Sometimes it's better to invest in companies that have a long and steady history of raising dividends and returning capital to shareholders than it is to invest in companies that offer high yields, which might not be sustainable. Whereas plenty of businesses can sustain paying out at a high dividend yield for a short period, few have the staying power to hike their payout repeatedly over time, and the ones that do tend to be solid investments. 

With that in mind, let's look at two attractive dividend stocks that might not yield enough to make it past your screener search. Yet, both of them are great purchases, especially if you plan on holding them for years and years to get the full benefit of their plodding dividend growth.

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