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DOW   38,671.69
QQQ   437.05
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Key Points

  • Dividend growth stocks have many attractions, including reduced volatility, reliable payments, and share repurchases. 
  • W.W. Grainger is pulling back after solid results, with analysts raising their price target. 
  • Church & Dwight is on track to be crowned Dividend King; the post-release pullback in its share price is already over but another dip will come. 
  • 5 stocks we like better than W.W. Grainger

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Companies Mentioned in This Article

CompanyMarketRank™Current PricePrice ChangeDividend YieldP/E RatioConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target
Church & Dwight (CHD)
4.6888 of 5 stars
$98.83-1.1%1.10%32.51Hold$100.43
W.W. Grainger (GWW)
4.0446 of 5 stars
$959.01+1.0%0.78%26.48Hold$842.22
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Thomas Hughes

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Technical and Fundamental Analysis

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Thomas Hughes has been a contributing writer for MarketBeat since 2019.

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Technical analysis, the S&P 500; retail, consumer, consumer staples, dividends, high-yield, small caps, technology, economic data, oil, cryptocurrencies

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Associate of Arts in Culinary Technology

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Market watcher, trader and investor for numerous websites. Founded Passive Market Intelligence LLC to provide market research insights. 


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