The Cheapest Dividend Aristocrats

Everybody talks about Dividend Aristocrats when discussing the best dividend growth stocks. Those companies have raised their dividend payments over a period of more than 25 years in a row and are selected by the credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s. The index has only 54 constituents. Normally, Dividend Aristocrats are highly valuated because of their high-quality and low-risk business models. If you pay a big premium on your asset, you will not get a good return in the end. It’s very simple. All you need to do is to scout for attractive bargains at the capital market.

All members of the Dividend Aristocrats Index generated a positive year-to-date performance. It’s also a sign for the quality of the index. In average, they have a stock price performance of 16.03 percent, 1.02 percentage points better than the broader S&P 500. Here are the three cheapest results in terms of forward P/E: AFLAC Incorporated (AFL), Chevron Corporation (CVX) and Exxon Mobil (XOM).

Source: Guru Focus

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