY | Occidental Petroleum Corp | 94.7 | 3.04 | 34.9 | 6/6/2014 |
| MCHP | Microchip Technology Inc | 46.76 | 3.04 | 214.95 | 5/20/2014 |
| DOW | Dow Chemical Co/The | 49.36 | 3 | 34.44 | 6/26/2014 |
| MRK | Merck & Co Inc | 58.63 | 3 | 116.53 | 6/12/2014 |
| KO | Coca-Cola Co/The | 40.76 | 2.99 | 57.85 | 6/12/2014 |
| SPG | Simon Property Group Inc | 174.05 | 2.99 | 112.09 | 5/14/2014 |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries NV | 93.66 | 2.99 | 29.3 | 8/14/2014 |
| SYMC | Symantec Corp | 20.1 | 2.99 | 0 | 5/22/2014 |
Ensco (ESV) certainly looks very intriguing and I’ll be doing further analysis on that name in the newsletter shortly, if you’re not a member yet, join now, it’s free:
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