Dividend stocks and screener criteria : VFC, PM, ..

New dividend-stock screen Here are the screening criteria, with the number of companies meeting each among the S&P 500: Beta for the past 12 months of 1.00 or less, when compared with the price movement of the entire index: 298 companies. For this screen, a beta of less than 1 indicates a stock’s price has been less volatile than the S&P 500 over the past year. Dividend yield of at least 3.50%: 78 companies. Expected earnings per share for 2024 increasing at least 4% from 2023, based on estimates among analysts polled by FactSet: 50 companies. Expected sales for 2024 increasing at least 4% from 2023: 22 companies. We are using calendar-year estimates for earnings and sales; many companies have fiscal years that don’t match the calendar. Here are the 22 companies identified by the new screen, sorted by dividend yield: Company Ticker Dividend yield Expected increase in EPS – 2024 Expected increase in sales – 2024 12-month beta On June 29 list? V.F. Corp. VFC 5.71% 9% 6% 0.98 Yes Philip Morris International Inc. PM 5.63% 9% 9% 0.54 Yes Intel Corp. INTC 5.41% 8% 5% 0.86 No International Business Machines Corp. IBM 5.41% 5% 4% 0.51 Yes Boston Properties Inc. BXP 5.26% 9% 6% 0.87 No Healthpeak Properties Inc. PEAK 5.12% 16% 8% 0.78 No Realty Inc.ome Corp. O 4.89% 4% 9% 0.54 Yes Pinnacle West Capital Corp. PNW 4.88% 7% 4% 0.62 Yes Digital Realty Trust Inc. DLR 4.79% 22% 7% 0.90 Yes Omnicom Group Inc. OMC 4.52% 8% 4% 0.73 No Edison International EIX 4.43% 7% 4% 0.82 No Ventas Inc. VTR 4.34% 31% 7% 0.57 Yes Stanley Black & Decker Inc. SWK 4.06% 27% https://www.marketwatch.com/story/22-dividend-stocks-screened-for-quality-and-safety-11664286278?mod=search_headline