5 Dividend Stocks to Build a Solid Growth Portfolio

Stocks that have a strong history of dividend growth also have superior fundamentals and form a healthy and safe portfolio as opposed to those that have high yields. Dividend growth reflects a sustainable business model, a long track of profitability, rising cash flows, good liquidity, a strong balance sheet and some value characteristics. All these superior fundamentals make dividend growth stocks quality and promising investments for the long-term. Further, a history of strong dividend growth indicates that a hike is likely in the future. Although these stocks have a long history of outperformance compared with the broader stock market or any other dividend-paying stock, it does not necessarily mean that they have the highest yields. Here are five of the 25 dividend stocks that fit the bill...

EnerSys (NYSE:ENS): This Pennsylvania-based company is a global leader in stored energy solutions for industrial applications. Broadcom Ltd (NASDAQ:AVGO): This Singapore-based company designs, develops and supplies a range of complex digital and mixed signal complementary metal oxide semiconductor-based devices and analog III-V based products worldwide. Tallgrass Energy Partners LP (NYSE:TEP): This Kansas-based company owns, operates, acquires and develops midstream energy assets primarily in North America. Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc (NYSE:HII): This Virginia-based company is engaged in designing, building, overhauling and repairing ships primarily for the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard. Lear Corporation (NYSE:LEA): This Michigan-based company is a global leader in designing, developing, engineering, manufacturing, assembling and supplying automotive seating, electrical distribution systems and related components primarily to automotive original equipment manufacturers worldwide.

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