3 Stocks Dividend Investors Will Love
Dividend stocks usually aren't exciting investments, especially in bull markets that favor high-growth stocks. But when the bear bites, dividend stocks can become great safe havens for riding out the storm.
I generally pick dividend stocks based on a few simple criteria. The company should generate stable growth with a wide moat, it should regularly raise its dividend, its payout ratios should remain below 100%, and it should trade at reasonable valuations. As rising bond yields spark a rotation from growth stocks to value stocks, it's also preferable for a stock's yield to stay above the 10-year Treasury's current yield of about 1.7%.
Let's examine three stocks that check all those boxes: Clorox (NYSE: CLX), McDonald's (NYSE: MCD), and PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP).
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