Dividend Kings: 3 Ideal Buys In 56 For December
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Fredrik ArnoldInvesting Group LeaderFollow5ShareSavePlay(20min)CommentsSummaryDividend Kings remain largely overvalued, but six—including MO, UVV, HRL, KVUE, CDUAF, and UBSI—are now fairly priced with yields (from $1k invested) exceeding share prices.Analyst forecasts project net gains of 19.89% to 93.08% for select high-yield Dividend Kings by December 2026, with an average net gain of 34.89%.Only three Dividend Kings—MO, KVUE, UBSI—currently meet both the 'safer' dividend and fair price criteria, supported by positive free cash flow yields.Twenty Dividend Kings show negative free cash flow margins, flagging potential dividend safety risks and warranting caution for new capital allocation.“A Dividend King [is] a stock with 50 or more consecutive years of dividend increases.”—suredividend.com. smrm1977/iStock via Getty Images Foreword As supplement to this article, please note that The Motley Fool, which sourced this latest list, and SureDividend both update their lists periodically. Kiplinger also featured this recent selection of Kings. Note that twoThis article was written byFredrik Arnold31.39K FollowersFollowFredrik Arnold is a former quality service analyst. He is now reporting investment ideas with a primary focus on dividend yields by utilizing free cash flow and one-year total returns as trading indicators. He is the leader of the investing group The Dividend Dog Catcher, where he shares a minimum of one new dividend stock idea per week with focus on yield or extraordinary financial circumstances. All ideas are archived and available after weekly announcement. Learn more.Analyst’s Disclosure:I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate any such positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article. Seeking Alpha's Disclosure: Past performance is no guarantee of future results. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. Any views or opinions expressed above may not reflect those of Seeking Alpha as a whole. Seeking Alpha is not a licensed securities dealer, broker or US investment adviser or investment bank. Our analysts are third party authors that include both professional investors and individual investors who may not be licensed or certified by any institute or regulatory body.Recommended For You