3 Dividend Growth Stocks to Buy in July

What's better than stocks with a strong dividend? That's an easy question. The answer: Stocks with a strong dividend and share price that have excellent prospects to grow.

We asked three Motley Fool contributors to identify dividend growth stocks that are great picks to buy in July. Here's why they chose Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT), AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ). 

David Jagielski (Abbott Laboratories): If you're looking for a dividend growth stock to buy and hold, you shouldn't overlook a company's track record. This is where Abbott Laboratories shines. The company has been paying dividends for nearly a century, with its initial payments going back to 1924. And for the past 50 years, it has also been consistently increasing its dividends, making it a Dividend King. 

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