0 Dividend Stocks

JPMorgan Chase is one of the largest and most complex financial institutions in the United States, with more than $2.5 trillion in assets. It is organized into four major segments--consumer and community banking, corporate and investment banking, commercial banking, and asset and wealth management. JPMorgan operates, and is subject to regulation, in multiple countries.

Bank of America is one of the largest financial institutions in the United States, with more than $2.3 trillion in assets. It is organized into four major segments: consumer banking, global wealth and investment management, global banking, and global markets. Bank of America's consumer-facing lines of business include its network of branches and deposit-gathering operations, home mortgage lending, vehicle lending, credit and debit cards, and small-business services. The company's Merrill Lynch operations provide brokerage and wealth management services, as does U.S. Trust private bank. Wholesale lines of business include investment banking, corporate and commercial real estate lending, and capital markets operations. Bank of America has operations in several countries.

Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer, operating nearly 2,300 warehouse-format stores offering more than 30,000 products in store and 1 million products online in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Its stores offer numerous building materials, home improvement products, lawn and garden products, and decor products and provide various services, including home improvement installation services and tool and equipment rentals. The acquisition of distributor Interline Brands in 2015 allowed Home Depot to enter the maintenance, repair, and operations sector, while the tie-up with Company Store brought textile expertise to the lineup.

Intel is one of the world's largest chipmakers. It designs and manufactures microprocessors for the global personal computer and data center markets. Intel pioneered the x86 architecture for microprocessors. It is also the prime proponent of Moore's law for advances in semiconductor manufacturing. While Intel's server processor business has benefited from the shift to the cloud, the firm has also been expanding into new adjacencies as the personal computer market has declined. These include areas such as the Internet of Things, memory, artificial intelligence, and automotive. Intel has been active on the merger and acquisitions front, recently acquiring Altera, Mobileye, Nervana, and Movidius in order to assist its efforts in non-PC arenas.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is the world's largest dedicated chip foundry, with over 50% market share in 2017 (according to IC Insights). TSMC was founded in 1987 as a joint venture of Philips, the government of Taiwan, and private investors. It went public as an ADR in the U.S. in 1997. TSMC's scale and high-quality technology allow the firm to generate solid operating margins, even in the highly competitive foundry business. Furthermore, the shift to the fabless business model has created tailwinds for TSMC. The foundry leader has an illustrious customer base, including Apple and Nvidia, that looks to apply cutting-edge process technologies to its semiconductor designs.

McDonald's generates revenue through company-owned restaurants, franchise royalties, and licensing pacts. Restaurants offer a uniform value-priced menu with some regional variations. As of June 2019, there were roughly 38,100 locations in 120 countries: 35,500 franchisee/affiliate units and 2,600 company units. After reorganizing the company into segments based on the maturity and competitive position of its different markets, refranchising 4,000 locations, and eliminating $500 million in net annual SG&A expenses the past several years, the company is focused on "velocity growth accelerators" such as an Experience of the Future layout (counter, kiosk, web ordering and table service/curbside delivery), mobile ordering and payments, and delivery alternatives.

Medtronic PLC is one of the largest medical device companies, develops and manufactures therapeutic medical devices for chronic diseases. Its portfolio includes pacemakers, defibrillators, heart valves, stents, insulin pumps, spinal fixation devices, neurovascular products, and surgical tools. The company markets its products to healthcare institutions and physicians in the United States and overseas. Foreign sales account for about 45% of the company's total sales.

Honeywell traces its roots to inventor Albert Butz's company, the Butz-Thermo Electric Regulator Company in 1885, which produced a predecessor to the modern thermostat. From its origins developing climate control technology, which still operates today, Honeywell has emerged as a sprawling conglomerate with operations that span the globe. Today, Honeywell operates through four business segments--Aerospace, Building Technologies, Performance Materials and Technologies, and Safety and Productivity Solutions--increasingly transforming itself into a software-industrial company serving diverse end markets like the U.S. defense, e-commerce, and oil & gas industries.

Texas Instruments Inc is a Dallas-based generates about 95% of its revenue from semiconductors and the remainder from its well-known calculators. Texas Instruments is the world's largest maker of analog chips, which are used to process real-world signals such as sound and power. Texas Instruments also has a leading market share position in digital signal processors, used in wireless communications, and microcontrollers used in a wide variety of electronics applications.

Broadcom--the combined entity of Broadcom and Avago--boasts a highly diverse product portfolio across an array of end markets. Avago focused primarily on radio frequency filters and amplifiers used in high-end smartphones, such as the Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy devices, in addition to an assortment of solutions for wired infrastructure, enterprise storage, and industrial end markets. Legacy Broadcom targeted networking semiconductors, such as switch and physical layer chips, broadband products (such as television set-top box processors), and connectivity chips that handle standards such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The company recently acquired Brocade and CA Technologies to bolster its offerings in enterprise storage and mainframe software, respectively.

Lockheed Martin is the largest defense contractor globally and is the undisputed leader in next-generation fighter aircraft, after being awarded the F-35 program in 2001. Total sales for Lockheed in 2018 stood at $54 billion. Aeronautics is the largest business segment, accounting for about 40% sales. The remainder of the company's sales are generated by rotary & mission systems (around 27%), space systems (18%), and missiles & fire control (16%).

NextEra Energy's regulated utility, Florida Power & Light, distributes power to roughly 5 million customers in Florida. Florida Power & Light contributes over 60% of the group's operating earnings. Gulf Power also operates in Florida. The renewable energy segment generates and sells power throughout the United States and Canada. Consolidated generation capacity totals over 45 gigawatts and includes natural gas, nuclear, wind, and solar assets.

Mondelez has operated independently since October 2012, following the split from the former Kraft Foods North American grocery business. The firm is a leading player in the global snack arena with a presence in the biscuit (43% of sales), chocolate (31.5%), gum/candy (13.5%), beverage (5%), and cheese and grocery (7%) aisles. Mondelez's portfolio includes well-known brands like Oreo, Chips Ahoy, Halls, Trident, and Cadbury, among others. The firm derives almost 40% of revenue from developing markets, a similar level from Europe, and the remainder from North America.

Blackstone Group Inc is an alternative asset manager with more than $350 billion in assets under management. Its alternative asset management businesses include investment vehicles focused on real estate, private equity, hedge fund solutions, credit, secondary funds of funds and multi-asset class strategies. The company is organized into four segments: Real Estate, Private Equity, Hedge Fund Solutions, and Credit. It generates maximum revenue from the Real Estate segment.

PNC Financial Services Group is a diversified financial services company offering retail banking, corporate and institutional banking, asset management, and residential mortgage banking. PNC has 2,600 branches in 19 states and the District of Columbia and is the sixth- largest U.S. bank by assets.

With 1,844 stores (as of the end of fiscal 2018), Target is a leading American general merchandise retailer, offering a variety of products across several categories, including beauty and household essentials (24% of fiscal 2018 sales), apparel and accessories (20%), food and beverage (20%), home furnishings and décor (19%), and hardlines (17%). Most of Target's stores are large-format, averaging around 130,000 square feet. The company has a significant e-commerce presence, deriving around 7% of sales from the channel. In addition to its namesake stores, Target owns Shipt, an online same-day delivery platform. After it exited Canada in 2015, virtually all of Target's revenue is generated from the United States.

Prologis was formed by the June 2011 merger of AMB Property and ProLogis Trust. The company develops, acquires, and operates approximately 786 million square feet of high-quality industrial and logistics facilities across the globe. The company is organized into four global divisions (Americas, Europe, Asia, and other Americas) and operates as a real estate investment trust.

Illinois Tool Works is a diversified global manufacturer that produces specialized industrial equipment, consumables, and related services. The firm operates 87 global divisions through seven distinct operating segments: automotive OEM, construction products, food equipment, specialty products, test/measurement and electronics, polymers and fluids, and welding. About half of its revenue comes from its operations in North America, with the remainder originating from international markets. ITW takes a bottom-up and decentralized approach to portfolio management, with the exception that each segment must apply its 80/20 operating process modeled on the Pareto principle.

Since its founding in 1940, Air Products has become one of the leading industrial gas suppliers globally, with operations in 50 countries and 19,000 employees. The company is the largest supplier of hydrogen and helium in the world. It has a unique portfolio serving customers in a number of industries, including chemicals, energy, healthcare, metals, and electronics. Air Products generated $8.9 billion in revenue in fiscal 2018.

Norfolk Southern is an $11.5 billion railroad operating in the Eastern United States. On 21,000 miles of track, Norfolk Southern hauls shipments of coal (16% of consolidated 2018 revenue), intermodal traffic (25%), and a diverse mix of automobile, agriculture, metal, chemical, and forest products (each 7%-16%).

American Electric Power is one of the largest regulated utilities in the United States, providing electricity generation, transmission, and distribution to more than 5 million retail customers in 11 states. About 47% of AEP's of capacity is coal, with the remainder from a mix of natural gas (27%), renewables (14%), nuclear (7%), and demand response (5%). Earnings are supported by vertically integrated utilities, transmission and distribution utilities, competitive transmission, and unregulated generation and marketing.

Philips is a diversified global manufacturer operating in two segments: healthtech and personal health. About 60% of the company's revenue comes from the healthtech segment, which features imaging systems, ultrasound equipment, patient monitoring systems, and image-guided therapy solutions. Personal health products like domestic appliances, health and wellness, and personal care contribute the remainder of Philips' turnover. In 2017, Philips generated EUR 17.8 billion of sales and had 105,000 employees in over 100 countries.

Keurig Dr Pepper was created by the merger of Dr Pepper Snapple with Keurig Green Mountain (which had been held privately by JAB Holding Company since March 2016), which closed in July 2018. Dr Pepper bottles and distributes nonalcoholic beverages in North America, with roughly 90% of revenue generated in the United States. Its portfolio includes the Dr Pepper, Canada Dry, 7UP, A&W, Snapple, Hawaiian Punch, Mott's, and Bai brands. Keurig specializes in single-serve hot beverages, with brewers in around 28 million North American homes and offices. Its system includes more than 75 owned, licensed, and partner brands.

Aflac Inc offers supplemental health insurance and life insurance in the two largest insurance markets in the world, the U.S. and Japan. In addition to its cancer policies, the company has broadened its product offerings to include accident, disability, and long-term-care insurance. It markets its products through independent distributors, selling most of its policies directly to consumers at their places of work.

Xcel Energy manages utilities serving 3.6 million electric customers and 2 million natural gas customers in eight states. Its utilities are Northern States Power, which serves customers in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Michigan; Public Service Company of Colorado; and Southwestern Public Service Company, which serves customers in Texas and New Mexico. It is one of the largest renewable energy providers in the U.S. with about one quarter of its energy sales coming from renewable energy.

Hershey is a leading confectionery manufacturer in the U.S. (nearly a $25 billion market), controlling around 45% of the domestic chocolate space. Beyond its namesake label, the firm's mix has expanded over the last 85 years and now consists of more than 80 brands, including Reese's, Kit Kat, Kisses, and Ice Breakers. Hershey's products are sold in about 80 countries, with just 10%-15% of total sales coming from markets outside the United States, including Brazil, China, India, and Mexico. The firm has sought inorganic opportunities to extend its reach beyond its core confection business, with deals to add Amplify Snack Brands and its Skinny Pop ready-to-eat popcorn to its mix and Pirate Brands (including the Pirate's Booty, Smart Puffs, and Original Tings brands) over the past few years.

Public Service Enterprise Group is the holding company for a regulated utility (PSE&G), a merchant power generation owner (PSEG Power), and an energy investment firm (PSEG Enterprise). PSE&G provides regulated gas and electricity delivery services in New Jersey to a combined 4 million customers. PSEG Power owns and operates merchant power plants in the Mid-Atlantic, New York, and the Northeast. Energy Holdings invests in energy-related assets worldwide. PSEG also operates the Long Island Power Authority system.

SunTrust Banks, headquartered in Atlanta, comprises commercial, corporate, and retail banking operations. SunTrust's corporate and investment banking arm is under the SunTrust Robinson Humphrey brand. The vast majority of SunTrust's deposits are in seven Southeastern U.S. states and the District of Columbia.

Paychex competes in the payroll outsourcing industry. It is the second-largest player in terms of revenue and focuses on providing this service to small and midsize businesses. Paychex was created from the consolidation of 17 payroll processors in 1979 and services about 590,000 clients. The firm has almost 13,000 employees and is based in Rochester, New York.

WEC Energy Group's electric and gas utility businesses serve electric and gas customers in its Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin service territories. WEC Energy Group also owns a 60.0% stake in American Transmission Company. WEC Energy Group's business mix is approximately 56% electric generation and distribution, 29% gas distribution, and 15% electric transmission.

Eversource Energy is a diversified holding company with subsidiaries that provide regulated electric, gas and water distribution service. With the addition of NStar's Massachusetts utilities in 2012 and Aquarion in 2017, the company's utilities now serve 4 million customers in the region. Eversource exited most of its unregulated businesses in 2006.

DTE Energy owns two regulated utilities in Michigan. DTE Electric serves approximately 2.2 million customers in southeastern Michigan including Detroit. DTE Gas serves 1.3 million customers throughout the state. In addition, DTE has material nonutility businesses and investments including energy marketing and trading, natural gas pipelines, gathering and storage, and on-site industrial energy projects.

Essex Property Trust owns a portfolio of 245 apartment communities with over 59,600 units and is developing six additional properties with 1,861 units. The company focuses on owning large, high-quality properties on the West Coast in the urban and suburban submarkets of Southern California, Northern California, and Seattle.

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc offers a diverse range of property and casualty insurance, group benefits, and mutual fund services to a customer base of individuals and corporations.