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Can These 3 Healthcare Dividend Stocks Deliver Income Growth?

Kate Stalter
Written by Kate Stalter
September 18, 2023

Key Points

  • S&P 500 components Pfizer Medtronic and Gilead are undervalued dividend stocks from the healthcare sector.
  • All three have a history of increasing their dividends.
  • The healthcare sector historically does well during bouts of economic sluggishness, which bodes well for income investors. 
  • Five stocks we like better than Gilead Sciences.

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Companies Mentioned in This Article

CompanyMarketRank™Current PricePrice ChangeDividend YieldP/E RatioConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target
Gilead Sciences (GILD)
4.6983 of 5 stars		$110.35-0.7%2.86%298.24Moderate Buy$110.55
Medtronic (MDT)
4.7603 of 5 stars		$83.03+0.8%3.42%25.24Moderate Buy$97.00
Pfizer (PFE)
4.9825 of 5 stars		$23.46+0.0%7.33%16.64Moderate Buy$29.17
Eli Lilly and Company (LLY)
4.9825 of 5 stars		$738.33+2.2%0.81%63.05Moderate Buy$1,011.37
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