7 High-Growth Dividend Stocks Backed With Analyst Confidence

Are you a dividend investor looking for stocks that offer not only attractive yields, but also considerable near-term growth? Today we screened for companies with both of those traits, and narrowed our focus to only the stocks rated as "Buy" or "Strong Buy" by industry analysts. We think you'll find our list rather interesting.EPS growth (earnings per share growth) illustrates the growth of earnings per share over time. The 1-Year Expected EPS Growth Rate is an annual growth estimate, where the growth projections are made by analysts, the company or other credible sources.We first looked for dividend stocks. We then looked for businesses that analysts rate as "Buy" or "Strong Buy" (mean recommendation < 3). We next screened for businesses that have expected earnings per share growth of more than 25 percent for the next year (1-year projected EPS Growth Rate > 25%). We did not screen out
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