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New Profitability Metrics and Updated Geek Quality Score Ranking
We added two new profitability metrics to all of the Dividend Geek screener pages, the ‘Past 3-Year Sales Growth’ and ‘Profit Margin’ (trailing 12 months). These are the critical ‘top line’ and ‘bottom line’ metrics that make up the foundation of profitability for a company. Looking over these numbers you can glean a lot of […]
Expanded Dividend Champions Screener
What used to be listed as the ‘Wide Moat Dividend Champions’ screener has been expanded to include all dividend champions (companies that have raised their dividend for 25 or more years) with a few notable exceptions: Companies that have increased their dividend 50 or more years, are located in the ‘Dividend Kings’ screener The 15 […]
Exclusive New Features to Dividend Geek Members
Good news for Dividend Geek members! When you are logged into your account you can now access Dividend Geek’s trades and portfolio information, two new features located under the ‘Member’ button on the menu bar. Dividend Geek Trades The new ‘Dividend Geek Trades’ feature allow you access my latest trades and current open orders in real-time […]
ROE Added to Watchlist
Updates All of the data values on the homepage watchlist have been updated. This includes David Fish’s monthly update of the Dividend Champions spreadsheet data, and the Morningstar fair values estimates. Qualcomm (QCOM) had the highest fair value estimate increase from $68 to $75 per share. Simon Property Group (SPG) had the largest drop in […]
New ETF DGR Spreadsheet
On June 24 2016 I purchased 125 shares of SCHD (Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF). Prior to the purchase I had been investigating low cost ETF’s (Exchange Traded Funds) that closely matched my dividend growth stock investing methodology. During my search I discovered SCHD and not long after my interest in buying SCHD, the BREXIT […]
Upgraded Watchlist
I made some major improvements and updates to the Dividend Geek Watchlist. I hope they benefit you as much as they have helped me! The most noticeable is that I combined the Champions & Contenders list and the Challengers list into one single list called (you guessed it) the ‘Champions, Contenders & Challengers’ watchlist. I […]
10 New Dividend Growth Stocks Worth Watching
After recently looking over the the list of 50 Dividend Aristocrats. I decided to look over all companies that have raised their dividends for 17 or more years in search for companies that I’m not already watching that would make good dividend growth stocks. Companies that I would be willing to purchase at the right […]
Watchlist Tips & Tricks
Tip #1 At the bottom of the Watchlist there are four tabs that you can click on to sort the Watchlist by, they are Yield (the default screen), Dividend Growth rate, % Fair Value, and Quality Score. These are four important qualities to begin your search when looking to purchase a dividend growth stock. I […]
New Tools and Cisco Systems
New Tools I have recently added two new tools that I use to help identify buying opportunities. The first is my Watchlist and the second is a 10×10 scoring chart developed by David Van Knapp. They are both listed on the main menu. Once you go to the page scroll down to the bottom to […]
My Favorite Free Stock Market Tool
Tools matter. If you have ever tried to use a straight edge screwdriver to unscrew a Phillips head screw or rake leaves on your lawn with a garden rake you know what I’m talking about. My Dad would always say: “Get the right tool for the job it makes the work go much easier.” Growing […]