Top 5 Earnings Growth Stocks with Dividends for 2021

One of the 10 Best Growth Stocks To Buy Now According To Ray Dalio, Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) has grown its earnings significantly over the past two years after a volatile decade of earnings. Despite that volatility, the medical device company has been able to consistently raise its dividend payments in recent years, including accelerated boosts over the past two years. ABT shares now yield 1.34% and the company’s payout ratio is very manageable.

In its Q3 investor letter, Polen Capital praised Abbott’s resilience and noted that its consumer-facing businesses were able to grow by 10% in the first half of 2020. GQG Partners owned 14.51 million ABT shares at the end of Q3, giving it a $1.58 billion ownership stake in the company.