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3 Top Dividend Growth Stocks Benefiting From A Growing Online Business

As technology changes, business models change as well. The Internet has changed the world, from the way we communicate to being a part of business models that didn’t exist a decade ago to even affecting the retail sector.

Investors have seen as people move away from brick-and-mortar stores and move towards online. There are many companies paying a dividend and growing that dividend over time.

It is difficult to find companies that will share the profits with shareholders in the form of dividends and that are adjusting businesses to technological changes.

I’ve focused on the following companies that pay dividends to their shareholders and are increasing both their online presence and their payout over time. Below are three large-cap dividend growth stocks that reward the shareholder base time and again.

Here are the results...

Wal-Mart -- Yield: 2.90%

Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) employs 2,300,000 people, generates revenue of $482,130.00 million and has a net income of $15,080.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $214.52 billion.

Wal-Mart’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $33,559.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 6.96% (the operating margin is 5.00% and the net profit margin 3.13%).

Financials: The total debt represents 25.07% of Wal-Mart assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 62.12%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 18.15% was realized by Wal-Mart.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.65. Last fiscal year, Wal-Mart paid $1.96 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.90, the P/S ratio is 0.44 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.70. The dividend yield amounts to 2.90%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Wal-Mart (WMT)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Wal-Mart (WMT)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Wal-Mart (WMT)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Wal-Mart (WMT)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Wal-Mart (WMT)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Wal-Mart (WMT)


United Parcel Service -- Yield: 2.89%

United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) employs 266,000 people, generates revenue of $58,363.00 million and has a net income of $4,844.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $94.55 billion.

United Parcel Service’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $9,772.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 16.74% (the operating margin is 13.14% and the net profit margin 8.30%).

Financials: The total debt represents 37.41% of United Parcel Service assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 580.32%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 210.11% was realized by United Parcel Service.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.56. Last fiscal year, United Parcel Service paid $2.92 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.48, the P/S ratio is 1.63 and the P/B ratio is finally 38.79. The dividend yield amounts to 2.89%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of United Parcel Service (UPS)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of United Parcel Service (UPS)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of United Parcel Service (UPS)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of United Parcel Service (UPS)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of United Parcel Service (UPS)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of United Parcel Service (UPS)


Mastercard -- Yield: 0.75%

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) employs 11,300 people, generates revenue of $9,667.00 million and has a net income of $3,808.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $113.36 billion.

Mastercard’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $5,372.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 55.57% (the operating margin is 52.53% and the net profit margin 39.39%).

Financials: The total debt represents 20.11% of Mastercard assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 54.21%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 59.42% was realized by Mastercard.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.40. Last fiscal year, Mastercard paid $0.67 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 30.33, the P/S ratio is 11.55 and the P/B ratio is finally 18.83. The dividend yield amounts to 0.75%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Mastercard (MA)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Mastercard (MA)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Mastercard (MA)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Mastercard (MA)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Mastercard (MA)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Mastercard (MA)