The Problem We're Solving
Most income investors know which dividend stocks they want to own. The hard part is knowing when to buy. P/E ratios are distorted by accounting choices. Analyst price targets anchor to recent price history. And most valuation tools require assumptions about the future that nobody can reliably make.
The Weiss method sidesteps all of that. It asks a simpler question: is this stock's current dividend yield near the high end or the low end of its own 10-year history? High yield relative to history means a low price relative to income — which is exactly what long-term income investors should be looking for.
DividendVisual automates this analysis for 62 established dividend payers, updated daily, and adds a quality layer — the 0–100 quality score — to filter out the cases where a high yield is a warning rather than an opportunity.
The Methodology
For each stock, we collect 10 years of weekly price and dividend data. We compute the implied yield at each point in time, then calculate the 90th and 10th percentile of that distribution. When a stock's current yield exceeds the 90th percentile, it's in Undervaluedterritory — historically cheap. When it's below the 10th percentile, it's Overvalued — historically expensive.
The quality score (0–100) combines payout ratio, dividend streak, 5-year CAGR, yield vs. historical maximum, and FCF coverage into a single number that reflects dividend safety and growth quality. A stock with an Undervalued Weiss signal and a quality score above 65 represents the highest-conviction setup the method produces.
For the complete technical reference, see the Methodology page.
Who This Is For
DividendVisual is built for patient, income-oriented investors — people building portfolios designed to generate growing cash flow over 10, 20, or 30 years. It is not a trading tool. The Weiss method is not designed to predict short-term price moves; it's designed to help you accumulate positions in high-quality businesses at historically favorable prices.
The typical DividendVisual user:
- Invests in Dividend Kings, Aristocrats, REITs, and other established blue chips
- Cares more about yield on cost compounding over 15 years than short-term total return
- Wants a systematic, data-driven framework for entry decisions — not gut feel
- Understands that the method has limits and uses it as one input among several
The Stock Universe
We cover 62 stocks selected for Weiss method compatibility: 15+ years of dividend history, stable free cash flow generation, and no recent dividend cuts or freezes. The universe includes all major Dividend Kings, the most widely-held Dividend Aristocrats, and selected REITs and utilities that meet the eligibility criteria. We are expanding coverage toward 150+ tickers.
Data is refreshed daily via a Python pipeline using public market data sources. Prices, dividends, Weiss signals, and quality scores reflect the most recent trading day's close.
About the Geraldine Weiss Method
Geraldine Weiss began publishing her Investment Quality Trendsnewsletter in 1966, submitting her application under the name "G. Weiss" because she knew the financial establishment of the time would dismiss analysis written by a woman. The strategy she had developed was simple and durable: value stocks by their dividend yield history, not their earnings multiples.
Her newsletter ran for nearly 40 years and produced a long-term track record that ranked among the best in the business. The core idea — that for established dividend payers, yield fluctuations are primarily driven by price — has held up through every market regime since.
Read the full history and mechanics: The Geraldine Weiss Method Explained
Disclaimer
DividendVisual is an independent informational tool, not a registered investment advisor. Nothing on this site constitutes financial advice. All Weiss signals, quality scores, and projections reflect historical data and should not be interpreted as predictions of future performance. Always conduct your own research before making investment decisions.
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