2 High-Yielding Dividend Stocks Analysts Expect Will Rise by at Least 50%

Investors often gloss over dividend stocks, assuming that they offer nothing more than a recurring payout. But there are a couple of stocks that analysts are bullish about and that they believe could rise by at least 50% given their modest valuations: CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) and U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB). Not only is there a lot of potential upside with these stocks, but they also pay a dividend yield of more than 3%.

CVS Health is a top healthcare business that pays an attractive dividend yield of 3.3%. On a $25,000 investment, that would generate about $825 in dividend income over the course of a full year. If you were to invest in an average S 500 stock that pays only 1.7%, then your dividend income would only be around $425 at the same level of investment.

But CVS is more than just a good dividend stock, and there's reason for growth investors to also add it to their portfolios. Through multiple acquisitions over the past few years, including Signify Health and Aetna, along with recently announced plans to acquire primary care company Oak Street Health -- this could be a huge healthcare business in the years ahead.

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