Which Is a Better Income Stock -- Coca-Cola or Starbucks?

There is no "k" in Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). But urban legend has it that when Coca-Cola went public in 1919, Wall Street gave it the ticker symbol "KO" to stand for "knock-out," because of its sterling fundamentals and explosive profit potential. Actually, it became "KO" because the ticker "CO" was already taken. But regardless, Coca-Cola proved to be a "knock-out" investment, raising its dividend for the last 63 years and counting.In particular, the company issued rapid dividend hikes in the years after Warren Buffett first bought shares in 1988. In the following decade, the company quadrupled its payouts. It's raised its dividend by another 505% since 2000.Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) started paying a dividend much more recently, in 2010. But it soon earned a reputation as a dividend machine, raising payouts by 720% over the next decade. Capital appreciation naturally followed, with shares rising by over 1,000%.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool