Steady Stocks -FORD MOTOR CO. (DE) (NYSE:F), FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP (NASDAQ:FTR), WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL PLC (NYSE:WFT), GERDAU S.A. (NYSE:GGB), GROUPON INC (NASDAQ:GRPN)
Many longterm investor follow a dividend-growth investing strategy which requires investment in the stocks of companies that not only pay dividends, but consistently increase their dividends from year to year. The goal is to create a sustainable, rising stream of dividend income that will eventually allow me to be financially secure in retirement. It is a known fact that owning high quality companies with a consistent dividend policy produces superior longer term returns versus the averages, especially when considering risk. Dividend paying, high quality companies tend to have stable business models which perform well in both good and bad economic times. These types of companies produce returns that are less volatile than the overall stock market.
The important indication of dividend power is not so much a high dividend yield but high company quality, which you can discover through its history of dividends, which should increase over time. If you are a long-term investor, looking for such companies can be very rewarding.
The following stocks have lifted dividends each year for several years in a row.
FORD MOTOR has been paying dividends since 1983 and has raised their dividend for 4 consecutive years. It has a dividend yield of 5.50% and a 5 year dividend growth rate of 4.10%. Their payout ratio is 70.00%.
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS first paid dividend in 2004 and has increased their dividend for N/A straight years. They have a dividend yield of N/A % and a 5 year dividend growth rate of 12.80%.
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL has been paying dividends since N/A and has increased their dividend for N/A years in a row. Their dividend yield is N/A% and their 5 year dividend growth rate is N/A%.
GERDAU started paying dividend in 19.98 and has lifted their dividend for N/A years. Their dividend yield is 0.70% and their 5 year dividend growth rate is 1.80%.
GROUPON announced dividend for the first time in N/A and has increased their dividend every year for the last N/A years. Their dividend yield is N/A% and their 5 year dividend growth rate is N/A%.