Top-rated dividend growth stocks are good buys most of the time. Top-rated stocks refer to those with a high degree of analyst support, as reported by MarketBeat. MarketBeat tracks thousands of stocks and the analysts that track them, compiling the data and ranking them according to strength. Criteria include at least five analysts covering and a 2% yield; the stocks on this list include some of the highest-yielding names, averaging more than 4.25% as of the end of September.
