Want $1,000 in Dividend Income? Here's How Much You'd Have to Invest in Unilever Stock.

Unilever looks to streamline its operations while growing alongside the emerging markets it serves. Currently, investors would need to buy roughly $29,400 worth of Unilever (UL 0.35%) stock -- or about 542 shares -- to receive $1,000 in annual dividend income. As impressive as the consumer staples juggernaut's 3.4% dividend yield is, this outlay of hard-earned cash may make $1,000 of dividend income seem unattainable to many investors. However, let's consider it through a different historical lens. Had an i ...