Category Archives: Dividend Achievers

U.S. Dividend Watch List: April 5, 2024

The market lost a little over 1% for the week but seems to be making another run at all-time high. YTD gain of 9.7% over in 1Q has been somewhat linear with little pull-back to show for. Interestingly, there are great companies showing up on our watch list that is worth considering. Below is the watch list for the week. Continue reading

U.S. Dividend Watch List: March 15, 2024

It was a choppy week for the week and the market ended slightly higher after reaching all-time high. YTD gain for S&P 500 is at 7.9% with one year return at 29.5%. Less companies are showing up on our watch list but there are some good one this week with strong records of dividend payment. Continue reading

U.S. Dividend Watch List: March 1, 2024

The major indexes reached another all-time high this week and showing strong sign of bull market. Alternative asset such as gold and crypto are also doing well. This lead us to ask what isn’t doing well and could be trading at or near their low. There are still numbers of companies that are struggling, particularly water utility companies which you can see on the watch list below. Continue reading

U.S. Dividend Watch List: February 16, 2024

Despite a quick rise to start the new year for the S&P 500, the major index was flat this week. YTD, the market risen 5.5%. There are number of high quality companies on our watch list to consider. Below is the watch list for this week. Continue reading

Analyst Estimate: February PMI Stocks

Below are the price projections for the Price Momentum Indicator stocks based on analyst LOW earnings estimates in the coming year.  These stocks can be found on our February 2, 2024 U.S. Dividend Watch List.

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U.S. Dividend Watch List: February 2, 2024

The market continue its uptrend trajectory and is up 4.5% for the year and we are only one month through. Leading the market higher are the Nasdaq which gained 5.8%. However, the lagging area is small cap or Russell which dropped 2.5%. Below is the watch list for this week. Continue reading

U.S. Dividend Watch List: January 19, 2024

The market picked up steam this week as the S&P 500 rose to its all-time high and push YTD gain to 2%. We will keep an eye out for Nasdaq to see if it can achieve all-time high level of 16,000. Despite strong up swing, there are more companies showing up on our watch list. Continue reading

U.S. Dividend Watch List: December 22, 2023

December has been a strong month thus far and this Santa Claus rally could push the market to all-time high by end of 2023. This rally pushed many companies our of our range for the watch list. As a result, the number of companies reduced dramatically from a month ago. Below is the last dividend watch list for the year. Continue reading

U.S. Dividend Watch List: November 24, 2023

It has been a strong November for the market as major indexes rebounded toward year end. S&P 500 is approaching 4,600 level and up nearly 20% for the year. Nasdaq rose 37% YTD. The weakest area is small cap with Russell 2000 up only 3%. Continue reading

U.S. Dividend Watch List: October 27, 2023

It was a tough week for the market as the market continue to give back gains for the year. The S&P 500 was down 2.4% for the week. The number of companies on our watch list continue to grow and you will find many Aristocrats that is trading near historical valuation metrics like P/E or P/B. Below is the watch list for week. Continue reading

U.S. Dividend Watch List: October 13, 2023

The market continued to bounce around and the S&P 500 bounced off the 4,280 level this week. That being said, the chart shows lower-low and lower-high which is a bearish technical pattern. Will see if the market can breakout of this pattern and establish a new pattern.

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Below is our dividend watch list for the week. Continue reading

U.S. Dividend Watch List: September 29, 2023

Market was relatively flat for the week but there are pockets of weakness. Small-cap (Russell 2000) is trading in range and struggle to break above 2,000 and is looking to test 1,700 level. Breaking out of this range of 1,700-2,000 will indicate the direction. Continue reading

U.S. Dividend Watch List: September 15, 2023

The market pulled back a bit this week with S&P 500 falling 0.5% while the Nasdaq dropped nearly 1%. A retest of recent low at 4,370 on the S&P will be a crucial point. With 3 months T-bill sitting at 5.56%, the risk free return is putting tremendous pressure on equity. Our dividend watch list contain large number of companies with range of dividend yield and payout ratio to focus on. Below is the dividend watch list for the week. Continue reading

U.S. Dividend Watch List: September 1, 2023

The market rebounded this week risking nearly 2% for the week. YTD, the S&P 500 is up 18% and the Nasdaq is up 35%. Since 1985, the Nasdaq ended the year higher at 35% or higher 7 times (18% of the time). Will have to wait and see how 2023 will end. Below is the dividend watch list for the week. Continue reading

U.S. Dividend Watch List: August 18, 2023

Tough week for the market as the S&P 500 pulled back 2%. Zooming out to look at the yearly view, we are still up 14% for the year and got a full quarter to push through. Good chance we’ll end the year in the green but at what level is yet to be seen. Recent pull back opened up some opportunity for companies to get into our watch list. Below is the dividend watch list for the week. Continue reading