4 Dividend Stocks to Double Up On Right Now

If you're interested in adding more dividend-paying stocks to your portfolio, that's a fine idea. For one thing, dividend payers tend to be more established and reliable growers, since they have reached a point where management is confident it can commit to a regular payout to shareholders. Better still, dividend-paying stocks tend to outperform non-payers!For example, a study by Hartford Funds and Ned Davis Research found that from 1973 to 2022, companies that grew or initiated dividend payments delivered annualized returns of 10.3%, while those that didn't have payouts delivered a 3.95% annualized return and an equal-weight S&P 500 fund returned 7.7% annually. Oh, and the dividend payers were less volatile than their counterparts, too.Here are four well-known companies that recently had hefty dividend yields. You might want to consider some for your portfolio or your watch list.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool