9 Great Dividend Stocks That Have Gone on Sale

The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index sits near a record high, and bond yields remain historically low.

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 30: People walk past a sale sign outside a department store on Oxford Street on December 30, 2015 in London, England. Shoppers are continuing to spend as stores off
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The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index sits near a record high, and bond yields remain historically low. That has made it a challenge to earn a reasonable return without taking excessive risk. Fortunately for new money, some dividend stocks haven’t kept pace with the market, and instead have become value-priced sources of income.

Several high-quality dividend payers are out of favor today, trading at discounted prices (relative to their own historical valuations) while still providing secure income and the potential for long-term capital appreciation.

Today’s values have been identified using not price-to-earnings, price-to-book or other typical metrics, however, but dividend yield. Specifically, we looked for dividend stocks that are yielding meaningfully above their long-term averages – akin to the Dogs of the Dow investment strategy.

While a relatively high yield can be a warning sign in some cases, the nine companies we’ll discuss today boast rock-solid businesses, safe dividends and favorable long-term outlooks. Better still, each of the stocks on this list has paid uninterrupted dividends for at least 20 years. As a result, their greater-than-usual yields suggest attractive valuations. Here’s a look at these sale-priced income plays.

Disclaimer

Data is as of Nov. 24, 2017. Dividend yields are calculated by annualizing the most recent quarterly payout and dividing by the share price. Click on ticker-symbol links in each slide for current share prices and more.

Brian Bollinger
Contributing Writer, Kiplinger.com

Brian Bollinger is President of Simply Safe Dividends, a company that provides online tools and research designed to help investors generate safe retirement income from dividend stocks without the high fees associated with many other financial products.