What are the safest high yield dividend stocks?
Altria Group Inc.
Altria is a popular dividend stock that has been atop the list of the highest-paying S&P 500 dividend stocks for a while. That's because of its consistent and reliable yield and a great track record of increases in its payouts.
| Ticker | Name | Dividend Safety |
|---|---|---|
| ENB | Enbridge | Safe |
| EPD | Enterprise Products Partners | Safe |
| T | AT&T | Borderline Safe |
| VZ | Verizon | Safe |
Altria Group Inc.
Altria is a popular dividend stock that has been atop the list of the highest-paying S&P 500 dividend stocks for a while. That's because of its consistent and reliable yield and a great track record of increases in its payouts.
In some cases, a high dividend yield can indicate a company in distress. The yield is high because the company's shares have fallen in response to financial troubles. And the high yield may not last for much longer. A company under financial stress could reduce or scrap its dividend in an effort to conserve cash.
| Stock | Forward dividend yield |
|---|---|
| Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) | 3.5% |
| Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 3% |
| Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) | 2.3% |
| Home Depot Inc. (HD) | 2.4% |
| Company | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp (BGFV) | 21.60% |
| Ready Capital Corp (RC) | 13.81% |
| Arbor Realty Trust Inc. (ABR) | 13.68% |
| Medifast Inc (MED) | 12.89% |
| Stock (ticker) | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) | 2.9% |
| McDonald's Corporation (MCD) | 2.3% |
| Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) | 2.2% |
| Microchip Technology Incorporated (MCHP) | 2.0% |
- Exxon Mobil XOM.
- Verizon Communications VZ.
- Philip Morris International PM.
- PepsiCo PEP.
- Altria Group MO.
- Bristol-Myers Squibb BMY.
- Medtronic MDT.
- Gilead Sciences GILD.
The average dividend yield on S&P 500 index companies that pay a dividend historically fluctuates somewhere between 2% and 5%, depending on market conditions. 7 In general, it pays to do your homework on stocks yielding more than 8% to find out what is truly going on with the company.
Overall, we believe creating a dividend portfolio with 20 to 60 stocks provides a reasonable balance between the need for diversification, a desire to keep trading activity low, and a limited amount of research time to devote to maintaining a portfolio.
Why not just buy high dividend stocks?
“One mistake to avoid,” Cabacungan says, “is to buy a company's stock simply because it issues a high dividend.” If the company has leveraged excessive debt to fund the dividend, it could come at the expense of future profitability and hurt growth prospects.
Generally speaking, double-digit dividend yields are indeed too good to be true. They are often either being paid by unstable companies, or simply represent too much of a company's earnings to be sustainable. Of course, there are some exceptions.
Sometimes high yield can be misleading since it may indicate a falling stock price instead of an increase in dividend payment. This indicates that the company may have financial difficulties, or the financial market may perceive the stock as less valuable.
- An income investor's best friend.
- Exxon Mobil Corp. ( ticker: XOM)
- Coca-Cola Co. ( KO)
- Consolidated Edison (ED)
- 3M Co. ( MMM)
- Procter & Gamble Co. ( PG)
- Stanley Black & Decker (SWK)
If you buy a stock one day before the ex-dividend, you will get the dividend. If you buy on the ex-dividend date or any day after, you won't get the dividend. Conversely, if you want to sell a stock and still get a dividend that has been declared, you need to hang onto it until the ex-dividend day.
The Coca-Cola Company's ( KO ) dividend yield is 3.24%, which means that for every $100 invested in the company's stock, investors would receive $3.24 in dividends per year. The Coca-Cola Company's payout ratio is 74.22% which means that 74.22% of the company's earnings are paid out as dividends.
| Stock | Market Capitalization | 12-month Trailing Dividend Yield |
|---|---|---|
| Modiv Industrial Inc. (MDV) | $112 million | 7.7% |
| LTC Properties Inc. (LTC) | $1.3 billion | 7.2% |
| Realty Income Corp. (O) | $44 billion | 6.4% |
| PermRock Royalty Trust (PRT) | $53 million | 10.3% |
Dividends can be classified either as ordinary or qualified. Whereas ordinary dividends are taxable as ordinary income, qualified dividends that meet certain requirements are taxed at lower capital gain rates.
Growth Investing
Unlike dividend investing, with growth stocks, money remains invested in the company and is not paid out in periodic intervals. Instead, all excess return generated gets reinvested back into the stock itself.
What are the best stocks for retirees to buy?
Realty Income, Starbucks, and Verizon are great stocks to invest in with retirement in mind. They have lower risk profiles and should produce solid total returns over the coming years.
| S.No. | Name | CMP Rs. |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kesar India | 3713.15 |
| 2. | Sical Logistics | 217.15 |
| 3. | SG Mart | 514.45 |
| 4. | Jai Balaji Inds. | 1218.15 |
| Symbol | Name | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|---|
| TSLY | YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF | 53.31% |
| NVD | GraniteShares 2x Short NVDA Daily ETF | 52.26% |
| NVDQ | T-Rex 2X Inverse NVIDIA Daily Target ETF | 41.61% |
| OARK | YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF | 39.15% |
- Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO)
- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY)
- JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM)
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-B)
- Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)
- Visa Inc. (NYSE:V)
- Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG)
To generate $5,000 per month in dividends, you would need a portfolio value of approximately $1 million invested in stocks with an average dividend yield of 5%. For example, Johnson & Johnson stock currently yields 2.7% annually. $1 million invested would generate about $27,000 per year or $2,250 per month.
