During earnings season, analysts talk about earnings growth — and for good reason. Nothing drives stock prices higher than a company that consistently grows its earnings.
However, for dividend investors, earnings season equates to pay day. On or around the day a company reports earnings, companies that pay dividends quarterly, as many do, announce the date and amount of their dividend. If you rely on those dividends for income, you'll know when you'll get that money. And if you reinvest those dividends, you'll know when that transaction will take place.
Of course, the best dividend stocks are the ones that offer both dividend growth and stock price growth. This special presentation focuses on an elite group of stocks known as dividend aristocrats. These are companies that have increased their dividend for at least 25 consecutive years. The dividends of these companies are safe. And during this earnings season, analysts are bullish on the 12-month outlook for the stocks.
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