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Top Insurance Dividend Stocks of 2018

2019/01/08/in Investing /by Staff

The following are the top performing insurance sector dividend stocks of 2018 that have a dividend yield of 2% or more and a positive 5-year dividend growth rate. We excluded those with poor dividend growth metrics to stay focused on stocks dividend investors may find appealing.

Name	Symbol	P/E	Yield	5yr Div Growth %	Payout Ratio	1 Year Retun %
HCI Group	HCI	11.55	2.95	12.56	33.49	49.97
United Fire	UFCS	18.36	2.2	12.68	39.46	32.97
Swiss Life	SZLMY	12.47	3.51	21.95	43.94	18.3
Sony Financial	SYFHF	14.19	2.93	19.14	42.06	17.88
EMC Insurance	EMCI	16.87	2.81	9.5	46.81	15.56
SCOR SE	SZCRF	28.55	4.59	8.45	125	10.35
Tokio Marine	TKOMY	15.31	4.28	36.63	67.08	10.22
Axis Capital	AXS	27.78	2.97	9.54	82.11	10.04
SCOR SE ADR	SCRYY	29.38	4.6	9.21	127.1	9.42
Old Republic	ORI	7.9	3.8	1.37	29.81	6.9
Safety Insurance	SAFT	16	4.02	6.4	64.26	5.4
Cincinnati Fin	CINF	9.04	2.81	4.3	25	4.96
Swiss Re AG ADR	SSREY	182.86	5.45	8.21	996.87	4.27
Sanlam Ltd	SLMAF	13.24	4.68	15.57	53.36	3.98
Aflac Inc	AFL	7.13	2.3	5.36	15.88	2.98
Mercury General	MCY	29.05	4.95	0.41	143.68	1.75
American National	ANAT	5.51	2.6	1.27	14.34	1.28

Top Utility Dividend Stocks of 2018

2019/01/08/in Investing /by Staff

The following are the top performing utility dividend stocks of 2018 that have a dividend yield of 2% or more and a positive 5-year dividend growth rate. We excluded those with poor dividend growth metrics to stay focused on stocks dividend investors may find appealing.

Name	Symbol	P/E	Yield	5yr Div Growth %	Payout Ratio	1 Year Retun %
Guangdong Ltd ADR	GGDVY	22.35	3.21	21.88	69.83	54.07
Cia de Transmissao	CTPTY	8.72	17.49	7.97	92.43	40.99
The AES Corp	AES	50.72	3.54	64.38	175.86	40.11
OGE Energy Corp	OGE	11.71	3.49	9.75	29.95	24.19
TTW PCL DR	TTWSF	17.24	2.57	3.71	43.48	22.81
Fortum Oyj	FOJCF	20.09	5.85	1.92	108.91	20.37
Vectren Corp	VVC	30.3	2.55	4.01	75.95	17.82
Hong Kong and China	HOKCY	29.81	2.11	15.79	61.14	16.75
NextEra Energy Inc	NEE	9.8	2.58	10.37	24.53	16.49
Fortum Oyj ADR	FOJCY	18.79	6.26	1.87	108.82	16.19
China Water Affairs	CWAFF	10.31	2.51	9.86	10.32	16.03
New Jersey Resources	NJR	16.75	2.56	6.5	42.05	15.1
Ameren Corp	AEE	22.89	2.89	2.13	65.59	14.48
RGC Resources Inc	RGCO	31.48	2.07	5.06	64.21	14.39
Otter Tail Corp	OTTR	21.88	2.83	1.47	61.34	13.57
Black Hills Corp	BKH	14.13	3.08	4.11	42.89	12.4
ENGIE Brasil SA ADR	EGIEY	13.36	3.67	28.41	62.16	12.11
Atmos Energy Corp	ATO	16.76	2.18	6.74	35.73	11.79
Evergy Inc	EVRG	19.63	3.1	3.92	58.25	11.66
China Resources	CRPJY	12.42	5.86	74.03	72.91	11.48
Capital Power Corp	CPXWF	35.76	6.45	5.33	223.68	11.19
Unitil Corp	UTL	21	3.05	0.85	63.82	10.33
Entergy Corp	ETR	35.91	4.24	1.06	151.49	10.09
Naturgy SA ADR	GASNY	--	6.3	20.94	--	9.83
CMS Energy Corp	CMS	25.18	2.94	6.74	72.8	9.21
Duke Energy Corp	DUK	20.68	4.28	2.87	87.53	8.18
WEC Energy Group	WEC	16.74	3.25	11.63	53.63	8.15
Endesa SA	ELEZF	13.62	3.68	2.93	47.62	7.53
Public Service	PEG	11.92	3.5	3.91	41.2	7.29
CenterPoint Energy	CNP	8.11	3.86	5.73	30.99	7.28
American Electric	AEP	18.4	3.46	4.92	62.47	6.72
Eversource Energy	ES	19.55	3.16	7.51	60.86	6.68
NorthWestern Corp	NWE	16.48	3.73	7.25	60.75	6.6
DTE Energy Co	DTE	16.29	3.28	6.81	52.45	6.6
Xcel Energy Inc	XEL	19.95	3.15	6.12	61.98	6.45
Pinnacle West Capital	PNW	18.8	3.34	4.64	61.78	6.05
Idacorp Inc	IDA	18.97	2.67	10.33	49.79	5.3
Sempra Energy	SRE	--	3.24	6.51	--	5.14
Spire Inc	SR	16.88	3.12	5.77	51.96	5.12

Top Tech Dividend Stocks of 2018

2019/01/08/in Investing /by Staff

The following are the top performing technology dividend stocks of 2018 that have a dividend yield of 2% or more and a positive 5-year dividend growth rate. We excluded those with poor dividend growth metrics to stay focused on stocks dividend investors may find appealing.

Name	Symbol	P/E	Yield	5yr Div Growth %	Payout Ratio	1 Year Retun %
CSE Global Ltd ADR	CSYJY	--	5.5	9.24	--	26.48
Infosys Ltd ADR	INFY	17.04	3.38	21.52	58.57	23.71
Lenovo Ltd ADR	LNVGY	--	5.21	13.92	--	17.33
Espey Manufacturing	ESP	22.61	3.85	0.51	86.96	14.75
Cisco Systems Inc	CSCO	139.39	3.05	14.87	412.9	11.81
Advantest Corp ADR	ATEYY	10.26	3.13	5.67	32.97	11.72
Garmin Ltd	GRMN	19.22	3.27	3.11	62.28	10.95
Trend Micro Inc	TMICF	33.77	2.12	16.05	75.13	9.09
Intel Corp	INTC	14.73	2.53	4.37	36.41	8.72
National Instruments	NATI	82.56	2.03	8.45	163.64	6.68
Koa Corp	KACPF	14.03	3.43	10.53	51.38	2.35

8 Low Volatility Stocks With Big Dividend Growth

2019/01/02/in Investing /by Staff

Top Revenue Growth Dividend Stocks

2018/03/15/in Investing /by Staff

This is a list of dividend stocks with a yield of 1% or more sorted by 3 year revenue growth. This list represents the top 50 in this category.

Name	Symbol	P/E	Yield	5yr Div Growth %	3yr Rev Growth %	Payout Ratio	1 Year Return %
Oaktree Capital G	OAK	11.55	8.01	11.18	96.44	88.92	0.76
PacWest Bancorp	PACW	17.56	3.84	56.95	52.64	67.34	-1.74
Sterling Bancorp	STL	18.75	1.2	2.98	45.62	22.58	-4.93
Banc of California	BANC	13.39	2.61	1.72	45.49	34.9	5.24
Olin Corp	OLN	9.97	2.46	0	40.89	24.54	7.14
ConnectOne	CNOB	30.97	1.04	20.11	38.22	32.26	15.94
Cousins Properties	CUZ	16.04	2.88	10.76	37.95	57.69	0.35
Bank of the Ozarks	OZRK	16.91	1.46	27.77	37.71	23.39	-7.51
Hooker Furniture	HOFT	14.15	1.34	0.98	36.23	18.18	14.7
Simmons First Nat	SFNC	18.01	1.76	4.78	34.65	31.33	0.7
United Financial	UBNK	13.22	3.08	12.2	33.74	40.68	-9.97
Newell Brands	NWL	9.92	3.58	21.25	33.24	32.43	-45.73
LegacyTexas Financial	LTXB	22.16	1.48	8.81	32.17	32.28	-0.19
Bridge Bancorp Inc	BDGE	17.57	2.77	5.92	31.62	48.68	-4.29
Agree Realty Corp	ADC	22.64	4.3	4.82	29.59	97.36	-1.02
Douglas Dynamics Inc	PLOW	33.21	2.16	3.15	28.91	71.27	36.31
Heritage Financial	HFWA	21.4	1.82	29.31	28.5	35.97	21.56
Kingstone Companies	KINS	18.73	1.78	33.03	28.42	27.94	29.6
Simulations Plus Inc	SLP	44.43	1.41	5.92	28.18	60	63.42
Tegna Inc	TGNA	7.48	2.72	18.47	27.74	24.42	-15.72
Banner Corp	BANR	30.04	1.81	79.72	27.48	40.76	-1.45
Thor Industries Inc	THO	16.06	1.09	17.08	27.15	16.94	17.67
Universal Insurance	UVE	9.8	1.91	10.49	26.75	18.73	11.28
Kennedy-Wilson	KW	19.7	4.28	28.47	26.69	84.34	-22.68
Sinclair Broadcast	SBGI	12.9	2.13	7.99	26.16	27.48	-13.93
Chemical Financial	CHFC	20.44	1.99	5.79	25.11	40.37	5.67
Terreno Realty Corp	TRNO	35.06	2.52	12.8	24.37	88.42	23.29
Renasant Corp	RNST	18.98	1.75	0.87	24.16	32.73	3.53
Evercore Inc A	EVR	33.23	1.59	11.61	22.79	50.71	18.83
Farmers National	FMNB	16.07	1.63	5.92	22.41	23.81	-0.58
Capital Southwest	CSWC	9.1	5.12	21.52	21.27	46.56	11.42
Analog Devices Inc	ADI	43.55	2	9.01	21.26	85.51	11.68
D.R. Horton Inc	DHI	15.63	1.07	21.67	20.64	15.86	32.34
Northrim BanCorp	NRIM	14.09	2.59	9.3	20.51	35.59	17.02
Expedia Inc	EXPE	43.46	1.1	21.4	20.4	47.93	-10.68
MB Financial Inc	MBFI	11.75	2	44.54	19.21	23.5	-7.09
j2 Global Inc	JCOM	27.41	2.11	27.41	18.85	54.81	-7.17
Peoples Bancorp	PEBO	17.16	2.61	16.36	18.78	39.3	8.83
Apollo Global Manag	APO	10.58	6.28	45.88	18.72	59.68	53.3
WEC Energy Group	WEC	19.71	3.53	13.74	18.25	67.6	2.92
Diversicare Healthc	DVCR	21.34	2.51	0	17.86	53.66	-8.09
EnLink Midstream	ENLC	12.56	6.97	16.76	17.84	87.18	-18.1
Broadridge Financial	BR	32.28	1.38	15.58	17.43	44.69	46.79
OceanFirst Financial	OCFC	21.75	2.32	2.38	17.38	50.42	-9.28
Arbor Realty Trust	ABR	7.64	8.41	20.36	17.27	64.29	25.75
IBERIABANK Corp	IBKC	31.2	1.81	1.43	17.19	56.37	-2.94
First Business Fin	FBIZ	17.81	2.2	27.94	17.17	37.78	-2.54
State Bank Financial	STBZ	24.32	1.94	56.32	16.89	47.06	8.74
Towne Bank	TOWN	18.91	1.96	10.42	16.86	45.03	-10.17
UnitedHealth Group	UNH	21.1	1.27	29.15	15.52	26.82	38.49

February 2018 Top Performing Dividend Stocks

2018/02/28/in Investing /by Staff

The following list is the top 60 performing dividend stocks for February 2018. We screened for stocks with a yield of 1% or more and have included the 3 year dividend growth rate.

Name	Symbol	Yield	3yr Div Growth %	1 Year Return	1 Month Return %
Justiss Oil Inc	JSTS	1.84	-	10.29	58.73
Pinpoint Recvry	PPNT	57.14	-	18.18	44.12
Dine Brands Global	DIN	5.12	3.1	32.28	38.25
PaperClip Inc	PCPJ	7.5	-	40.45	33.33
First Capital Banc	FCPB	16.28	-	-13.27	32.81
Goodheart-Willcox	GWOX	2.11	-	50.18	27.52
FNCB Bancorp Inc	FNCB	1.38	-	38.54	26.04
Origen Financial Inc	ORGN	1111.11	-33.3	-16	23.53
AMC Entertainment	AMC	5.08	11.1	-47.38	22.57
Dr Pepper Snapple	DPS	1.99	6.9	27.15	21.59
First Community	FMFP	2.45	-23.5	34.44	20.87
Four Corners Inc	FCNE	10	-	37.5	19.05
S b c p Bancorp Inc	SBBI	1.35	-	39.86	18.97
Cinemark Holdings	CNK	2.68	5.3	5.86	18.46
Stonemor Partners	STON	10.78	-19.8	-35.24	17.02
Advanced Emissions	ADES	10.42	-	-4.16	16.98
Och-Ziff Capital	OZM	4.8	-30.7	-2.74	16.81
Mobile Mini Inc	MINI	2.19	7.1	29.84	16.8
Vulcan International	VULC	1.03	-25.0	52.91	16.67
Bonal International Inc	BONL	4.71	-	31.58	15.76
Burnham Holdings Inc	BURCB	4.13	-	-22.51	14.29
Infinity Property	IPCC	1.95	11.6	37.28	13.94
Marlin Business Serv	MRLN	2.09	6.4	12.85	13.94
Catskill Hudson	CSKL	1.52	-	34.9	13.86
National CineMedia	NCMI	11.73	0.0	-33.44	13.81
CSI Compressco LP	CCLP	9.82	-12.4	-22.53	13.77
Skyworks Solutions	SWKS	1.12	28.2	16.64	13.63
The Hackett Group	HCKT	1.64	44.4	-7.9	13.29
Mango Capital Inc	MCAP	1.58	-	-11.01	13.02
Hewlett Packard Ent	HPE	1.43	-	29.85	12.63
Haynes International	HAYN	2.1	0.0	6.53	12.59
Frontier Comm	FTR	36.53	-9.2	-74.44	11.86
Whiting USA Trust II	WHZT	30.91	-28.9	70.8	11.78
Cambridge Bancorp	CATC	2.19	3.4	36.57	11.7
Canandaigua National	CNND	2.79	7.4	-0.85	11.45
Stage Stores Inc	SSI	15.71	-8.2	-17.6	11.05
Cashmere Valley Bank	CSHX	1.74	12.2	35.11	10.92
Monarch Cement Co	MCEM	1.74	-11.6	69.87	10.43
Sabre Corp	SABR	2.41	18.5	9.67	10.24
Wireless Xcessories	WIRX	5.43	-	-55.84	9.68
Flowers Foods Inc	FLO	3.19	5.8	12.12	9.44
Webb Interactive Serv	WEBB	1361.7	-	300	9.09
Denali Bancorporation	DENI	4.71	-	45.9	8.97
Harris Corp	HRS	1.38	5.7	44.76	8.81
TICC Capital Corp	TICC	13.16	-7.8	-14.75	8.57
The Interpublic Group	IPG	3.03	16.7	-0.94	8.53
Guaranty Bancshares	GNTY	1.19	-	--	8.52
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	FDBC	1.8	7.0	85.35	8.41
Chatham Corp	CHTM	1.9	-	29.68	8.36
BAB Inc	BABB	5.52	0.0	-3.14	8.19
Middlebury National	MDVT	2.53	-	8.56	7.99
Rayonier Advanced Mat	RYAM	1.35	33.3	61.74	7.97
A. Schulman Inc	SHLM	1.88	0.0	31.47	7.93
Charter Financial Corp	CHFN	1.45	11.7	1.5	7.84
National Instruments	NATI	1.71	3.5	57.66	7.84
Motorola Solutions Inc	MSI	1.81	11.7	36.92	7.7
American Church Mort	ACMC	9.18	-16.2	26.96	7.69
Citizens Community	CZWI	1.43	33.3	12.75	7.67
Altair Corp	ATCD	1.72	-	7.91	7.59
AMEN Properties Inc	AMEN	7.02	-	29.79	7.55

February 2018 Worst Dividend Performers

2018/02/28/in Investing /by Staff

The following list is the bottom 50 performing dividend stocks for February 2018. We screened for stocks with a yield of 1% or more and have included the 3 year dividend growth rate.

Name	Symbol	Yield	3yr Div Growth %	1 Year Return	1 Month Return %
Rising Sun Bancorp MD	RSAM	1.36	6.7	-85.71	-96.08
Systems Technology	STAI	12.5	-	-53.49	-86.67
Georgia Bancshares Inc	GABA	6.9	-	-33.33	-75
RAIT Financial Trust	RAS	77.69	-22.5	-90.69	-70.46
Candlewood Hotel Co	CNDL	200.33	-	158.9	-50.91
Black Box Corp	BBOX	12	-13.3	-75.78	-48.05
Collectors Universe Inc	CLCT	7.98	1.2	-30.5	-45.51
Tile Shop Holdings Inc	TTS	3.7	-	-68.72	-44.62
Walking Co Holdings	WALK	2.8	-	-33	-44.01
Stein Mart Inc	SMRT	11.72	-15.5	-81.38	-43.36
IEG Holdings Corp	IEGH	6.25	-	-94.86	-40
Macquarie Infra	MIC	12.82	8.5	-37.4	-36.78
Rent-A-Center Inc	RCII	2.12	-24.7	-11.61	-35.59
Aceto Corp	ACET	3.49	2.8	-49.97	-34.36
Blue River Bancshares	BRBI	9.09	-	166.67	-33.33
Live Microsystems Inc	LMSC	19.61	-	-33.33	-33.33
CSP Inc	CSPI	3.61	8.3	52.15	-32.99
Opportunity Manag	OPTY	22.64	-	160.69	-31.98
SpartanNash Co	SPTN	3.79	12.5	-50.55	-30.64
Wheeler Real Estate	WHLR	23.15	-19.6	-57.86	-30.51
Harbor Bankshares	HRBK	10	33.3	-33.96	-30
Nutrisystem Inc	NTRI	2.24	0.0	-18.37	-29.9
NuStar Energy LP	NS	18.77	0.0	-46.57	-29.89
NuStar GP Holdings LLC	NSH	17.44	0.0	-49.38	-29.68
CSS Industries Inc	CSS	4.21	9.0	-22.98	-29.64
Manning & Napier Inc	MN	10.67	-8.3	-48.13	-27.71
Apache Corp	APA	2.87	0.0	-32.36	-27.62
Orchids Paper Products	TIS	3.1	-16.7	-60.71	-26.75
KBR Inc	KBR	2.05	0.0	2.11	-26.08
Murphy Oil Corp	MUR	3.88	-9.5	-7.02	-25.27
Preformed Line	PLPC	1.29	0.0	29.96	-24.62
Owens & Minor Inc	OMI	6.19	1.0	-51.18	-24.41
Semgroup Corp	SEMG	7.79	4.4	-30.25	-23.26
BRT Apartments Corp	BRT	3.49	-	24.07	-23.17
CVR Refining LP	CVRR	7.2	-22.6	28.94	-22.55
Tupperware Brands Crp	TUP	5.35	0.0	-11.43	-22.31
Cedar Realty Trust Inc	CDR	5.01	0.0	-28.25	-22.16
NGL Energy Partners LP	NGL	12.33	-11.0	-34.97	-22.15
EnLink Midstream LLC	ENLC	6.85	1.0	-17.02	-21.6
Monro Inc	MNRO	1.41	12.2	-13.17	-21.53
Franklin Street Prop	FSP	9.26	0.0	-28.92	-21.51
Tallgrass Energy	TEP	10.05	20.2	-24.51	-21.33
Expedia Inc	EXPE	1.12	12.7	-11.64	-21.29
Mueller Industries Inc	MLI	1.47	11.1	-35.5	-21.01
Energy Services of Am	ESOA	6.85	-	-54.39	-20.64
Chatham Lodging Trust	CLDT	7.26	14.0	-4.69	-20.34

January 2018 Top Performing Dividend Stocks

2018/02/01/in Investing /by Staff

The following list is the top 50 performing dividend stocks for January 2018. We screened for stocks with a yield of 1% or more and have included the 3 year dividend growth rate.

Name	Symbol	Industry	Yield	% Owned By Funds	1 Year Return %	3yr Div Growth %	1 Month Return %
Rising Sun Bancorp	RSAM	Banks - Regional - US	1.36	--	111.44	6.7	242.74
Candlewood Hotel	CNDL	Lodging	200.33	--	328.57	-	200
Walking Co Holdings	WALK	Apparel Stores	2.8	2	-10.25	-	79.5
Harbor Bankshares	HRBK	Banks - Regional - US	10	--	-28.57	33.3	78.57
RAIT Financial Trust	RAS	REIT - Diversified	35.99	17	-77.49	-22.5	70.4
KapStone Paper	KS	Paper & Paper Products	1.15	10	46.12	100.0	52.67
Blue River Bancshares	BRBI	Savings & Cooperative Banks	9.09	0	328.57	-	49.25
First Federal	FFNM	Banks - Regional - US	1.73	5	36.59	41.7	37.63
AmTrust Financial	AFSI	Insurance - Property & Casualty	5.07	22	-46.57	19.4	33.27
Conwest Partnership	CWPS	Business Services	11.48	--	8.83	-	31.82
Westmountain Co	WASM	Marketing Services	63.33	--	40	-	30
ECC Capital Corp	ECRO	REIT - Diversified	36.36	0	-0.87	-28.2	30
Universal Manuf	UFMG	Auto Parts	2.5	--	-1.87	-33.3	29.7
Marine Petroleum	MARPS	Oil & Gas Equipment & Services	7.32	0	-14.63	-22.5	28.9
Pitney Bowes Inc	PBI	Business Equipment	5.32	41	-6.66	0.0	26.21
Cohen & Co Inc	COHN	Capital Markets	8.07	2	-15.6	0.0	23.68
Golden Valley Bank	GVYB	Banks - Regional - US	1.25	--	46.61	-	23.46
Dr Pepper Snapple	DPS	Beverages - Soft Drinks	1.94	33	33.41	12.8	22.97
Energizer Holdings	ENR	Electronic Components	1.92	--	17.56	113.3	21.34
Frontier Comm	FTR	Telecom Services	41.21	24	-77.91	-9.2	21.15
Richardson Electronics	RELL	Electronics Distribution	2.96	28	38.25	0.0	20.33
Boeing Co	BA	Aerospace & Defense	1.6	30	120.32	27.7	20.16
National Instruments	NATI	Software - Application	1.68	37	61.62	12.8	19.96
First Bancshares	FIBH	Banks - Regional - US	1.98	--	35.88	-	19.84
Autoliv Inc	ALV	Auto Parts	1.56	44	33.66	3.8	19.77
Kohl's Corp	KSS	Department Stores	3.4	54	68.14	12.6	19.44
ResMed Inc	RMD	Medical Instruments & Supplies	1.35	29	51.24	7.1	19.01
Bank Of Utica	BKUTK	Banks - Regional - US	2.45	--	22.17	42.6	18.9
Exchange Bank Santa R	EXSR	Banks - Regional - US	1.89	--	39.94	42.4	18.41
Cardinal Health Inc	CAH	Medical Distribution	2.56	52	-1.78	9.7	17.92
Orchids Paper Products	TIS	Household & Personal Products	2.32	1	-43.57	-16.7	17.66
Fluor Corp	FLR	Engineering & Construction	1.38	41	10.88	0.0	17.52
Pzena Investment	PZN	Asset Management	2.96	6	28.93	1.9	17.24
Third Century Bancorp	TDCB	Savings & Cooperative Banks	1.07	7	34.76	33.3	17.19
CreditRiskMonitor	CRMZ	Capital Markets	2.44	--	-32.26	-	17.14
Plantronics Inc	PLT	Communication Equipment	1.02	56	5.32	0.0	17.09
Xerox Corp	XRX	Information Technology Services	2.38	45	26.06	-4.3	17.08
Progress Software Corp	PRGS	Software - Application	1.03	53	79.68	-	17.05
Brooks Automation Inc	BRKS	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	1.43	52	62.46	0.0	16.98
Gilead Sciences Inc	GILD	Biotechnology	2.48	54	18.54	-	16.97
HCI Group Inc	HCI	Insurance - Property & Casualty	4.01	0	-12.11	7.6	16.89
AbbVie Inc	ABBV	Drug Manufacturers - Major	2.34	--	87.94	16.7	16.77
Maxim Integrated	MXIM	Semiconductors	2.26	46	40.24	7.7	16.68
Tix Corp	TIXC	Leisure	26.19	0	-68.33	-	16.67
RF Industries Ltd	RFIL	Electronic Components	2.54	1	101.88	-23.8	16.67
Landmark Bancorp	LDKB	Banks - Regional - US	1.3	--	36.79	-13.6	16.13
Papa John's	PZZA	Restaurants	1.31	48	-22.86	18.9	15.65
World Wrestling	WWE	Media - Diversified	1.36	15	82.99	0.0	15.6
LSI Industries Inc	LYTS	Electronic Components	2.52	37	-14.5	22.2	15.41
Target Corp	TGT	Discount Stores	3.24	41	20.44	9.1	15.28
Hallador Energy Co	HNRG	Coal	2.29	--	-24.04	0.0	15.27

Best of 2017 – Top Performing Dividend Stocks

2018/01/03/in Investing /by Staff

A look back at the 100 best of the best dividend stocks of 2017. This list includes all sectors. The stock must have a dividend yield of 1% or higher to make this list.

Please take note and remember that past performance does not indicate future results. This is for informational purposes only. This is not a buy list.

Name	Symbol	Yield	5yr Div Growth %	Payout Ratio	1 Year Return %
Opportunity Management	OPTY	90.48	--	--	487.54
Webb Interactive Services	WEBB	1361.7	--	--	327.27
Systemax Inc	SYX	1.02	--	37.04	293.96
Blue River Bancshares Inc	BRBI	9.09	--	--	187.14
Mesabi Trust	MSB	5.53	-24.04	59.49	165.79
Fidelity Federal Bancorp	FDLB	2.5	--	--	150
PharmChem Inc	PCHM	4.67	--	--	148.89
Farmers & Merchants	FMAO	1.25	3.67	36.06	131.03
Color Imaging Inc	CIIG	10	--	--	126.67
Kronos Worldwide Inc	KRO	2.27	0.85	21.05	126.05
Beasley Broadcast Group	BBGI	1.35	--	7.66	120
PetMed Express Inc	PETS	1.68	7.68	52.35	107.15
Transact Technologies Inc	TACT	2.64	--	51.52	106.06
Innovative Industrial	IIPR	1.5	--	--	104.07
Pacific Coast Oil Trust	ROYT	6.96	--	101.42	101.93
First Sentry Bancshares Inc	FTSB	1.29	--	--	101.82
PaperClip Inc	PCPJ	7.5	--	--	99.23
VOC Energy Trust	VOC	8.53	-27.47	100	97.96
Oregon Bancorp Inc	ORBN	1.71	--	--	96.88
Alon USA Partners LP	ALDW	7.23	--	86.09	96.15
Boeing Co	BA	1.91	21.01	49.35	94.32
Comtech Telecomm	CMTL	1.78	-11.42	56.34	93.25
Wynn Resorts Ltd	WYNN	1.22	5.92	55.4	92.23
Issuer Direct Corp	ISDR	1.17	--	36.36	92.17
Fidelity D & D Bancorp	FDBC	1.39	2.66	35.88	88.6
New Ulm Telecom Inc	NULM	2.17	1.77	42.31	86.01
Alaska Power & Tel	APTL	2.8	--	--	85.42
Mesa Royalty Trust	MTR	8.11	-26.19	104.08	84.97
PulteGroup Inc	PHM	1.08	--	18.09	83.51
Apollo Global	APO	5.51	26.89	59.15	83.11
Huntsman Corp	HUN	1.46	4.56	29.63	81.87
Valhi Inc	VHI	1.29	-12.76	36.36	81.79
Medifast Inc	MED	1.99	--	63.05	77.64
NextEra Energy	NEP	3.44	--	105.74	75.41
Rocky Brands Inc	RCKY	2.22	--	72.13	75.24
World Wrestling Entert	WWE	1.53	-7.79	104.35	73.32
H&E Equipment Services	HEES	2.81	--	107.84	72.82
Caterpillar Inc	CAT	1.97	11.34	213.1	72.68
FNB Bancorp	FNBG	1.26	28.76	25.68	71.67
Enterprise Financial	EFSG	3.83	--	--	71.57
CVR Refining LP	CVRR	5.58	--	0	71.06
The Estee Lauder	EL	1.1	20.25	36.76	68.64
Hayward Industries Inc	HWRI	1.32	--	--	67.96
Avery Dennison Corp	AVY	1.52	9.86	38.39	67.25
LPL Financial Holdings	LPLA	1.75	--	42.37	65.29
Best Buy Co Inc	BBY	1.97	11.74	32.99	65.27
Optex Systems	OPXS	1.83	--	--	64.91
Graco Inc	GGG	1.06	9.46	74.6	64.71
Insperity Inc	NSP	1.01	10.08	29.57	64.41
Simulations Plus Inc	SLP	1.34	5.92	60.61	64.35
Cohu Inc	COHU	1.06	0	23.76	64.1
MSCI Inc	MSCI	1.03	--	36.64	63.75
Grandpoint Capital Inc	GPNC	2.85	--	--	63.45
ILG Inc	ILG	2.07	--	65.52	62.85
Lighthouse Bank Ca	LGHT	1.39	--	--	62.78
Oak Valley Bancorp	OVLY	1.24	--	20.66	62.47
Bob Evans Farms Inc	BOBE	1.76	7.44	105.43	62.28
RGC Resources Inc	RGCO	2.2	4.23	66.28	61.59
Canterbury Park Holding	CPHC	1.44	--	33.85	61.49
AbbVie Inc	ABBV	2.6	--	60.44	61.24
The Carlyle Group LP	CG	5.32	--	67.82	60.92
Southern Realty Co	SRLY	3.84	--	--	60.64
HollyFrontier Corp	HFC	2.57	31.36	69.47	60.62
Kennametal Inc	KMT	1.62	8.18	58.82	60.33
First BancTrust Corp	FIRT	1.17	2.92	23.9	60.19
MV Oil Trust	MVO	7.78	-35.01	100	60.03
NetApp Inc	NTAP	1.4	--	33.62	59.77
Fortress Transportation	FTAI	6.64	--	--	59.4
General Cable Corp	BGC	2.43	--	--	59.16
Anthem Inc	ANTM	1.19	21.06	23.94	59.07
CSX Corp	CSX	1.38	14.45	39.18	58.98
Farmers Bancorp	FABP	2.36	--	--	58.8
YuMe Inc	YUME	1.3	--	24	58.66
Progressive Corp	PGR	1.23	17.37	28.61	57.86
Kemper Corp	KMPR	1.4	0	44.04	57.47
Ally Financial Inc	ALLY	1.36	--	16.74	56.83
Moody's Corporation	MCO	1.04	22.57	53.36	56.62
First American Financial	FAF	2.58	37.97	55.34	56.43
Ameriprise Financial Inc	AMP	1.91	27.4	29.59	56.08
Polaris Industries Inc	PII	1.84	19.57	72.01	56.04
Wyndham Worldwide	WYN	1.99	27.23	40.22	56.03
RF Industries Ltd	RFIL	3.02	3.4	--	56
Abbott Laboratories	ABT	1.8	-11.17	87.92	55.82
Deere & Co	DE	1.52	6.04	35.93	55.68
CVR Energy Inc	CVI	5.34	--	425.53	55.45
Peoples Bankshares Inc	PBVA	1.03	--	--	55.38
Viper Energy Partners LP	VNOM	5.21	--	123.48	55.18
Gap Inc	GPS	2.72	15.38	42.4	55.04
Southern Copper Corp	SCCO	1.21	-40.6	25.49	54.95
Fidelity National Financial	FNF	2.65	12.89	43.18	54.74
The Stephan Co	SPCO	5.88	-1.28	--	54.29
Nutrisystem Inc	NTRI	1.33	0	38.25	54.11
Norwood Financial Corp	NWFL	2.61	3.29	50.9	53.17
Drive Shack Inc	DS	2.09	-27.52	--	52.93
Ohio Valley Banc Corp	OVBC	2.07	0	45.41	52.54
First Choice Bancorp	FCBP	3.27	--	49.59	52.23
Potomac Bancshares Inc	PTBS	1.89	-41.04	--	52.04
Moelis & Co Class A	MC	3.02	--	68.1	52.01
Tessco Technologies Inc	TESS	4.22	7.78	242.42	51.92
Delek US Holdings Inc	DK	1.67	31.95	101.69	51.35
Monarch Cement Co	MCEM	1.86	-1.57	15.93	51.06
Apple Inc	AAPL	1.43	44.68	26.06	50.85
Southeastern Banking	SEBC	1.52	--	--	50.57

40 Best Performing Utility Stocks of 2017

2018/01/02/in Investing /by Staff

Top 40 Utiltity stocks of 2017 with a yield of 1% or more.

Name	Symbol	Yield	5yr Div Growth %	Payout Ratio	1 Year Return %
China Gas Holdings	CGHOF	1.15	--	21.29	119.69
Alaska Power & Tel	APTL	2.8	--	--	85.42
ENN Energy Holdings	XNGSF	1.54	22.17	35.8	77.38
Avangrid Inc	AGR	3.45	--	80	36.85
Algonquin Power	AQN	4.28	14.93	123.12	36.71
EVN AG ADR	EVNVY	2.7	0.5	29.68	35.84
BKW AG	BKWAF	3.24	--	26.98	34.85
California Water	CWT	1.61	2.33	50.18	33.98
Eletropaulo Metrop	EPUMY	2.28	--	230.41	33.47
CESP - Cia Energetica	CESDY	8.35	--	--	33.33
AusNet Services	SAUNF	4.96	7.4	125.35	33.21
Avangrid Inc	AGR	3.45	--	80	36.85
Algonquin Power	AQN	4.28	14.93	123.12	36.71
BKW AG	BKWAF	3.24	--	26.98	34.85
California Water	CWT	1.61	2.33	50.18	33.98
NRG Yield Inc	NYLD.A	5.64	--	252.38	33.91
AusNet Services	SAUNF	4.96	7.4	125.35	33.21
NextEra Energy Inc	NEE	2.53	9.61	42.94	33.12
Avista Corp	AVA	2.78	4.49	71.11	32.36
Aqua America Inc	WTR	2.05	7.94	58.54	31.3
Crius Energy Trust	CRIUF	6.79	--	228.58	26.6
American States Water	AWR	1.76	10.69	53.61	25.97
American Water Works	AWK	1.82	10.23	53.38	25.35
Electricite de France	ECIFF	1.42	6.29	53.76	25.21
Corning Natural Gas	CNIG	2.02	5.86	63.44	24.85
Polaris Infrastructure	RAMPF	3.9	--	272.22	24.5
Hong Kong and China	HOKCF	1.39	7.92	59.52	24.42
Brookfield Renewable	BEP	5.36	6.22	--	23.87
Artesian Resources	ARTNB	2.47	3.36	65.71	23.8
Pattern Energy Group	PEGI	7.68	--	2766.25	23.56
Fortis Inc	FTS	3.43	11.88	69.08	21.88
Great Plains Energy	GXP	3.42	4.94	611.11	21.68
Electric Power	EDRWY	2.24	13.92	21.23	21.1
China Resources	CRPJY	6.2	22.73	99.42	20.47
El Paso Electric Co	EE	2.4	13.17	53.75	20.46