Best of 2017 – Top Performing Dividend Stocks
A look back at the 100 best of the best dividend stocks of 2017. This list includes all sectors. The stock must have a dividend yield of 1% or higher to make this list.
Please take note and remember that past performance does not indicate future results. This is for informational purposes only. This is not a buy list.
| Name | Symbol | Yield | 5yr Div Growth % | Payout Ratio | 1 Year Return % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opportunity Management | OPTY | 90.48 | -- | -- | 487.54 | |||
| Webb Interactive Services | WEBB | 1361.7 | -- | -- | 327.27 | |||
| Systemax Inc | SYX | 1.02 | -- | 37.04 | 293.96 | |||
| Blue River Bancshares Inc | BRBI | 9.09 | -- | -- | 187.14 | |||
| Mesabi Trust | MSB | 5.53 | -24.04 | 59.49 | 165.79 | |||
| Fidelity Federal Bancorp | FDLB | 2.5 | -- | -- | 150 | |||
| PharmChem Inc | PCHM | 4.67 | -- | -- | 148.89 | |||
| Farmers & Merchants | FMAO | 1.25 | 3.67 | 36.06 | 131.03 | |||
| Color Imaging Inc | CIIG | 10 | -- | -- | 126.67 | |||
| Kronos Worldwide Inc | KRO | 2.27 | 0.85 | 21.05 | 126.05 | |||
| Beasley Broadcast Group | BBGI | 1.35 | -- | 7.66 | 120 | |||
| PetMed Express Inc | PETS | 1.68 | 7.68 | 52.35 | 107.15 | |||
| Transact Technologies Inc | TACT | 2.64 | -- | 51.52 | 106.06 | |||
| Innovative Industrial | IIPR | 1.5 | -- | -- | 104.07 | |||
| Pacific Coast Oil Trust | ROYT | 6.96 | -- | 101.42 | 101.93 | |||
| First Sentry Bancshares Inc | FTSB | 1.29 | -- | -- | 101.82 | |||
| PaperClip Inc | PCPJ | 7.5 | -- | -- | 99.23 | |||
| VOC Energy Trust | VOC | 8.53 | -27.47 | 100 | 97.96 | |||
| Oregon Bancorp Inc | ORBN | 1.71 | -- | -- | 96.88 | |||
| Alon USA Partners LP | ALDW | 7.23 | -- | 86.09 | 96.15 | |||
| Boeing Co | BA | 1.91 | 21.01 | 49.35 | 94.32 | |||
| Comtech Telecomm | CMTL | 1.78 | -11.42 | 56.34 | 93.25 | |||
| Wynn Resorts Ltd | WYNN | 1.22 | 5.92 | 55.4 | 92.23 | |||
| Issuer Direct Corp | ISDR | 1.17 | -- | 36.36 | 92.17 | |||
| Fidelity D & D Bancorp | FDBC | 1.39 | 2.66 | 35.88 | 88.6 | |||
| New Ulm Telecom Inc | NULM | 2.17 | 1.77 | 42.31 | 86.01 | |||
| Alaska Power & Tel | APTL | 2.8 | -- | -- | 85.42 | |||
| Mesa Royalty Trust | MTR | 8.11 | -26.19 | 104.08 | 84.97 | |||
| PulteGroup Inc | PHM | 1.08 | -- | 18.09 | 83.51 | |||
| Apollo Global | APO | 5.51 | 26.89 | 59.15 | 83.11 | |||
| Huntsman Corp | HUN | 1.46 | 4.56 | 29.63 | 81.87 | |||
| Valhi Inc | VHI | 1.29 | -12.76 | 36.36 | 81.79 | |||
| Medifast Inc | MED | 1.99 | -- | 63.05 | 77.64 | |||
| NextEra Energy | NEP | 3.44 | -- | 105.74 | 75.41 | |||
| Rocky Brands Inc | RCKY | 2.22 | -- | 72.13 | 75.24 | |||
| World Wrestling Entert | WWE | 1.53 | -7.79 | 104.35 | 73.32 | |||
| H&E Equipment Services | HEES | 2.81 | -- | 107.84 | 72.82 | |||
| Caterpillar Inc | CAT | 1.97 | 11.34 | 213.1 | 72.68 | |||
| FNB Bancorp | FNBG | 1.26 | 28.76 | 25.68 | 71.67 | |||
| Enterprise Financial | EFSG | 3.83 | -- | -- | 71.57 | |||
| CVR Refining LP | CVRR | 5.58 | -- | 0 | 71.06 | |||
| The Estee Lauder | EL | 1.1 | 20.25 | 36.76 | 68.64 | |||
| Hayward Industries Inc | HWRI | 1.32 | -- | -- | 67.96 | |||
| Avery Dennison Corp | AVY | 1.52 | 9.86 | 38.39 | 67.25 | |||
| LPL Financial Holdings | LPLA | 1.75 | -- | 42.37 | 65.29 | |||
| Best Buy Co Inc | BBY | 1.97 | 11.74 | 32.99 | 65.27 | |||
| Optex Systems | OPXS | 1.83 | -- | -- | 64.91 | |||
| Graco Inc | GGG | 1.06 | 9.46 | 74.6 | 64.71 | |||
| Insperity Inc | NSP | 1.01 | 10.08 | 29.57 | 64.41 | |||
| Simulations Plus Inc | SLP | 1.34 | 5.92 | 60.61 | 64.35 | |||
| Cohu Inc | COHU | 1.06 | 0 | 23.76 | 64.1 | |||
| MSCI Inc | MSCI | 1.03 | -- | 36.64 | 63.75 | |||
| Grandpoint Capital Inc | GPNC | 2.85 | -- | -- | 63.45 | |||
| ILG Inc | ILG | 2.07 | -- | 65.52 | 62.85 | |||
| Lighthouse Bank Ca | LGHT | 1.39 | -- | -- | 62.78 | |||
| Oak Valley Bancorp | OVLY | 1.24 | -- | 20.66 | 62.47 | |||
| Bob Evans Farms Inc | BOBE | 1.76 | 7.44 | 105.43 | 62.28 | |||
| RGC Resources Inc | RGCO | 2.2 | 4.23 | 66.28 | 61.59 | |||
| Canterbury Park Holding | CPHC | 1.44 | -- | 33.85 | 61.49 | |||
| AbbVie Inc | ABBV | 2.6 | -- | 60.44 | 61.24 | |||
| The Carlyle Group LP | CG | 5.32 | -- | 67.82 | 60.92 | |||
| Southern Realty Co | SRLY | 3.84 | -- | -- | 60.64 | |||
| HollyFrontier Corp | HFC | 2.57 | 31.36 | 69.47 | 60.62 | |||
| Kennametal Inc | KMT | 1.62 | 8.18 | 58.82 | 60.33 | |||
| First BancTrust Corp | FIRT | 1.17 | 2.92 | 23.9 | 60.19 | |||
| MV Oil Trust | MVO | 7.78 | -35.01 | 100 | 60.03 | |||
| NetApp Inc | NTAP | 1.4 | -- | 33.62 | 59.77 | |||
| Fortress Transportation | FTAI | 6.64 | -- | -- | 59.4 | |||
| General Cable Corp | BGC | 2.43 | -- | -- | 59.16 | |||
| Anthem Inc | ANTM | 1.19 | 21.06 | 23.94 | 59.07 | |||
| CSX Corp | CSX | 1.38 | 14.45 | 39.18 | 58.98 | |||
| Farmers Bancorp | FABP | 2.36 | -- | -- | 58.8 | |||
| YuMe Inc | YUME | 1.3 | -- | 24 | 58.66 | |||
| Progressive Corp | PGR | 1.23 | 17.37 | 28.61 | 57.86 | |||
| Kemper Corp | KMPR | 1.4 | 0 | 44.04 | 57.47 | |||
| Ally Financial Inc | ALLY | 1.36 | -- | 16.74 | 56.83 | |||
| Moody's Corporation | MCO | 1.04 | 22.57 | 53.36 | 56.62 | |||
| First American Financial | FAF | 2.58 | 37.97 | 55.34 | 56.43 | |||
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | AMP | 1.91 | 27.4 | 29.59 | 56.08 | |||
| Polaris Industries Inc | PII | 1.84 | 19.57 | 72.01 | 56.04 | |||
| Wyndham Worldwide | WYN | 1.99 | 27.23 | 40.22 | 56.03 | |||
| RF Industries Ltd | RFIL | 3.02 | 3.4 | -- | 56 | |||
| Abbott Laboratories | ABT | 1.8 | -11.17 | 87.92 | 55.82 | |||
| Deere & Co | DE | 1.52 | 6.04 | 35.93 | 55.68 | |||
| CVR Energy Inc | CVI | 5.34 | -- | 425.53 | 55.45 | |||
| Peoples Bankshares Inc | PBVA | 1.03 | -- | -- | 55.38 | |||
| Viper Energy Partners LP | VNOM | 5.21 | -- | 123.48 | 55.18 | |||
| Gap Inc | GPS | 2.72 | 15.38 | 42.4 | 55.04 | |||
| Southern Copper Corp | SCCO | 1.21 | -40.6 | 25.49 | 54.95 | |||
| Fidelity National Financial | FNF | 2.65 | 12.89 | 43.18 | 54.74 | |||
| The Stephan Co | SPCO | 5.88 | -1.28 | -- | 54.29 | |||
| Nutrisystem Inc | NTRI | 1.33 | 0 | 38.25 | 54.11 | |||
| Norwood Financial Corp | NWFL | 2.61 | 3.29 | 50.9 | 53.17 | |||
| Drive Shack Inc | DS | 2.09 | -27.52 | -- | 52.93 | |||
| Ohio Valley Banc Corp | OVBC | 2.07 | 0 | 45.41 | 52.54 | |||
| First Choice Bancorp | FCBP | 3.27 | -- | 49.59 | 52.23 | |||
| Potomac Bancshares Inc | PTBS | 1.89 | -41.04 | -- | 52.04 | |||
| Moelis & Co Class A | MC | 3.02 | -- | 68.1 | 52.01 | |||
| Tessco Technologies Inc | TESS | 4.22 | 7.78 | 242.42 | 51.92 | |||
| Delek US Holdings Inc | DK | 1.67 | 31.95 | 101.69 | 51.35 | |||
| Monarch Cement Co | MCEM | 1.86 | -1.57 | 15.93 | 51.06 | |||
| Apple Inc | AAPL | 1.43 | 44.68 | 26.06 | 50.85 | |||
| Southeastern Banking | SEBC | 1.52 | -- | -- | 50.57 |