All Weather Stocks - Kimberly-Clark Is a Long-term Buy-and-Hold Stock
Except for a few months during the current recession, Kimberly-Clark
(KMB),
a personal products company, has consistently traded above its 10-year
moving average (based on monthly closes).
And KMG has increased its dividend 37 consecutive years. It is a member
of the U.S. Champions, Dividend Aristocrats and Dividend Achievers, companies
that have long records of increasing their dividends.
Since June 1990 KMB has increased its quarterly dividend from $0.17 to
$0.60, a 252.94 percent increase (6.86 percent annualized rate of return).
Its current dividend yield is 3.40 percent.
The combination of a persistent upside stock prices and increasing dividends
makes KMG an excellent candidate for a long-term dividend reinvestment
portfolio.
To get more performance information about KMG, use the buyupside.com
Stock Return Calculator. Enter KMG as the stock symbol on the calculator
input form.
See the buyupside.com
Dividend Chart Maker to view more dividends charts for KMG and other
dividend-paying stocks.
I (RAH) do not own KMG.
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Posted June 30, 2009.
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