Searching For Stocks With Solid Dividend Increases

Dividend-paying stocks are vital for income investors. There are several metrics to examine when sorting through the options, one of the most important of which is the company’s history of dividend increases — crucial for long-term investors. GuruFocus’ All-In-One-Screener allows investors to search for stocks using more than 120 filters. To find stocks with consistent dividend increases, I clicked on the “Dividend” tab in the screener and selected stocks with at least 30 years of dividend increases.

For this article, I’ll examine stocks in the Yacktman Fund (Trades, Portfolio)’s portfolios, since this was recently updated for Q4 2014. In the “Gurus” tab in the screener, simply select Donald Yacktman (Trades, Portfolio) or another guru of your choice. The following are the stocks within the Yacktman Fund (Trades, Portfolio)’s portfolio with consistent dividend increases of at least 30 years: PepsiCo (PEP), Sigma-Aldrich Corp (SIAL), Walmart (WMT),

Source: Guru Focus

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