Category Archives: Dividend Achiever Watch List

The market continue to push and pull this week as the S&P gave back nearly 1.5% for the week. Technical factor point to bearish market with the major index trading below 200 day moving average. Our proprietary market indicator confirm this sentiment. That being said, more opportunities to acquire great companies at great value rise as market trade in range. Below is the watch list for the week. Continue reading →

It was a rough start to the year as market plunged 6% in January pushing one index below its yearly low. A market correction will naturally pull more companies toward their 52-week low and that’s exactly what we observe in our watch list. Below is the dividend watch list for this week. Continue reading →

We are seeing minor crack in the market this week as the Russell 2000 broke below 1-year low and out of a year-long trading range. Because of that, our Market Indicator is now Neutral to Bearish. Below is our dividend watch list for the week. Continue reading →

The market opened 2022 on a high note as the S&P and the Dow reached all-time high at the beginning of the week. However, those gains were short-lived. The S&P 500 closed the week 2.5% from the high while Russell 2000, a proxy for growth, was off by 12%. Here is the first dividend watch list for 2022. Continue reading →

The market closed the week on a high note as S&P 500 reached all-time high while the Dow is not far out from that mark. Despite that, we observed more companies trading near their yearly low. Below are list of 51 companies on our list this week. Continue reading →

We start by looking back at last year’s list which contain only limited amount of companies because of an explosive move from March low. It should not surprise anyone that value oriented strategy such as low P/E and low P/B out performed. These strategies tend to outperform at market bottom.

Best performing stock was State Auto Financial Corp (STFC) which rose 77% driven by acquisition by Liberty Mutual. On the opposite end of the spectrum is AT&T (T) which lost 5%. Chasing high yield proved to be less desirable strategy.

U.S. Dividend Watch List: October 8, 2021

It was a positive week for the market but a pattern of lower high and lower low could be on the horizon if the S&P 500 can’t break 4,450. We are seeing more companies on our watch list which could also signal a weakness in the internal market. A careful consideration of long-term investment from this list would be a good starting point. Continue reading →

Overall, the market appears to be cooling off a bit and we are seeing both the Dow and S&P 500 failing to make all-time high. The Dow is off the peak by 3% while the S&P 500 is off by 2.35%. One should not take this as a sign that a market will crash and a healthy bull market require pull back on a periodic basis. Recent pull back in the market pushed the number of companies on our watch list to 74. Continue reading →

The market ended the week virtually flat after hitting all-time high on Monday. The Transport and the Russell continue to struggle to move higher and test the peak. At the end of the week, they are nearly 10% off from the high. Below is the dividend watch list for the week. Nearly a third of the companies on this list are Dividend Aristocrat which would be a great start for anyone seeking high quality companies with strong record of dividend payments. Continue reading →

The market continue to push all-time high. At the end of this week, the Industrial and S&P 500 closed at all-time high. The Nasdaq is off by a fraction of percentage. However, the Transport can’t seems to push back up to the top and remain nearly 10% off the high. Despite this concern, there are numbers of good companies to consider as part of building investment portfolio. Continue reading →

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial is attempting to test the new high at the end of the week. Despite that, more companies are appearing on our watch list this week. Continue reading →