News Summary

• This marked the company's 39th consecutive year of dividend growth, which makes ATO one of the best dividend stocks for an early retirement portfolio..
• The total value of these stakes is over $2.06 billion.Dividend Yield as of December 26: 3.14%An American beverage company, The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) is next on our list of the best dividend stocks for an early retirement portfolio..
• In addition to this, the company maintains a 67-year streak of consistent dividend growth.At the end of Q3 2023, 75 hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey reported having stakes in The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), up from 74 in the previous quarter..
• The stock's dividend yield on December 26 came in at 3.59%.As of the end of the third quarter of 2023, 35 hedge funds owned stakes in Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN), up from 33 in the previous quarter..
• The company falls into the category of Dividend Kings as it maintains a 51-year streak of consistent dividend growth.Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE:KMB) was included in 31 hedge fund portfolios at the end of Q3 2023, as per Insider Monkey's database..
• As of December 26, the stock has a dividend yield of 4.36%.With a collective stake value of over $545.4 million, 39 hedge funds owned positions in American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEP) in the third quarter of 2023, according to Insider Monkey's database..