Dividend growth stocks offer attractive returns and less risk, per Nuveen
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Key Points:
- Investors may face market volatility in 2026 due to macroeconomic, geopolitical, policy uncertainties, and shifts in sentiment around artificial intelligence, but dividend growth companies can help reduce portfolio risk.
- Dividend increases in U.S. common stocks grew to $13.1 billion in Q4 2025, with expectations for continued mid-single-digit dividend growth in 2026 amid strong earnings and sales records.
- Fifth Third Bancorp, recently upgraded by UBS, and Coca-Cola, with 63 consecutive years of dividend increases, are highlighted as reliable dividend growers favored by Wall Street for their growth prospects and profitability.
- Other notable dividend growth companies include biopharmaceutical firm AbbVie, data center power company Entergy, and insurer Unum Group, suggesting
