Investors looking for high-yield dividend stocks that can raise their payouts further may want to look at the telecommunications and tobacco industries.

Shares of telecommunications giant AT (NYSE: T) offer an eye-popping dividend yield above 6% at recent prices. Altria Group (NYSE: MO) has been offering an even higher yield to investors willing to take a chance on the U.S.-based tobacco company.

To find out which of these two stocks is the better buy, let's start by looking at what has their prices under pressure lately.

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