5 Dividend Stocks That Ensure Solid Growth

These companies have a sustainable business model, a long track of profitability, rising cash flows, good liquidity, strong balance sheet and some value characteristics. All these superior fundamentals make dividend growth stocks a quality and promising investment for the long term. Further, a history of strong dividend growth indicates that a future hike is likely. This makes the portfolio healthy and safe. Though these stocks have long history of outperformance compared to the broad stock market or any other dividend paying stocks, it does not necessarily mean that they have the highest yields. Here are five of the 25 stocks that fit the bill...

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. (HII) is engaged in designing, building, overhauling, and repairing ships primarily for the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard. Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI) s a worldwide pure-play online and console game publisher with leading market positions across all categories of the rapidly growing interactive entertainment software industry. Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (BGFV) is a leading sporting goods retailer in the western United States, operating stores under the name Big 5 Sporting Goods. Tallgrass Energy Partners LP (TEP) owns, operates, acquires and develops midstream energy assets primarily in North America. Lazard Ltd. (LAZ) is a preeminent international financial advisory and asset management firm that has long specialized in crafting solutions to the complex financial and strategic challenges of their clients.

Source: Zacks

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