10-15-2014, 07:41 AM
Lewys, there are two resources you ought to become familiar with:
1.) The Champions, Challengers & Contenders list (also called the CCC list) at http://dripinvesting.org/. Look under Info/Tools/Forms. You can either download a spreadsheet or a pdf. It has lots of statistics there. UL/UN isn't there because in the U.S. the dividend payment fluctuates with the exchange rate. You might look through the entire site, there's good info there.
2.) The other is http://www.longrundata.com. You can enter tickers there both for total return and dividend statistics and does include some foreign securities.
That being said, Unilever is another slow grower but is a major player in consumer staples. They are facing currency headwinds and also slowing emerging market sales due their economies. Yield is high, dividend is safe (especially in the local currency) and it might make a nice core position to your portfolio. Do some more research.
1.) The Champions, Challengers & Contenders list (also called the CCC list) at http://dripinvesting.org/. Look under Info/Tools/Forms. You can either download a spreadsheet or a pdf. It has lots of statistics there. UL/UN isn't there because in the U.S. the dividend payment fluctuates with the exchange rate. You might look through the entire site, there's good info there.
2.) The other is http://www.longrundata.com. You can enter tickers there both for total return and dividend statistics and does include some foreign securities.
That being said, Unilever is another slow grower but is a major player in consumer staples. They are facing currency headwinds and also slowing emerging market sales due their economies. Yield is high, dividend is safe (especially in the local currency) and it might make a nice core position to your portfolio. Do some more research.