Daniel Grizelj
With markets bracing for key developments—including updates from U.S.–China trade talks and the release of CPI and PPI inflation data on Wednesday and Thursday—investors may look to the relative safety of dividend-paying stocks as a hedge against potential volatility and unfolding economic uncertainty.
Below is a curated selection of large-cap dividend stocks, each with a market capitalization of at least $100B and a dividend rating ranging from B- to A+ across key Seeking Alpha metrics, including dividend safety, growth, yield, and consistency. The list is ranked by dividend yield.
No. 10: IBM (NYSE:IBM), 2.47% dividend yield.
No. 9: Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), 2.49% dividend yield.
No. 8: Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN), 2.73% dividend yield.
No. 7: Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT), 2.75% dividend yield.
No. 6: Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM), 2.99% dividend yield.
No. 5: Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN), 3.28% dividend yield.
No. 4: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), 3.35% dividend yield.
No. 3: AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV), 3.47% dividend yield.
No. 2: Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK), 4.08% dividend yield.
No. 1: PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP), 4.38% dividend yield.
For investors looking to gain further access to the dividend world listed below are some popular dividend-focused ETFs that can be further analyzed:
Dividend ETFs: (NYSEARCA:VIG), (NYSEARCA:SCHD), (NYSEARCA:VYM), (NYSEARCA:DGRO), (NYSEARCA:SDY), (NASDAQ:DVY), (NASDAQ:DGRW), (BATS:NOBL), (NYSEARCA:HDV), (NASDAQ:RDVY), (NASDAQ:VIGI), and (NASDAQ:SDVY).
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