This week we search for U.S.-listed companies in these four sectors, which historically have provided stable income during times of market instability, and have recently outperformed relative to the S&P 500 index.We used Trading Central Strategy Builder in our search of the materials, financials, utilities and consumer discretionary sectors. We began by setting a minimum market capitalization threshold of US$5-billion in order to focus on larger, more established companies in the U.S.
In order to find companies with a track record of raising their dividend payments over time, we screened for stocks indicating a five-year average dividend growth rate above 15 per cent; Finally, in order to find stocks that are not overvalued when compared with the benchmark, we filtered for stocks that are indicating a price-to-earnings ratio that is at or below the average of the S&P 500 index, which is currently indicating 19.2.More about Trading Central
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