October 2017 Top Performing Dividend Stocks
The following list is the top 40 performing dividend stocks for October 2017. We screened for stocks with a yield of 1% or more and have included the 2 year dividend growth rate.
| Name | Symbol | Yield | 2yr Div Growth % | 1 Year Return % | 1 Month Return % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLIR Systems Inc | FLIR | 1.22 | 14.8 | 44.75 | 20.15 |
| Intel Corp | INTC | 2.4 | 5.7 | 30.79 | 16.52 |
| Pearson PLC | PSO | 5.21 | 9.3 | 6.69 | 15.23 |
| Entergy Corp | ETR | 4.03 | 1.8 | 24.2 | 13.14 |
| Microsoft Corp | MSFT | 1.86 | 6.1 | 42.73 | 12.62 |
| Horace Mann Educ | HMN | 2.46 | 4.0 | 27.5 | 12.58 |
| Middlesex Water | MSEX | 1.91 | 3.2 | 26.53 | 12.45 |
| Maiden Holdings | MHLD | 7.1 | 5.7 | -32.71 | 12.42 |
| Polaris Industries | PII | 1.95 | 4.0 | 58.81 | 12.06 |
| First Community | FCCO | 1.53 | 10.7 | 52.61 | 11.74 |
| PolyOne Corp | POL | 1.21 | 14.3 | 55.78 | 11.74 |
| Kyocera Corp | KYO | 1.41 | 4.1 | 42.65 | 11.39 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | WMT | 2.33 | 1.5 | 27.13 | 11.27 |
| W.W. Grainger Inc | GWW | 2.51 | 4.5 | -1.88 | 10.93 |
| Seagate Technology | STX | 6.87 | 1.9 | 14.79 | 10.58 |
| Resources Connection | RECN | 2.93 | 6.3 | 8.15 | 10.43 |
| Anthem Inc | ANTM | 1.27 | 3.0 | 74.4 | 10.31 |
| Carlisle Companies | CSL | 1.29 | 14.5 | 8.86 | 10.17 |
| Caterpillar Inc | CAT | 2.27 | 2.4 | 66.42 | 10.07 |
| 3M Co | MMM | 2.01 | 5.7 | 42.16 | 10.06 |
| VF Corp | VFC | 2.4 | 11.3 | 31.79 | 9.97 |
| Maxim Integrated | MXIM | 2.58 | 6.3 | 36.22 | 9.75 |
| Choice Hotels Int | CHH | 1.23 | 3.8 | 49.97 | 9.55 |
| Steel Dynamics Inc | STLD | 1.6 | 3.6 | 42.92 | 9.49 |
| UnitedHealth Group | UNH | 1.29 | 19.9 | 51.72 | 9.31 |
| Strattec Security Corp | STRT | 1.25 | 3.8 | 28.58 | 9.29 |
| Canon Inc | CAJ | 3.59 | 2.7 | 36.7 | 9.24 |
| Capital One Financial | COF | 1.73 | 3.3 | 25.99 | 9.18 |
| American States Water | AWR | 1.83 | 4.6 | 41.43 | 9.12 |
| Bank of America | BAC | 1.25 | 25.0 | 67.54 | 8.92 |
| Cohen & Steers | CNS | 2.56 | 4.0 | 21.16 | 8.89 |
| American Software | AMSWA | 3.57 | 5.0 | 22.88 | 8.63 |
| Inter Parfums Inc | IPAR | 1.52 | 13.5 | 40.37 | 8.61 |
| American Water | AWK | 1.8 | 7.9 | 23.18 | 8.47 |
| Great Plains Energy | GXP | 3.35 | 4.5 | 21.21 | 8.42 |
| Travelers | TRV | 2.1 | 8.4 | 24.87 | 8.24 |
| Emclaire Financial | EMCF | 3.45 | 5.2 | 27.07 | 8.2 |
| Universal Insurance | UVE | 2.29 | 8.3 | 19.95 | 8.17 |
| Umpqua Holdings | UMPQ | 3.15 | 1.6 | 38.9 | 8.12 |
| The Western Union | WU | 3.38 | 4.0 | 5.79 | 8.12 |
| Texas Instruments | TXN | 2.21 | 17.1 | 39.38 | 7.85 |
| Hubbell Inc | HUBB | 2.24 | 10.6 | 22.29 | 7.84 |
| Cabot Corp | CBT | 2.04 | 19.3 | 18.08 | 7.83 |
| PetMed Express | PETS | 2.18 | 3.5 | 83.74 | 7.78 |
| TE Connectivity | TEL | 1.72 | 10.9 | 45.99 | 7.75 |
| Westar Energy Inc | WR | 2.96 | 4.2 | -3.56 | 7.72 |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 2.34 | 4.9 | 24.23 | 7.68 |