5 Best Long-Term Dividend Stocks to Buy and Hold

In this article we discuss the 5 Best Long-Term Dividend Stocks to Buy and Hold. If you want to read our detailed analysis of the dividend investing strategy and our criteria for choosing these stocks, go directly to 10 Best Long-Term Dividend Stocks to Buy and Hold.

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5. Altria Group (NYSE: MO)

Number of Hedge Funds: 37

Value of Hedge Fund Holdings: $1.08 billion

One of the biggest tobacco companies of the world Altria ranks 5th on the list of 10 best long-term dividend stocks to buy and hold. The company has increased its dividend for over 50 consecutive years.  The company recently announced that it is “moving beyond” smoking by offering non-combustible tobacco and nicotine products. The stock is up 8% year to date.

Renaissance Technologies headed by Jim Simons owns a $377.8 million stake in the company as of the end of the fourth quarter.