My 5 Favorite Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now
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Key Points:
- PepsiCo offers a 3.5% dividend yield, higher than Coca-Cola's 2.6%, benefiting from new product initiatives improving its food and snack business despite recent underperformance.
- Pfizer has a forward dividend yield of 6.3% and is poised for growth with plans to launch eight blockbuster drugs by 2030, supported by recent acquisitions in oncology and pharmaceuticals.
- Realty Income, a REIT focused on brick-and-mortar retail properties, pays monthly dividends and has raised payouts for over 31 years, currently yielding around 5% with a 98.7% occupancy rate.
- Verizon provides a reliable income stream with a 5.8% dividend yield and a 19-year streak of raising
