My Personal Stock Watchlist for August 2026

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A complete list of the businesses I’m actively tracking right now

Hi, partners — Max here.

I spend a lot of time doing the same thing: reading annual reports, reviewing cash flows, and studying how businesses perform not on their best days, but across entire economic cycles. This WatchList is the result of hundreds of hours of research.

Every company on this list earned its place by passing a system I’ve refined over thousands of hours of dividend investing.

Not your usual list today — I typically keep it to five names, but there are simply too many solid opportunities right now. These are the kinds of businesses that tend to hold up, pay you to wait, and compound over time.

Accenture is one of the world’s leading professional services companies, helping businesses modernize their operations through consulting, technology, cloud, AI, and digital transformation. With operations in more than 120 countries, the company serves many of the world’s largest organizations.

Its business is built on long-term competitive advantages:

Accenture combines exceptional business quality with a long history of disciplined capital allocation and dividend growth. Following the recent correction, today’s valuation looks considerably more attractive for long-term dividend investors than it has in years.

Novo Nordisk is a global pharmaceutical leader specializing in diabetes, obesity, and other chronic disease treatments. Headquartered in Denmark, the company continues to benefit from powerful long-term healthcare trends and one of the strongest competitive positions in the industry.

Its business is built around durable growth:

Novo Nordisk combines exceptional business quality with rapid dividend growth. Following the recent pullback, the valuation has become considerably more attractive for long-term dividend investors.

Zoetis is the global leader in animal health, developing medicines, vaccines, and diagnostic solutions for both companion animals and livestock. The company operates in more than 100 countries with a highly diversified product portfolio.

Its business benefits from durable demand drivers:

Zoetis continues to deliver exceptional financial quality, disciplined dividend growth, and a business model designed for long-term compounding.

Pool Corporation is the world’s largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies, equipment, and outdoor living products. Its nationwide distribution network creates meaningful competitive advantages in a niche market.

Its business is supported by recurring demand:

Pool Corp remains one of the highest-quality compounders in the industrial sector, combining consistent cash generation with long-term dividend growth.

Broadridge Financial Solutions provides essential technology and communication infrastructure to financial institutions, investment firms, and public companies. Its services are deeply embedded within the global capital markets ecosystem.

Its business is built on stability:

Broadridge combines resilient earnings, dependable cash generation, and a shareholder-friendly capital return policy that fits well within a long-term dividend portfolio.

A. O. Smith is a global manufacturer of water heating and water treatment solutions for residential and commercial customers. The company has built a reputation for conservative management and consistently strong financial performance.

Its business is supported by durable fundamentals:

A. O. Smith continues to stand out for its exceptional financial strength and long history of disciplined dividend growth, making it another quality business worth keeping on the watchlist.

These are the companies currently receiving the most of my attention.

If I were building a watchlist from scratch today, this is where I’d start. That said, the market is offering more opportunities than can reasonably fit into a shortlist.

Below is a broader group of undervalued dividend stocks that also meet my valuation criteria and deserve a place on the radar.

These companies may not be among my highest-conviction ideas today, but they remain attractively valued and firmly on my radar.

👉 These are income names that already pay well and have the potential to keep raising dividends over time

👉 These are well-balanced businesses offering a combination of financial quality, sustainable dividend growth, and long-term compounding potential.

👉 These are long-term compounders — the kind of businesses I’m comfortable putting into my kids’ portfolios.

The focus is on durable growth, strong fundamentals, and long-term capital appreciation — ideally without ever needing to sell the asset.

👉 More situational — can offer upside, but require more selective entry.

A complete list of dividend companies I’m closely following at the moment. Available in the MaxDividends Research Platform at the link below.

I’m all-in on strong dividend stocks. I balance capital growth with growing dividend income. The goal is simple and very real: to build a strong, reliable passive income stream that I can actually live on.

— Max

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