The Clorox Company

A weekly summary of dividend activity for Dividend Champions, Contenders, and Challengers. Companies that changed their dividends. Companies with upcoming ex-dividend dates.

I rank all 69 S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats by my 9F Quality Scores, segmenting them into undervalued, fairly valued, and overvalued groups. My consensus fair value estimates, blending up to 40 data points per stock, highlight 12 undervalued and 18 fairly valued Aristocrats, with 39 currently overvalued. Investment candidates vary by style: ADP, BRO, and NDSN for growth; NEE for total return; PEP and O for income; CAT and GWW for past performance.

Carnegie Investment Counsel raised its position in The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) by 242.6% during the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 11,821 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 8,371 shares during the period. Carnegie Investment

Both Kimberly-Clark and Clorox are mid-overhaul, both pay yields above 4.5%, and both have dividend payout ratios that leave almost no cushion.

If you are looking for reliable high-yield dividend stocks, the out-of-favor consumer staples sector is full of them.

Clorox's nearly 6% yield towers over Colgate's modest payout, making it look like a retiree's dream income stock.

During times of turbulence and uncertainty in the markets, many investors turn to dividend-yielding stocks. These are often companies that have high free cash flows and reward shareholders with a high dividend payout.

Every month, we screen for dividend growth stocks that have relatively higher yields. While higher yields can often mean relatively higher risk, depending on the sector, we also include consistency and safety dividend quant grades in the process. We then take a quick look at the top 5 that come up in the screening to see if they are potentially worth pursuing for deeper research and due diligence.