High DGR Dividend Growth Challengers [Baxter International Inc., Safeway Inc., Darden Restaurants, Inc., Rayonier Inc., Rogers Communications Inc. (USA), Lazard Ltd, STERIS Corp, Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc., United Financial Bancorp, Inc.] - Seeking Alpha

High DGR Dividend Growth Challengers [Baxter International Inc., Safeway Inc., Darden Restaurants, Inc., Rayonier Inc., Rogers Communications Inc. (USA), Lazard Ltd, STERIS Corp, Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc., United Financial Bancorp, Inc.] - Seeking Alpha: A week ago, I published an article, "Considering High-DGR Dividend Growth Stocks," in which I analyzed the Dividend Champions (CCC) for lower yielding stocks than I usually analyze. I looked for stocks with minimum yields of 2.0% compared to my usual 2.7%. To compensate for the lower yields, I demanded higher dividend growth rates (DGR) than I usually use: I set my DGR cutoff at 8.5%.