2 Hated Dividend Stocks to Buy Now

It's easy to find stocks to hate on Wall Street, but sometimes it pays to take a closer look and find unloved stocks that have redeeming qualities. Right now, investors hate retail landlord Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (NYSE: SKT) and energy services company Helmerich & Payne (NYSE: HP).

There are some good reasons for this, but there are also some good reasons to buck the crowd and consider buying these hated dividend stocks now -- before the market catches on to the fact that the future is brighter than it seems today. Here's what you need to know.

Tanger owns 40 upscale outlet centers. It normally gets lumped in with real estate investment trusts (REITs) that own enclosed malls, which are facing hard times. But outlets are a different beast. Outlet centers are outdoor structures with uniform spaces, which makes them cheaper to operate and easier to update for new tenants. And they don't have anchor stores, which is where a great deal of the pain is being felt at enclosed malls because of the overhyped retail apocalypse.

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