This is a weekly price-based screen across the 16 tickers on the strategic-buy watchlist — ranked by distance below the trailing-12-month high, so pullbacks are easy to spot at a glance. This is a price screen, not a valuation judgment: a name near its 52-week high can still be fairly priced, and a name far below its high can be cheap for a reason. Pair it with the fundamentals before buying. Educational information only. Movers to notice this week Concrete, dated items only; earnings, dividend actions, analyst moves, M&A, litigation. Not generic market commentary. CVX Sept 9, 2026 CFO Eimear Bonner told the Barclays Energy-Power Conference the portfolio is “bigger, better and stronger than we’ve ever been,” citing plans to more than double Venezuela oil output (280,000 to 600,000+ bbl/day by 2031), $3B in structural cost cuts achieved ahead of schedule, and growth in the Permian Basin and Iraq. Shares traded near their 52-week high this week. — Benzinga ZTSOngoing, not new this week The 52%-below-high reading is real, not a data error. It reflects an extended decline tied to Librela (osteoarthritis injectable) safety concerns and an earlier guidance cut. No new dated development in the past week specifically; still worth monitoring given the size of the drawdown. — Yahoo Finance Methodology: "% below 52-week high" = (52-week high − current price) ÷ 52-week high. It's a simple, mechanical distance-from-high measure — useful for spotting pullbacks worth a second look, not a substitute for checking why a name is down (see the ZTS & RFI deep dive for what that fuller diligence looks like). This page is rebuilt fresh every Friday with that week's prices and news; the data block replaces in place, so the same link always shows the latest screen.

Dividend Market Briefing — September 8, 2026 Dividend increases/cuts Campbell's (CPB) cut its dividend by 36% on September 3, citing private label competition and a push to reduce debt. Earlier in August, Wendy's (WEN) cut its payout by 50% and Papa John's (PZZA) suspended its dividend entirely, both pointing to restaurant sector strain. On the growth side, Altria (MO) raised its dividend 4.7% in August, extending its streak to 57 consecutive years, and PepsiCo logged its 54th consecutive annual increase (4%) earlier this year. No major new increase or cut announcements specific to today turned up; these are the most recent notable actions in the space. Notable moves Broad indices were softer today: S&P 500 down about 0.2%, Dow down 0.63%, Nasdaq 100 down 0.24%. Among dividend aristocrats, Target and Exxon have been standout performers in 2026 (up 58% and 37% respectively), with Exxon and Coca-Cola both up over 30% and carrying Buy ratings from Morgan Stanley and UBS. On the weaker end, Gaming and Leisure Properties (REIT) has hit new lows on gaming-industry slowdown worries, which has pushed its forward yield to nearly 7.5%, worth flagging as a real yield spike from price weakness rather than a raise. Dividend ETFs continue to hold up well versus the broad market this year: SCHD is up roughly 19% year to date versus VYM's 11%, and SCHD has overtaken VIG in assets, a sign of money rotating into quality-screened dividend strategies. SCHD's trailing yield sits near 3.3% versus VYM's 2.2%. Market context The next Fed rate decision lands September 16 (FOMC meets September 15-16), with markets roughly split on whether a hike is even on the table versus a hold, a shift from earlier expectations of further cuts. That uncertainty is relevant for REITs and utilities, both rate-sensitive sectors, though REITs have actually outperformed the broader market so far in 2026 (total return near 14.9% at midyear) even as rates stayed elevated. The S&P 500's overall dividend yield remains near multi-decade lows around 1%, with Treasury yields elevated, so income investors are increasingly leaning on quality dividend growers rather than pure yield.