June’s Top Stocks by Sector

TOP QUALIFIED STOCK PER SECTOR [ DivSys Score 5y/10y ]

The following list features the highest ranking dividend stock from each sector. A total of 10 stocks matched our criteria, out of this month’s universe of 754 dividend stocks with five years or more of increasing dividends. No stocks from the Energy sector qualified for inclusion. Of those listed below, United Health Group (UNH) and Landstar (LSTR) are partially on sale.

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BASIC MATERIALS

» (ECL) Ecolab Inc ~ Chemicals [ 19 | 25.9 ]

COMMUNICATION SERVICES

» (ATVI) Activision Blizzard Inc ~ Interactive Media [ 20.4 | 13.1 ]

CONSUMER CYCLICAL

» (PKG) Packaging Corp of America ~ Packaging & Containers [ 31.7 | 49.4 ]

CONSUMER DEFENSIVE

» (COST) Costco Wholesale Corp ~ Retail – Defensive [ 30.3 | 22.9 ] +

FINANCIAL SERVICES

» (V) Visa Inc ~ Credit Services [ 39.5 | 60.7 ]

HEALTHCARE

» (UNH) UnitedHealth Group Inc ~ Healthcare Plans [ 44.1 | 59 ]

INDUSTRIALS

» (LSTR) Landstar System Inc ~ Transportation [ 46 | 12 ]

REAL ESTATE

» (DLR) Digital Realty Trust Inc ~ REITs [ 12.6 | 9.1 ] +

TECHNOLOGY

» (ACN) Accenture PLC ~ Software [ 24.1 | 25.5 ]

UTILITIES

» (IDA) Idacorp Inc ~ Utilities – Regulated [ 22.6 | 9 ] +

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Please Note: This information is not an offer to buy stocks, but just a list that has been narrowed down as starting point for your further research. We always recommend further due diligence before making your decision to invest or not.

‘+’ indicates upward direction of DivSys™ score for stocks with positive 10 year dividend growth rates, basically giving us enough years of performance to mathematically determine if they are doing better or doing worse over time.