AFLAC Incorporated (AFL), Apple Inc. (AAPL), HollyFrontier Corp (HFC): Five Hits From a Stock Screen

Cue the duck. AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) waddles in with a nice dividend and value territory multiple. The insurance company is also a member of Standard & Poor’s Dividend Aristocrats — S&P 500 members that have raised their dividends every year for at least 25 years. Only 53 other companies are in the club. AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) generates most of its revenue from operations in Japan and currency rates are likely to be a drag on earnings as long as the Bank of Japan is aggressively easing.

Illinois Tool Works produces industrial goods and equipment. It’s another Dividend Aristocrat, which is pretty impressive for an industrial company with product demand tied to the economy’s ups and downs. In addition to the dividend track record, the company bought back $366 million worth of shares in the first quarter and expects to buy about another $500 million over the rest of 2013.

CSX Corporation (NYSE:CSX) rolls into the list with a track record of annual dividend hikes dating back to 2005. With a payout ratio of only 31% and company projections of 10%-15% earnings-per-share growth through 2015, it has room to keep the raises coming. In addition, CSX Corporation (NYSE:CSX) has a two-year, $1 billion share buyback plan.

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Russ Krull has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Aflac and Illinois Tool Works. It recommends and owns shares of Apple.

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