29 'Overdue' Dividend Increases: Streaks In Jeopardy - Seeking Alpha

29 'Overdue' Dividend Increases: Streaks In Jeopardy - Seeking Alpha: Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. (More...)

In compiling the Dividend Champions list (found here) I get to see which companies are nearing the anniversaries of their previous dividend increases. Most of these firms raise their payout about the same time every year, but some companies go longer before boosting their dividends, and this can raise concerns about their streaks of increases.

Dividend Contenders Smackdown XXXVI - Seeking Alpha

Dividend Contenders Smackdown XXXVI - Seeking Alpha: Dividend Contenders Smackdown XXXVI

In the most recent installments of the Smackdown series, I screened the Dividend Contenders (which can be found here: http://dripinvesting.org/Tools/Tools.asp) by combining a high (2012) Dividend Growth Rate with low Free Cash Flow Payout and high Return on Equity, two columns that were added at the end of December and, last month, by low Debt/Equity and Price/Earnings ratios.

Dividend Challengers Smackdown XXXVI - Seeking Alpha

Dividend Challengers Smackdown XXXVI - Seeking Alpha: Dividend Challengers Smackdown XXXVI

In the most recent installments of the Smackdown series, I screened the Dividend Challengers (which can be found here: http://dripinvesting.org/Tools/Tools.asp) by combining a high (2012) Dividend Growth Rate with low Free Cash Flow Payout and high Return on Equity, two columns that were added at the end of December and, last month, by low Debt/Equity and Price/Earnings ratios.

Dividend Champions Smackdown XXXVI - Seeking Alpha

Dividend Champions Smackdown XXXVI - Seeking Alpha: In the most recent installments of the Smackdown series, I screened the Dividend Champions (which can be found here: http://dripinvesting.org/Tools/Tools.asp) by combining a high (2012) Dividend Growth Rate with low Free Cash Flow Payout and high Return on Equity, two columns that were added at the end of December and, last month, by low Debt/Equity and Price/Earnings ratios.

The Dividend Aristocrats: Where Have All The Bargains Gone? - Seeking Alpha

The Dividend Aristocrats: Where Have All The Bargains Gone? - Seeking Alpha: By now, it should be no secret to anyone that the stock market has been on a nice run of late. Moreover, this Bull Run has conjured up a lot of discussions that might lead one to believe that stocks in general are overvalued. There are even some that want to play the bubble card because they argue that the S&P 500 and/or the Dow Jones Industrial Average are both approaching all-time highs. However, I believe these extremists are confusing value with price.