The stock market has been steadily heading lower for most of the year. Because of that, many stocks are currently at or near their 52-week lows. One of the benefits of those lower share prices is that yields on dividend-paying stocks have risen to their highest levels in quite some time.

Three dividend stocks that have taken a beating this year are 3M (NYSE: MMM), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), and Verizon (NYSE: VZ). That makes them look like bargain buys for income seekers these days. 

Shares of 3M have tumbled more than 25% this year. That sell-off has pushed the industrial giant's dividend yield up to 4.6%. That's near its highest level this decade. 

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Source Fool.com