| The following table presents the 1997 performance of the high dividend paying stocks that make up the Dogs of the Dow plus the rest of the Dow 30 index. To see which high dividend paying stocks would make the cut as one of the Dogs of the Dow as of the most recent close, try Daily Current Doggishness. |
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| Symbol |
Company |
Price |
Yield |
|
Price |
Yield |
YTD % Chg |
| New York Stock Exch. |
The '97 Dogs of the Dow are listed in blue |
on 12/31/96 |
on 12/31/96 |
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on 12/31/97 |
on 12/31/97 |
See Note 1 |
| AA |
Aluminum Company of America |
63.75 |
1.42% |
|
70.38 |
1.42% |
10.4% |
| ALD |
Allied-Signal |
33.50 |
1.29% |
|
38.81 |
1.34% |
15.9% |
| AXP |
American Express |
56.50 |
1.58% |
|
89.25 |
1.01% |
58.0% |
| BA |
Boeing |
53.25 |
1.05% |
|
48.94 |
1.14% |
-8.1% |
| BS |
Bethlehem Steel |
8.88 |
0.00% |
|
8.69 |
0.00% |
-2.1% |
| CAT |
Caterpillar |
37.63 |
2.11% |
|
48.50 |
2.06% |
28.9% |
| CBS |
CBS |
19.88 |
1.02% |
|
29.44 |
0.68% |
48.1% |
| CHV |
Chevron |
65.00 |
3.25% |
|
77.00 |
3.01% |
18.5% |
| DD |
DuPont |
47.06 |
2.38% |
|
60.06 |
2.10% |
27.6% |
| DIS |
Disney |
69.75 |
0.63% |
|
99.00 |
0.54% |
41.9% |
| EK |
Eastman Kodak |
80.25 |
1.94% |
|
60.56 |
2.91% |
-24.5% |
| GE |
General Electric |
49.44 |
2.05% |
|
73.38 |
1.64% |
48.4% |
| GM |
General Motors |
55.75 |
2.88% |
|
60.75 |
3.29% |
9.0% |
| GT |
Goodyear |
51.38 |
2.16% |
|
63.63 |
1.89% |
23.8% |
| IBM |
International Business Machines |
75.75 |
0.91% |
|
104.63 |
0.76% |
38.1% |
| IP |
International Paper |
40.50 |
2.45% |
|
43.13 |
2.32% |
6.5% |
| JPM |
Morgan (J.P.) |
97.63 |
3.53% |
|
112.88 |
3.37% |
15.6% |
| KO |
Coca-Cola |
52.63 |
0.94% |
|
66.69 |
0.84% |
26.7% |
| MCD |
McDonald's |
45.38 |
0.65% |
|
47.75 |
0.69% |
5.2% |
| MMM |
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing |
83.00 |
2.31% |
|
82.06 |
2.58% |
-1.1% |
| MO |
Philip Morris |
37.67 |
4.19% |
|
45.25 |
3.54% |
20.1% |
| MRK |
Merck |
79.63 |
1.97% |
|
106.00 |
1.70% |
33.1% |
| PG |
Procter & Gamble |
53.81 |
1.65% |
|
79.81 |
1.27% |
48.3% |
| S |
Sears |
46.00 |
1.96% |
|
45.25 |
2.03% |
-1.6% |
| T |
AT&T |
43.38 |
2.99% |
|
61.31 |
2.15% |
41.4% |
| TX |
Texaco |
49.06 |
3.44% |
|
54.38 |
3.31% |
10.8% |
| UK |
Union Carbide |
40.88 |
1.82% |
|
42.94 |
2.10% |
5.0% |
| UTX |
United Technologies |
66.25 |
1.61% |
|
72.81 |
1.70% |
9.9% |
| XON |
Exxon |
49.00 |
3.18% |
|
61.19 |
2.68% |
24.9% |
| Z |
Woolworth |
22.00 |
0.00% |
|
20.38 |
0.00% |
-7.4% |
| Symbol |
Company |
Price |
Yield |
|
Price |
Yield |
YTD % Chg |
| New York Stock Exch. |
The Newly Added Dow Stocks - See
Note 2 |
on 12/31/96 |
on 12/31/96 |
|
on 12/31/97 |
on 12/31/97 |
See Note 1 |
| HWP |
Hewlett-Packard |
50.25 |
0.96% |
|
62.38 |
0.90% |
24.1% |
| JNJ |
Johnson & Johnson |
49.75 |
1.53% |
|
65.88 |
1.34% |
32.4% |
| TRV |
Travelers Group |
30.25 |
1.49% |
|
53.88 |
0.93% |
78.1% |
| WMT |
Wal-Mart |
22.75 |
0.91% |
|
39.44 |
0.68% |
73.4% |
| Index |
Description |
Price |
Avg Yield |
|
Price |
Avg Yield |
YTD % Chg |
| - |
- |
on 12/31/96 |
on 12/31/96 |
|
on 12/31/97 |
on 12/31/97 |
See Note 1 |
| Dogs of the Dow |
10 highest
yielding Dow stocks on 12/31/96 |
- |
3.06% |
|
- |
2.84% |
17.3% |
| Small Dogs of the Dow |
5 lowest
priced Dogs on 12/31/96 |
- |
2.78% |
|
- |
2.67% |
14.8% |
| Dow 30 |
30 Dow stocks on 12/31/96 |
- |
1.91% |
|
- |
1.80% |
19.0% |
| DJIA |
Dow Jones Industrial Index |
6,448.27 |
1.91% |
|
7,908.25 |
1.80% |
22.6% |
| Note 1: |
1997 % change figures do not include for dividends, commissions, or taxes. |
| Note 2: |
Prices as of 12/31/96 are revised for subsequent price adjustments (e.g. stock splits) which occur during the following year. For a list of the Dogs of the Dow with their unadjusted 12/31/96 prices, see the 1997 Dogs of the Dow. |
| Note 3: |
Four Dow components were replaced on March 17, 1997. For your convenience, we have a list of Dow changes from 1929 to present. An explanation of how this impacts the high dividend paying stocks of the Dogs of the Dow is listed in our FAQ. Plus you can stay on top of the Dow and Dogs of the Dow by signing up to receive our popular Dogs of the Dow Newsletter. |
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