I've noted before that dividend investing is a tried-and-true strategy for building long-term wealth. In fact, a study by Ned Davis Research found that dividend-paying stocks have outperformed their stingier counterparts 10% vs. 4% annually from 1972 to 2006.
In other words, you can generate sizable investment returns, even during times of market turmoil, if you can identify dividend stocks that will set you for life.
In order to find dividend studs like Boeing
Below are five companies rated to outperform the market by more than 100 All-Stars, CAPS members whose track records rank them in the top 20th percentile of our 115,000-member investing community.
These stocks also have:
- Market caps greater than $1 billion.
- Dividend yields greater than 1%.
- Five-star ratings, the highest possible, from our CAPS community.
Since we began tracking the collective intelligence of our CAPS investment community in November 2006, five-star companies have outperformed, with an average annualized gain of more than 12%
Company |
Industry |
Dividend Yield |
All-Stars Rating Outperform |
---|---|---|---|
DuPont |
Chemicals |
3.6% |
290 of 304 |
PepsiCo |
Food & Beverage |
2.4% |
743 of 756 |
Quality Systems |
Computer Software & Services |
3% |
748 of 768 |
NYSE Euronext |
Financial Services |
2.8% |
497 of 513 |
Southern Copper |
Metals & Mining |
9.6% |
980 of 1002 |
Data from Motley Fool CAPS and Yahoo! Finance as of Aug. 18, 2008.
Remember, this screen is only a starting point in the research process. When selecting dividend payers, Fools know it's important to make sure a company has sufficient free cash flow to sustain and grow its dividends for years to come.
Come and join us on Motley Fool CAPS to dig into these companies further. Let our 115,000-strong (and counting) CAPS community help you make better stock selections.
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