Stock Picks – High Dividend Stock Screen: 9-11-2015

4 weeks with no hits for this screen?  I reviewed the inputs – still think it is valid, and true to the original text I based it on: Get Rich with Dividends by Marc Lichtenfeld

Here are the screen inputs:

• High Dividend Stock Screen:

1. Morningstar analysis available.
2. Dividend Yield % > = 4.
3. Dividend Growth % Past 5 Years > = 10.
4. Payout Ratio Trailing 12 Months < 75
5. Morningstar rating 4 or more stars.
6. Financial Health Grade >= B.
7. Stock Industry not = Asset Management
8. Forward P/E <= 20.

There was such a run up in High Dividend Stocks, I think we will have to wait.  Based on my Stocks to Own screen – I am still looking at P&G and have added Merck to my “ready to pull the trigger” list, just need a really good down day to proceed.