Apple
Share price: $117.29
Market capitalization: $654 billion
Annual dividend rate per share: $2.08
Dividend yield: 1.8%
Price-earnings ratio: 12 (based on estimated earnings for the fiscal year that ends next September)
Main appeal: Low stock valuation, hefty dividend increases likely
General Electric
Share price: $30.52
Market capitalization: $308 billion
Annual dividend rate per share: $0.92
Dividend yield: 3.0%
Price-earnings ratio: 20
Main appeal: Attractive yield, plus healthy appreciation potential if the economy picks up
Home Depot
Share price: $126.54
Market capitalization: $163 billion
Annual dividend rate per share: $2.36
Dividend yield: 1.9%
Price-earnings ratio: 21 (based on the fiscal year that ends in January 2017)
Main appeal: A strong commitment to boosting dividends and a stock that should perform well with an improving economy
Johnson & Johnson
Share price: $102.67
Market capitalization: $284 billion
Annual dividend rate per share: $3.00
Dividend yield: 2.9%
Price-earnings ratio: 16
Main appeal: Attractive yield, plus long track record of dependable dividend increases
McDonald's
Share price: $112.53
Market capitalization: $103 billion
Annual dividend rate per share: $3.56
Dividend yield: 3.2%
Price-earnings ratio: 21
Main appeal: Attractive yield and a business that’s starting to recover
Microsoft
Share price: $53.85
Market capitalization: $430 billion
Annual dividend rate per share: $1.44
Dividend yield: 2.7%
Price-earnings ratio: 19 (based on the fiscal year that ends next June)
Main appeal: Attractive yield plus strong record of hefty dividend
UnitedHealth Group
Share price: $117.25
Market capitalization: $112 billion
Annual dividend rate per share: $2.00
Dividend yield: 1.7%
Price-earnings ratio: 16
Main appeal: A bet on U.S. growth and a strong commitment to boosting dividends
Verizon Communications
Share price: $45.38
Market capitalization: $185 billion
Annual dividend rate per share: $2.26
Dividend yield: 5.0%
Price-earnings ratio: 11
Main appeal: High yield plus modest dividend growth
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