Better Dividend Aristocrat: 3M or Dover?

- By Ben Reynolds

(Published by Bob Ciura on July 12)

3M Co. (MMM) and Dover Corp. (DOV) are both tremendous dividend growth stocks. Not only are they both Dividend Aristocrats, but Dividend Kings as well.

The Dividend Aristocrats Excel spreadsheet has 51 stocks with over 25 consecutive years of dividend increases.

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• Dividend Kings Excel spreadsheet has just 19 stocks, each with at least 50 years of consecutive dividend increases.