The phrase
"dividend kings" refers to a group of companies that have consistently increased their dividend payments to shareholders for at least 50 consecutive years. These companies are considered exceptionally stable and reliable in generating profits and returning a portion of those profits to their shareholders as dividends.
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This is why we suggest that you only invest
in Dividend Kings at suppressed valuations.
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The list of the so called
Dividend Kings consists of the companies that have managed to increase their dividends annually for at least 50 years in a row.
I'll get to a couple examples of
undervalued Dividend Kings that have predictable business models and are easy to understand below.
You can review our list of
Dividend Kings for consideration in a dividend growth portfolio.
Then, depending on how long of an investment horizon you have left, invest in 4 - 5 dividend growth stocks that you believe can become the
future Dividend Kings.
We suggest only investing in
Dividend Kings when the stock has recently dipped or is undervalued relative to historical valuations.
Since Dividend Kings have increased their dividend for 50 consecutive years, their future dividend growth rate is expected to be lower than a company that recently started paying dividends.
They are viewed as the highest quality public stocks since they (
particularly Dividend Kings) have usually been listed on the exchanges for a number of years and continue to reward shareholders.
We are firm believers in trying to find the
next Dividend Kings and trying to invest in dividend growth stocks early in their growth cycle.
Here is a list
of Dividend Kings trading on the stock market to consider for investment in your dividend growth portfolio.
Dividend Kings tend to be considered the best dividend growth stocks due to their tremendous track record of success and reputation for rewarding shareholders.
However, I will highlight below why you should be careful while investing
in Dividend Kings.
To build an optimal dividend growth portfolio, I think you should pair conservative, undervalued
Dividend Kings with up and coming dividend growth stocks.
The American State Water dividend has been paid continuously since 1931 and increased for 63 consecutive years; qualifying the company
as Dividend King and Dividend Champion.
As Dover is part of the
few dividend kings who has underperformed the stock market over the past 10 years, it may be a good time to select this company.
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While Hormel's
dividend king status and continued strong execution make it a relatively low risk company to invest in, there are nonetheless still challenges the company will have to contend with in the coming years.
As you can see, out of 18, only 5 companies underperformed the S&P 500 and 7
dividend kings doubled the S&P 500 return.
As Dover is part of the few
dividend kings who has underperformed the stock market over the past 10 years, it may be a good time to select this company.
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FRT has paid increasing dividends for 50 consecutive years, making it a member of the exclusive
Dividend Kings club.
That's because Hormel has not just a solid track record of continuous dividend growth, but at a rate that few
other dividend kings or dividend aristocrats can match.
If you'd want to tweak your allocation for building your dividend portfolio, if you can tolerate more risk then have
less Dividend King stocks in your portfolio and some new dividend growth stocks.
However, as you can see below, boring but slow and steady growing blue chip dividend stocks, especially the dividend aristocrats and
dividend kings such -LSB-...]
Typically Dividend Kings have a lower anticipated or forecasted dividend growth rate since they are mature companies that may not have much upside for future growth.
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Investing in
Dividend Kings provides you stability and assurance in your portfolio while ensuring (hopefully, ensuring at least) some form of growth in the future.
I am on a mission to overthrow the current monarchy by finding the next
Dividend Kings before they happen.
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Dividend Kings Article Note: FMCB is thinly traded; price data was not available for the entire period.
The Dover dividend has been paid since 1956 and increased its dividend for 62 consecutive years; qualifying the company
as Dividend King, Dividend Aristocrat, and Dividend Champion.
At Millionaire Mob, we'd like to provide you a list of
Dividend Kings for consideration to add to your dividend growth portfolio.