Realty Income Dividend Increase

On 11 June, Realty Income (O) increased its monthly dividend by 0.19%, from 26.25¢ to 26.30¢ per share.

The dividend will be paid on 15 July to shareholders of record on 1 July. The ex-dividend date is 1 July.

O's contribution to DivGro's projected annual dividend income will increase by $1.50 to $789.00.

7 Dividend Growth Stocks For January 2023

Happy New Year!

I’m excited to present the January edition of my monthly series of dividend growth [DG] stocks picked from Dividend Radar.

Dividend Radar is a weekly automatically generated spreadsheet of DG stocks with dividend increase streaks of five or more years. It is compiled by Portfolio Insight and provided as a free resource for individual and commercial use, with no registration required.

To find candidates for further research and possible investment, I use different screens from month to month. This month, I’m deploying another variation of DVK Quality Snapshots to identify the highest-quality Dividend Radar stocks.

7 Dividend Growth Stocks For December 2022

Welcome to another edition of my monthly series, 7 Dividend Growth Stocks.  In this series, I present seven dividend growth stocks from Dividend Radar for further analysis and possible investment.

Dividend Radar is a weekly automatically generated spreadsheet of dividend growth stocks with dividend increase streaks of five or more years. It is compiled by Portfolio Insight and provided as a free resource for individual and commercial use, with no registration required.

I use different screens every month to find candidates for further research and possible investment. This month, I decided to screen for high-quality, high-yielding Dividend Achievers trading at reasonable valuations. 

7 Dividend Growth Stocks For November 2022

After taking three months off, I'm resuming my monthly series, 7 Dividend Growth Stocks, on TheStreet.com. 

In this series, I present seven dividend growth stocks from Dividend Radar for further analysis and possible investment. Dividend Radar is a weekly automatically generated spreadsheet of dividend growth [DG] stocks with dividend increase streaks of five or more years.

Every month, I use different screens to find candidates. Using different screens highlights different aspects of dividend growth investing, such as value, yield, or growth. This month, I decided to use the top-ranked stocks in JUST Capital's 2022 Rankings of America's largest publicly traded companies as my primary screen.

7 Dividend Growth Stocks For July 2022

In my monthly 7 Dividend Growth Stocks series, I present seven dividend growth stocks from Dividend Radar for further analysis and possible investment. 

I apply different screens every month to find a variety of candidates. For example, screening for stocks with higher yields will interest income investors, while screening for higher dividend growth rates will interest growth-oriented investors.

Last month, I picked the top dividend growth [DG] stock in each of the GICS sectors. I focused on DG stocks with safe dividends and strong income and growth prospects trading below my fair value estimates. For this article, I’m using the same screens, but I’m presenting the seven top-ranked stocks regardless of sector. 

7 Dividend Growth Stocks For June 2022

Welcome to another edition of my monthly 7 Dividend Growth Stocks series!

Every month, I select seven dividend growth stocks from my Dividend Radar watch list for further analysis and possible investment. I use different monthly screens to highlight various aspects of dividend growth [DG] investing.

To compile this month's candidates, I used Portfolio Insight's screening tool to find stocks with dividend increase streaks of at least 14 years and 10-year trailing total returns of at least 20%.

7 Dividend Growth Stocks For May 2022

Every month, I present seven dividend growth stocks from my Dividend Radar watch list for further analysis and possible investment. 

I use different screens every month to highlight specific aspects of dividend growth [DG] investing. This month, growth and total return investors will find some excellent candidates worth consideration. 

To compile this month's candidates, I considered investment-grade stocks with a 5-year trailing total return [TTR] of at least 26%, which is the rate that would double an investment every three years. All the candidates trade below my risk-adjusted Buy Below prices.

7 Dividend Growth Stocks For April 2022

Every month, I present seven dividend growth stocks from my Dividend Radar watch list for further analysis and possible investment. 

I use different screens every month to highlight different aspects of dividend growth [DG] investing. For example, income investors prefer stocks with higher yields, while growth-oriented investors favor higher DG rates.

This month, I screened for undervalued stocks in the Defensive Sectors (Consumer Staples, Health Care, and Utilities). Additionally, these stocks trade below my risk-adjusted Buy Below prices. To adjust for risk, I require more significant discounts for stocks with lower quality scores.

I usually rank candidates that passed my screens using DVK Quality Snapshots and my ranking system. Before writing this article, I made a minor adjustment to how quality scores are calculated. I’ll explain the reason for this change in the article.

7 Dividend Growth Stocks For March 2022

I'm a little late with my March picks for TheStreet.com, but here goes! 

Every month, I present seven dividend growth stocks from my Dividend Radar watch list for further analysis and possible investment. I use different screens every month to highlight specific aspects of dividend growth [DG] investing. This month, income investors will find some high-yielding candidates worth consideration. 

I screened for discounted DG stocks in Dividend Radar yielding at least 4% and a 5-year dividend growth rate of 6% or higher. I also screened for DG stocks with dividend increase streaks of 10 or more years. 

7 Dividend Growth Stocks For February 2022

Welcome to another edition of my monthly 7 Dividend Growth Stocks series! Every month, I present seven dividend growth stocks from my Dividend Radar. watch list for further analysis and possible investment. 

I use different screens every month to highlight specific elements of dividend growth [DG] investing. This month, income investors will find some high-yielding candidates worth consideration. 

I screened for discounted DG stocks in Dividend Radar yielding at least 4% and a 5-year dividend growth rate of 6% or higher. I also screened for DG stocks with dividend increase streaks of 10 or more years. 

7 Dividend Growth Stocks For January 2022

My monthly 7 Dividend Growth Stocks series present seven high-quality dividend growth stocks for further analysis and possible investment.

I apply different screens every month to narrow down my watch list of more than 700 dividend growth stocks, Dividend Radar. Changing the screens from month to month highlights various aspects of dividend growth [DG] investing. For example, income investors prefer higher-yielding stocks, growth-oriented investors favor higher DG rates, and value investors look for deep discounts.

I screened for discounted stocks yielding at least 3% to compile this month’s candidates. I also required stocks to have Chowder Numbers (C#’s) that indicate some likelihood of delivering annualized returns of 8% or higher.

7 Dividend Growth Stocks For December 2021

Welcome to another edition of my monthly 7 Dividend Growth Stocks series in which I present seven high-quality dividend growth stocks for further analysis and possible investment.

I apply different screens every month to narrow down my watch list of more than 730 dividend growth stocks, Dividend Radar. Changing the screens from month to month highlights different aspects of dividend growth [DG] investing. For example, value investors tend to look for deep discounts, income investors prefer higher-yielding stocks, and growth-oriented investors favor higher DG rates.

This month, I used a defensiveness scoring system developed by David Van Knapp as my primary screen. The system awards points based on satisfying common notions of safety rather than for being in a certain economic sector. Additionally, I screened for stocks trading below my risk-adjusted Buy Below prices.

7 Dividend Growth Stocks For November 2021

Every month, I select highlight seven high-quality dividend growth stocks from Dividend Radar for further analysis and possible investment. 

Dividend Radar tracks stocks trading on U.S. Exchanges with dividend increase streaks of at least five years. Dividend Radar is maintained and published by Portfolio Insight every Friday as a free resource to DG investors.

To highlight different DG stocks every month, I use different screens to narrow down approximately 740 Dividend Radar stocks. This month, I screened for Investment Grade Dividend Kings trading well below my Buy Below prices.

7 Dividend Growth Stocks For October 2021

Welcome to October's edition of my monthly series of high-quality dividend growth stocks suitable for further analysis and possible investment. 

I select DG stocks from Dividend Radar which tracks stocks trading on U.S. Exchanges with dividend increase streaks of at least five years. Dividend Radar is maintained and published by Portfolio Insight every Friday as a free resource to DG investors.

To highlight different DG stocks every month, I use different screens to narrow down approximately 750 Dividend Radar stocks. This month, I screened for Dividend Contenders trading well below my Buy Below prices with solid growth and income prospects, and safe dividends.

7 Dividend Growth Stocks For September 2021

Welcome to another edition of my monthly series in which I pick seven high-quality dividend growth stocks for further analysis and possible investment. My watch list for selections is Dividend Radar, a list of dividend growth [DG] stocks trading on U.S. exchanges with dividend increase streaks of at least five years.

Each month, I apply different screens to narrow down the more than 750 Dividend Radar stocks. Changing the screens from month to month serves to highlight different aspects of DG investing. For example, income investors prefer higher-yielding stocks, value investors tend to look for deep discounts, and growth-oriented investors favor higher dividend growth rates.

This month, I ranked high-quality Dividend Radar stocks with Safe or Very Safe dividends that are reasonably valued and have attractive total return prospects over the next five years.

7 Dividend Growth Stocks For August 2021

Last month I started a new series that will rank selections of Dividend Radar stocks and present the seven top-ranked stocks for consideration. Dividend Radar tracks stocks trading on U.S. exchanges with dividend increase streaks of at least five years.

Each month, I’ll consider different screens to narrow down the more than 750 Dividend Radar stocks. Screens will focus on various aspects of dividend growth investing, such as dividend yield, dividend growth rate, and stock valuation.

To rank stocks, I’ll use DVK Quality Snapshots to determine quality scores and tie-breaking metrics when necessary. DVK Quality Snapshots employs five widely used quality indicators from independent sources and assigns 0-5 points to each quality indicator, for a maximum of 25 points.

7 Dividend Growth Stocks For July 2021

This article is the first in a new monthly series on TheStreet.com that will rank selections of Dividend Radar stocks and present seven top-ranked stocks for consideration. Dividend Radar tracks stocks trading on U.S. exchanges with dividend increases streaks of five years or more.

To rank stocks, I’ll use DVK Quality Snapshots to determine quality scores and tie-breaking metrics when necessary. DVK Quality Snapshots employs five widely used quality indicators from independent sources and assigns 0-5 points to each quality indicator, for a maximum of 25 points.

Each month, I’ll consider different screens to narrow down the more than 750 Dividend Radar stocks. Screens will focus on various aspects of dividend growth investing, such as dividend yield, dividend growth rate, and stock valuation.