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The median stock on the list has criteria that include: an investment-grade issuer rating of A-, 90 straight quarters of dividend payments without a cut, and a dividend payout ratio 47% using realized 2019 earnings per share.
Thirteen of the 40 companies are in the financial sector. They include Wells Fargo (WFC), Bank of America (BAC), U.S. Bancorp (USB), Franklin Resources (BEN) & M&T Bank (MTB).
Three pharmaceutical firms made the list: Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Merck (MRK) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ).
Industrial firms include 3M (MMM), Caterpillar (CAT) and United Technologies (UTX).
The three technology companies on the list are International Business Machines (IBM), NetApp (NTAP) and Cisco Systems (CSCO)
Three of the utilities are CenterPoint Energy (CNP), Exelon (EXC) and American Electric Power (AEP).
There is one consumer discretionary firm on the list, Home Depot (HD), and two consumer staples companies: Archer Daniels -Midland (ADM) and Sysco (SYY).
Three real-estate investment trusts. They include Essex Property Trust (ESS), which operates apartments. That part of the market is considered more resilient than other real-estate sectors such as shopping malls. The others on the list are Regency Centers (REG) and Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA). The properties Regency operates are primarily anchored by grocery stores.
The median stock on the list has criteria that include: an investment-grade issuer rating of A-, 90 straight quarters of dividend payments without a cut, and a dividend payout ratio 47% using realized 2019 earnings per share.
Thirteen of the 40 companies are in the financial sector. They include Wells Fargo (WFC), Bank of America (BAC), U.S. Bancorp (USB), Franklin Resources (BEN) & M&T Bank (MTB).
Three pharmaceutical firms made the list: Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Merck (MRK) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ).
Industrial firms include 3M (MMM), Caterpillar (CAT) and United Technologies (UTX).
The three technology companies on the list are International Business Machines (IBM), NetApp (NTAP) and Cisco Systems (CSCO)
Three of the utilities are CenterPoint Energy (CNP), Exelon (EXC) and American Electric Power (AEP).
There is one consumer discretionary firm on the list, Home Depot (HD), and two consumer staples companies: Archer Daniels -Midland (ADM) and Sysco (SYY).
Three real-estate investment trusts. They include Essex Property Trust (ESS), which operates apartments. That part of the market is considered more resilient than other real-estate sectors such as shopping malls. The others on the list are Regency Centers (REG) and Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA). The properties Regency operates are primarily anchored by grocery stores.