12 Solid Dividend Stock Bets For High Income Investors

Dividend-paying stocks have been bid up in recent years as investors seek alternatives to low bond yields.

But even factoring in the higher valuations, at least one research firm insists that certain dividend-paying stocks still make sense considering the alternatives and the likelihood that monetary policies at various central banks will keep a lid on interest rates for a while.

Stocks with strength in their balance sheets and the reliability of their dividends, could be seen as more risk-free than debt is.

Attached I've compiled a few stocks that offer a high degree of dividend safeness with room to grow them over time.

Each of the results offer a dividend yield over 3 percent.

Here are the results...

General Motors Company -- Yield: 4.91%

General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) employs 215,000 people, generates revenue of $152,356.00 million and has a net income of $9,615.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $47.38 billion.

General Motors Company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $13,545.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 8.89% (the operating margin is 3.51% and the net profit margin 6.31%).

Financials: The total debt represents 32.44% of General Motors Company assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 158.29%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 25.72% was realized by General Motors Company.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $6.00. Last fiscal year, General Motors Company paid $1.38 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 5.17, the P/S ratio is 0.31 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.16. The dividend yield amounts to 4.91%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of General Motors Company (GM)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of General Motors Company (GM)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of General Motors Company (GM)

Duke Energy -- Yield: 4.14%

Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) employs 29,188 people, generates revenue of $23,459.00 million and has a net income of $2,811.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $54.70 billion.

Duke Energy’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $9,310.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 39.69% (the operating margin is 22.88% and the net profit margin 11.98%).

Financials: The total debt represents 35.66% of Duke Energy assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 108.75%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 6.94% was realized by Duke Energy.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.03. Last fiscal year, Duke Energy paid $3.24 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.74, the P/S ratio is 2.34 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.38. The dividend yield amounts to 4.14%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Duke Energy (DUK)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Duke Energy (DUK)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Duke Energy (DUK)

Dominion Resources -- Yield: 3.81%

Dominion Resources (NYSE:D) employs 14,700 people, generates revenue of $11,683.00 million and has a net income of $1,923.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $43.60 billion.

Dominion Resources’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $5,233.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 44.79% (the operating margin is 30.27% and the net profit margin 16.46%).

Financials: The total debt represents 49.24% of Dominion Resources assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 228.61%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 15.68% was realized by Dominion Resources.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.20. Last fiscal year, Dominion Resources paid $2.59 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 22.86, the P/S ratio is 3.75 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.46. The dividend yield amounts to 3.81%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Dominion Resources (D)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Dominion Resources (D)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Dominion Resources (D)

LyondellBasell Industries -- Yield: 3.65%

LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) employs 13,000 people, generates revenue of $32,735.00 million and has a net income of $4,479.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $37.07 billion.

LyondellBasell Industries’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $7,219.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 22.05% (the operating margin is 18.63% and the net profit margin 13.68%).

Financials: The total debt represents 35.28% of LyondellBasell Industries assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 122.56%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 60.19% was realized by LyondellBasell Industries.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $9.52. Last fiscal year, LyondellBasell Industries paid $3.04 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 8.94, the P/S ratio is 1.13 and the P/B ratio is finally 5.74. The dividend yield amounts to 3.65%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of LyondellBasell Industries (LYB)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of LyondellBasell Industries (LYB)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of LyondellBasell Industries (LYB)

Dow Chemical Company -- Yield: 3.59%

Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) employs 49,500 people, generates revenue of $48,778.00 million and has a net income of $7,783.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $57.76 billion.

Dow Chemical Company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $12,811.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 26.26% (the operating margin is 20.77% and the net profit margin 15.96%).

Financials: The total debt represents 25.30% of Dow Chemical Company assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 67.83%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 36.66% was realized by Dow Chemical Company.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.91. Last fiscal year, Dow Chemical Company paid $1.72 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 8.72, the P/S ratio is 1.18 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.68. The dividend yield amounts to 3.59%.

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