My recent Church & Dwight (CHD) – A Dividend Aristocrat guest post at Dividend Power is based on Q1 2021 results and FY2021 guidance. A Dividend Aristocrat is a component of the S&P 500 Index with at least 25 consecutive years of dividend increases. On January 29, 2021, CHD announced an increase in its quarterly [...]
This Jack Henry Dividend Achiever review looks at whether Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (JKHY), a company that has increased its dividend annually since February 2004, is currently an attractive investment. Over the course of several years, there has been an evolution in the term Dividend Achiever. We now have multiple Dividend Achiever Indexes. In [...]
This Cisco Dividend Achiever review looks at whether Cisco, a company that has increased its dividend annually since April 20, 2011, is currently an attractive investment. Over the course of several years, there has been an evolution in the term Dividend Achiever. We now have multiple Dividend Achiever Indexes. In a nutshell, however, a Dividend [...]
Not all investors seek excitement and volatility from their investments and look to Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) for its low volatility, stability, and dependability. Although HRL is a high-quality company, the current issue as I see it is that HRL is an overvalued Dividend King. A Dividend King is a US public company with a [...]
On May 17th I wrote an article in which I analyzed Lockheed Martin. On May 18th, Raytheon Technologies (RTX) held its 2021 Investor Day; it is a significant Lockheed Martin competitor. At this Investor Day, members of senior management outlined how Raytheon Technologies is investing for growth and profitability to generate attractive shareholder returns. In [...]
Lockheed Martin Corporation's (LMT) share price has appreciated substantially after my Lockheed Martin Corporation – A Low Risk, Reasonably Valued High-Quality Defense Prime Contractor article and December - February follow-up articles. Looking at LMT's share price in isolation, however, does not enable investors to properly assess the company's current valuation. In this article, I look [...]
My most recent guest post entitled ADP - An Overvalued Dividend Aristocrat at Dividend Power - The Power of Dividend Growth Investing is based on Q3 2021 and YTD results and guidance. I will now be periodically contributing guest posts for Dividend Power. Previous article contributions are Genuine Parts Company – A Slightly Overvalued Dividend King [...]
As a long-term investor seeking to invest in undervalued/fairly valued high-quality companies, investment opportunities that meet my investment criteria are currently few and far between. Following Alimentation Couche-Tard's (ATD-a.TO and ATD-b.TO) recent $1B private debt offering Press Release, however, I now revisit this existing holding to determine if I should increase my ATD exposure. Based [...]
On April 29th, Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) released Q1 2021 results and on May 3rd it held its Merck/Organon Investor Day. I continue to think Merck is reasonably valued and is poised for more rapid growth following my review of the material presented at both events. This brief article is a follow-up to my [...]
S&P Global Inc. (SPGI) is a high-quality company that has amply rewarded long-term shareholders. Acquiring grossly overvalued shares, however, can result in inferior investment returns even if the company happens to be high-quality. I think SPGI is a richly valued Dividend Aristocrat after reviewing Q1 2021 results and FY2021 guidance. A Dividend Aristocrat is a [...]