Top 5 Dividend Kings of 2021 (Part II)

14. AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE: AFL)

Dividend Yield: 2.82%

Georgia-based insurance company AFLAC has increased its dividend consistently over the last 38 years. For the fourth quarter, the company beat analysts’ estimates for EPS and revenue, but warned that the continuing impact of the coronavirus crisis will hurt its sales in the U.S. and Japan. As of the end of the third quarter, 34 hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey reported owning stakes in AFLAC. The total value of these shares $479.1 million.