FYI: Rising earnings estimates often augur well for a company’s prospects and underlying financial health. This week we go a little further, pinpointing companies for which Wall Street is raising estimates of dividends, whose reliability and growth are tied to earnings. Investors in these stocks can look forward to the possibility of better payouts in 2018.
Using FactSet data, Barron’s looked for large-cap companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index whose dividend estimates for this fiscal year, calendar or otherwise, have increased by at least 2% over the last six months. We settled on companies with market valuations of at least $100 billion, putting them well into megacap territory.
Regards,
Ted
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