5 Best Global Dividend Stocks To Buy Now

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1. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Dividend Yield as of 10/25: 1.09%

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 258

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is a global company given it sells its software around the world.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is also a dividend stock. Given its history of EPS growth, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has raised its annual dividend for 19 straight years. Given that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) share price has also risen substantially in the last 19 years, the company only has a dividend yield of 1.09% as of 10/25. While that might sound low, the company still has a lot of dividend growth potential in the future given Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s growth prospects.

For its first quarter, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) reported EPS of $2.35 versus the consensus $2.30, and revenue of $50.12 billion versus $49.61 billion expected by analysts. Although shares fell after hours due to weaker than expected guidance, the company still has strong long term prospects.

At the end of the second quarter, 258 hedge funds in our database owned shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), ranking the company #1 on our list of 15 Best Global Dividend Stocks To Buy Now.

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