“Glocals,” U.S. companies that do business all over the world, are some of my favorite companies to own because they put shareholders like you out in front of all the growth that’s still very much underway across the globe, despite the sub-2% growth we’re experiencing in the United States.

These are global brands with the experience necessary to manage real growth in the most challenging markets and economic conditions, but they’re listed right here at home.

[ad#Google Adsense 336×280-IA]They have the leadership (and cash) to withstand the crises, chaos, and disruptions that are front-page news today.

But most of all, they pay some of the market’s juiciest dividends, income which is absolutely essential at a time when central bankers the world over are doing their level best to take interest rates right through the floor.

So today I’m going to share one of the very best dividend achievers in the Money Map Report portfolio with all of you.

It’s not for nothing that it’s a $5.62 billion powerhouse with a 29.53% profit margin, and now you have the chance to own it…

This Is a Textbook “Must-Own” Stock

Let me tell you about Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO).

The stock has returned 360.03% since I recommended it to my Money Map Report subscribers and shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, it’s one of our best performers – and that’s saying something, considering we have five triple-digit winners on the books right now.

What I want to call your attention to is the fact that the company just rewarded shareholders again by raising its dividend for the 50th time in 47 years. This time by 8% in a move that took the quarterly dividend to an impressive $0.61 per share.

People wonder how this is possible, but we’ve known about the company’s dividend capabilities for some time now, which is why Altria is a key holding in the Global Growth and Income segment of our portfolio – the “40” in our 50-40-10 Money Map Report Portfolio.

Despite popular doubt about the potential for a cigarette manufacturer to succeed in today’s anti-smoking world, the company’s 80% target payout ratio has become a core business strategy and, as I see it, a mighty compelling raison d’etre when it comes to ownership.

Unlike other companies paying lip service to the concept of rewarding shareholders, Altria builds the company’s business model around your interests.

And I think that’s going to pay off again very shortly.

A Special Situation… and an Opportunity to Buy

The company looks set to receive nearly $3 billion as the SABMiller – Anheuser-Busch InBev merger comes together, and I’m betting that that, too, heads your way. Probably as a special dividend.

The balance is going to get spent on additional debt buybacks, stock re-purchases, and new innovative cigarette alternatives – all of which, given the company’s history, I expect to be very good for shareholders.

Looking ahead, I think that the company moves back down to an 80% payout ratio versus the 85% the most recent dividend works out to be. That’s pretty technical so I wouldn’t spend a lot of time on this even though it will make headlines when it happens.

What Money Morning Members need to know right now is that’s going to create an ideal opening to add shares or establish a position if you haven’t jumped on this stock yet.

— Keith Fitz-Gerald

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Source: Money Morning