Need to increase your portfolio’s income? Here’s our list of dividend stocks that we consider good for exploring further, especially for those that want more current income. We update this list monthly. Comments and suggestions welcome!
Criteria for Inclusion
- Dividend yield to be above the S&P 500 average dividend yield, and at least 2.5%
- Dividend Free Cash Flow coverage ratio over 2.0
- History of near or above the stock market’s total return
January 2020 Dividend Income Stocks
FINANCIAL SERVICES
» (FAF) First American Financial Corp ~ Insurance [ 37.6 | 22.1 ] P 2
» (CINF) Cincinnati Financial Corp ~ Insurance [ 10.2 | 16.6 ] X 1
» (CBU) Community Bank System Inc ~ Banks [ 16.3 | 15.8 ] X 1 +
» (EMCF) Emclaire Financial Corp ~ Banks [ 39.3 | 15.1 ] X 1 +
» (CHCO) City Holding Co ~ Banks [ 17.6 | 13.6 ] P 1 +
HEALTHCARE
» (MRK) Merck & Co Inc ~ Drug Manufacturers [ 10.6 | 9.3 ] +
» (BMY) Bristol-Myers Squibb Company ~ Drug Manufacturers [ 35.8 | 4.9 ] +
REAL ESTATE
» (PSA) Public Storage ~ REITs [ 16.8 | 20.9 ]
» (DLR) Digital Realty Trust Inc ~ REITs [ 12.6 | 9.1 ] +
» (ESS) Essex Property Trust Inc ~ REITs [ 19.4 | 7.6 ] +
» (MPW) Medical Properties Trust Inc ~ REITs [ 10.4 | 2.8 ] +
» (ADC) Agree Realty Corp ~ REITs [ 11.2 | 1.9 ] X 1 +
» (MNR) Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp ~ REITs [ 29.1 | 1.6 ] +
TECHNOLOGY
» (INTC) Intel Corp ~ Semiconductors [ 18.1 | 16.4 ] +
UTILITIES
» (SRE) Sempra Energy ~ Utilities – Regulated [ 38.8 | 9.6 ] +
» (IDA) Idacorp Inc ~ Utilities – Regulated [ 22.6 | 9 ] +
Comments
There are a lot of solid performers in this month’s group. We currently own SRE in our personal portfolio, but also like Merck (MRK), Digital Realty Trust (DLR), and possibly Medical Properties Trust (MPW). Which stocks do you like?
Notes
The numbers in brackets are our 5-year and 10-year DivSys Scores. Simply put, they are the sum of dividend growth rate and free cash flow growth rates. It’s a quick shorthand for comparison to dissimilar investments. The first number is the 5-year score, the second number is the 10-year score–higher is better.
A “+” (plus sign) indicates that the DivSys score has increased.
A “♥” indicates a perennial favorite (if any).