January 2017 Dividend Growth Watchlist


Company Name
Symbol
Industry
No. Years
Dividend Yield
Sector
EPS% Payout
Span-America Medical Systems
SPAN
Medical Equipment
18
3.51
Health Care
41.56
Williams-Sonoma Inc.
WSM
Retail-Home Products
11
3.06
Consumer Discretionary
44.18
Old Republic International
ORI
Insurance
35
3.95
Financials
51.37
Donegal Group Inc. A
DGICA
Insurance
14
3.15
Financials
53.92
Qualcomm Inc.
QCOM
Telecomm Equipment
14
3.25
Information Tech
55.64
VF Corp.
VFC
Apparel
44
3.15
Consumer Discretionary
58.33
Target Corp.
TGT
Retail-Discount
49
3.32
Consumer Discretionary
44.04
Reynolds American Inc.
RAI
Tobacco
12
3.28
Consumer Staples
47.79
Gap Inc.
GPS
Retail-Clothing
12
4.10
Consumer Discretionary
55.09
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers
SKT
REIT-Outlet Stores
23
3.63
REITs
44.98
People's United Financial
PBCT
Banking
24
3.51
Financials
74.73








My latest screen although the data is a bit old since it was from the U.S.DividendChampions spreadsheet from end of December. Dave makes is easy to screen some of the best companies in the world that are dividend growers.

New to the list are WSM, RAI and SKT/PBCT.  Since Tanger is a REIT I included People's United Financial just in case I want to exclude the REIT from purchases.

Williams-Sonoma makes some great kitchen products.  I have this cast iron wok from our wedding over 12 years ago that still looks like new (and I use it!).  High quality stuff but expensive.  I can see why it might be having some difficulties as most people go for less expensive stuff.  If that is the case then why does Target always show on my list.  Sure it is not as cheap as Walmart but it's woks are half the price of WSM's.

I don't own any RAI but this might be the time to buy into that market.  A pack of the cancer sticks goes for $8 in my area.  Based on the smoke breaks I see people take at work that is a pack every other day.  But then again I read sedentary (like sitting at a desk all day like me) is the new smoking.  I am still working on my boss to get me a standing desk.


 

Well that is it for today.  Until my next post.

Later,

Dividend Family Guy

Comments

  1. DivHutJanuary 15, 2017 at 4:15 PM

    Nice looking watch list. I think many have VFC on their lists these days. As prices declined and the yield was pushed north of 3% many have been buying. I also have ORI on my watch list but it has climbed quite a bit from its recent low around $16 a couple months ago. Thanks for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Dividend Family GuyJanuary 16, 2017 at 10:38 PM

      Yeah it would be nice or ORI to drop a little bit more.

      Delete
  2. FerdiS, DivGroJanuary 15, 2017 at 9:32 PM

    Thanks for sharing your watch list. I'm long QCOM, RAI, and TGT. VFC has shown up in several of my monthly top ten lists. I've seen at least one buy of VFC. Take care and happy investing!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Dividend Family GuyJanuary 16, 2017 at 10:39 PM

      Yep still allot of good buys in this market. QCOM is one of my favorites lately.

      Delete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Will Dividends Teach My Kids to Work Hard?

After reading an article about education and learning from Mr. Money Mustache last week I starting thinking about my kids and their upbringing vs. how I was raised.  There was lots of discipline but also a tremendous amount of freedom.  That combined with loving parents taught me many lessons in life that I believe have led me to a great career and the joy of raising a large family.  The one thing that worries me the most is a fear that my children do not value gifts or money they receive as much as I did as a child. As a child I remember talking with my sister days before my birthday.  We share the same birthday one year apart.  We would spend the time talking excitedly about what we might get for our birthday.  Gifts were usually only on birthdays or major holidays.  Easter baskets filled with candy, or presents on Christmas or birthdays. Growing up with one TV that didn’t get the best reception left us with plenty of time to day drea...
Read more

What to write about when you have no money to invest?

Image
Without any money to invest from January all I could do is screen and learn about some new stocks that came up this month.  It is my hope still to save enough where I can actually invest on a regular basis again.  Part of me wants to start using loyal3 or computershare.com .  Buy for free and sell for free on Loyal3 or for a fee on Computershare.  That way I can continue to invest in some of the strong dividend payers these companies allow you to buy.  The other part wants simplicity and is willing to pay the fee to keep all my money in one place with one tax document.   The third part just reminded me my goal is to first rebuild an emergency fund.  That part is such a downer and is no fun.  The fourth part is my wife who wants me to put any free money into home improvements.  I avoid that conversation at all costs.   The house will hold up and last longer than me.  My time is what I want not a nicer house. I cou...
Read more

The Cost of A Vacation for Six

Image
All investing and no fun can lead to a happy me but a not so happy family .  I am the only one who actually doesn't mind managing the finances and money matters in my family.  The kids are slowly learning and my wife leaves it to me since I use my computer and online services.  Both systems work but my system allows me to get things done faster and produce reports I enjoy studying. Here is the breakdown of our 7 night trip to the beach and a 2 day visit with my brother: Lodging $1,966 This was the largest expense.  We stayed at hotels during the trip there and while visiting my brother.  Luckily we have a relative that works at a major hotel chain and is able to pass a discount on to us.  The remainder of it which was the big chunk was the condo on the beach that we stayed at.   I found it as one of the deals on Kayak.com .  Overall the site was easy to use and compare different places.  Unfortunately I should have listened to ...
Read more

Investment Disclaimer

This webpage is provided for general information only and nothing contained in the material constitutes a recommendation for the purchase or sale of any security. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at dividendfamilyguy at gmail dot com.