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Can These 3 Healthcare Dividend Stocks Deliver Income Growth?

Key Points

  • S&P 500 components Pfizer Medtronic and Gilead are undervalued dividend stocks from the healthcare sector.
  • All three have a history of increasing their dividends.
  • The healthcare sector historically does well during bouts of economic sluggishness, which bodes well for income investors. 
  • Five stocks we like better than Gilead Sciences.

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Companies Mentioned in This Article

CompanyMarketRank™Current PricePrice ChangeDividend YieldP/E RatioConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target
Gilead Sciences (GILD)
4.5497 of 5 stars
$93.07+0.2%3.31%1,034.11Moderate Buy$97.96
Medtronic (MDT)
4.9414 of 5 stars
$90.07+0.9%3.11%27.54Hold$95.00
Pfizer (PFE)
4.9957 of 5 stars
$26.10-1.3%6.44%35.27Moderate Buy$32.00
Eli Lilly and Company (LLY)
4.9971 of 5 stars
$784.78+2.4%0.76%84.84Moderate Buy$1,002.22
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