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Dividend Stocks Investors Love

A great investment for income investors with a long time horizon is in dividend-paying companies like Greif. Dividend stocks are a safe bet to increase your portfolio value as they provide both steady income and cushion against market risks. Dividends can be underrated but they form a large part of investment returns, playing an important role in compounding returns in the long run. If you’re a long term investor, these high-performing top dividend stocks can boost your monthly portfolio income.

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF)

Greif, Inc. produces and sells industrial packaging products and services worldwide. Formed in 1877, and currently headed by CEO Peter Watson, the company size now stands at 13,000 people and with the stock’s market cap sitting at USD $2.69B, it comes under the mid-cap category.

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GEF has a solid dividend yield of 3.04% and is currently distributing 44.98% of profits to shareholders . GEF’s dividends have increased in the last 10 years, with DPS increasing from US$1.52 to US$1.68. To the enjoyment of shareholders, the company hasn’t missed a payment during this period. Dig deeper into Greif here.

NYSE:GEF Historical Dividend Yield Jun 18th 18
NYSE:GEF Historical Dividend Yield Jun 18th 18

Navient Corporation (NASDAQ:NAVI)

Navient Corporation provides asset management and business processing services to education, health care, and government clients at the federal, state, and local levels in the United States. Started in 1973, and now led by CEO John Remondi, the company now has 6,700 employees and has a market cap of USD $3.47B, putting it in the mid-cap category.

NAVI has a enticing dividend yield of 4.88% and is currently distributing 52.12% of profits to shareholders . Although investors would have seen a few years of reduced payments, it has picked up again, with dividends increasing from US$0 to US$0.64 over the past 10 years. Navient’s future earnings growth looks strong, with analysts expecting 77.43% EPS growth in the next three years. More on Navient here.

NasdaqGS:NAVI Historical Dividend Yield Jun 18th 18
NasdaqGS:NAVI Historical Dividend Yield Jun 18th 18

Portland General Electric Company (NYSE:POR)

Portland General Electric Company, an integrated electric utility company, engages in the generation, wholesale purchase, transmission, distribution, and retail sale of electricity in the state of Oregon. Established in 1930, and run by CEO Maria Pope, the company currently employs 2,906 people and with the market cap of USD $3.69B, it falls under the mid-cap group.

POR has a solid dividend yield of 3.50% and pays 68.07% of its earnings as dividends . POR’s dividends have increased in the last 10 years, with DPS increasing from US$0.98 to US$1.45. To the enjoyment of shareholders, the company hasn’t missed a payment during this period. Dig deeper into Portland General Electric here.

NYSE:POR Historical Dividend Yield Jun 18th 18
NYSE:POR Historical Dividend Yield Jun 18th 18

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To help readers see pass the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.