Dividend Contenders Smackdown XX (Part iii) - Seeking Alpha

Dividend Contenders Smackdown XX (Part iii) - Seeking Alpha: Dividend Contenders Smackdown

In previous installments of the Smackdown series, I have screened the Dividend Champions (which can be found here) using factors such as payout ratio, dividend growth rate, and, most recently, the “sweet spot” of dividend yields between 3% and 5%.

Beginning this month, I'm separating the Champions, Contenders, and Challengers into different articles to fit more closely into the format preferred by Seeking Alpha. (Champions are companies that have paid higher dividends for at least 25 straight years; Contenders have streaks of 10-24 years; Challengers have streaks of 5-9 years.) I'll use the same Roman numeral for all three articles.