All Weather Stocks - Grainger Grows Its Dividend

Grainger (GWW), a provider of products and services to maintain, repair and operate (MRO) facilities, has consistently traded above its 10-year moving average (based on monthly closes). From June 1990 through June 2009, GWW was up 578.94 percent, a 10.61 percent annualized rate of return.

Grainger has a long history of increasing its quarterly dividend. Since May 1990, GWW has increased its quarterly dividend from $0.0725 to $0.46, a 534.48 percent increase (10.21 percent annualized rate of return).

Its current dividend yield is 2.30 percent.

The combination of a persistent upside stock prices and increasing dividends makes GWW an excellent candidate for a long-term growth or income portfolio.

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I (RAH) do not own GWW.

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Posted July 6, 2009.

All Weather Stocks - Grainger Grows Its Dividend

All Weather Stocks - Grainger Grows Its Dividend