The best dividend stocks are ones that keep paying their dividends over time. When investors buy a stock for the dividend, they count on that dividend to get paid each quarter.
Companies that pay a part of their earnings to stockholders are known as dividend stocks. The payment is a dividend and is a return of cash to shareholders.
Microsoft is one of only two triple-AAA-rated companies by the credit agencies. It is for this reason that Microsoft is often considered one of the best dividend growth stocks.