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If an income investor had only five minutes to pick between shares of Home Depot and Harley Davidson, the motorcycle maker prevails.
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A 2014 Harley Davidson FLD Switchback. Image source: Harley Davidson.
You've probably never thought of Home Depot (HD +0.00%) and Harley Davidson (HOG 0.01%) as alternative income investments, but their stocks share characteristics that are attractive to all shapes and sizes of dividend investors.
If we limit our look to the three most important dividend metrics, we find that:
If one were to weigh these two stocks based equally off of these three metrics, then Harley Davidson takes the cake. To see why, simply scroll through the brief slideshow below.