MarketWatch writes article about 20 dividend stocks that Wall Street loves the most:
By Philip van Doorn
Published: Feb 8, 2016 5:06 p.m. ET
All have dividend yields above 3.5%, and most are expected to post big
increases
which is well-supported by estimated free cash flow. The stock has a
‘buy,’ or equivalent, rating from 81% of analysts.
By
Philipvan Doorn
Investing columnist
Investors love dividend stocks, even during times of turmoil. Some
focus on current income, while others track the correlation between
dividend increases and outperformance.
As a follow-up to our look at companies with high free cash flow
that could be used to raise dividends, we decided to take a broader and
simpler approach to list dividend stocks favored the most by analysts.
Starting with the S&P 1500 Composite Index, which is made up of the S&P
500 SPX, -1.42% the S&P Midcap 400 MID, -1.80% and the S&P
Small-Cap 600 SML, -0.90% we narrowed our list to 249 stocks with
MarketWatch Article Source Here.