Best Performing Dividend Stocks of 2017

As we close in on the end of the 3rd quarter let’s take a look at the top performing dividend stocks of the year.

To make the list stocks had to have 5 year dividend growth over 3% and positive 3 year income growth. We also removed any stocks with payout ratios over 80% due to concerns that they may not be able to continue paying or growing dividend payouts.

A few notable names on the list include Boeing, Fidelity, Best Buy and Carnival.

Name	Symbol	Industry	P/E	Yield	5yr Div Growth %	Payout Ratio	1 Year Return %
Boeing Co	BA	Aerospace	22.37	2.11	21.01	44.35	65.3
RGC Resources Inc	RGCO	Utilities	31.25	2.11	3.46	64.86	64.56
PetMed Express	PETS	Pharma	27.55	2.18	7.68	59.23	57.78
Fidelity National	FNF	Insurance	21.05	2.08	12.89	42	43.9
Grupo Aerop	OMAB	Air Services	20.7	3.57	35.74	78.42	41.47
Banco Santander	BSAC	Banks	16.45	3.64	3.61	63.48	39.52
First American	FAF	Insurance	14.93	2.84	37.97	41.21	37.35
Best Buy Co Inc	BBY	Retail	15.29	2.27	11.74	33.07	36.79
Taiwan Semi	TSM	Semicond.	17.06	3.05	15.26	52.42	36.45
Wyndham	WYN	Lodging	18.83	2.21	27.23	40.07	35.11
Diageo PLC	DEO	Beverages	23.26	2.37	7.75	55.05	33.81
National Research	NRCIB	Diagnostics	16.84	4.23	3	71.17	32.23
Grupo Aerop	PAC	Air Services	30.3	2.31	16.86	65.84	32.05
Marlin Business	MRLN	Finance	22.42	2.07	56.32	46.28	31.67
Avista Corp	AVA	Utilities	24.33	2.75	4.49	66.35	31.19
BanColombia	CIB	Banks	11.52	2.6	5.75	30.44	30.83
KLA-Tencor	KLAC	Semicond.	17.15	2.19	8.86	36.39	30.38
Amgen Inc	AMGN	Biotech	16.98	2.39	48.17	39.16	29.9
Vectren Corp	VVC	Utilities	24.57	2.53	3.18	61.48	29.65
Carnival Corp	CCL	Leisure	17.42	2.3	6.19	38.77	27.43
NextEra Energy	NEE	Utilities	16.98	2.57	9.61	42.44	26.61
Advanced Semi	ASX	Semicond.	13.79	3.75	26.37	60.15	26.4
Prologis Inc	PLD	REIT	29.15	2.68	8.45	77.13	25.69
Maxim Integrated	MXIM	Semicond.	23.87	2.85	8.45	66.67	25.28
CenterPoint	CNP	Utilities	21.41	3.54	5.45	75	24.93