3 Best Healthcare Dividend Aristocrat Stocks You Can Buy Right Now

"Dividend Aristocrat" just has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? The "dividend" part sounds great because it means a stock is going to pay you to own it. "Aristocrat" conveys nobility, an elite status that most don't have. Dividend Aristocrat stocks are magnets for income-seeking investors as a result of their sterling track records of dividend hikes.

The healthcare sector currently has the third-highest number of stocks in the Dividend Aristocrats, ranking behind only consumer staples and industrials. But some of these stocks are better than others. Here's why AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), and Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) appear to be the best healthcare Dividend Aristocrat stocks you can buy right now.

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