17 High-Yielding Dividend Growth Stocks For Passive Income Investors

When it comes to investing, there's arguably no better way to let the magic of compounding returns do its work than by purchasing and holding solid dividend stocks.

But while some high-yielding dividend stocks might appear attractive at first, they might not be built to last if strife in the business requires reducing or eliminating their juicy payouts.

Attached you will find a selction of stocks with a rosy long-term persective while paying high dividends now. In short, you can name them high-yielding dividend stocks investors don't need to care about.

Here are the highest yielding results in detail...

Plains All American Pipeline -- Yield: 12.86%

Plains All American Pipeline (NYSE:PAA) employs 5,400 people, generates revenue of $23,152.00 million and has a net income of $906.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $7.80 billion.

Plains All American Pipeline’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,694.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 7.32% (the operating margin is 5.45% and the net profit margin 3.91%).

Financials: The total debt represents 51.03% of Plains All American Pipeline assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 144.32%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 3.97% was realized by Plains All American Pipeline.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.78. Last fiscal year, Plains All American Pipeline paid $2.76 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 26.80, the P/S ratio is 0.37 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.14. The dividend yield amounts to 12.86%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Plains All American Pipeline (PAA)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Plains All American Pipeline (PAA)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Plains All American Pipeline (PAA)

HCP -- Yield: 7.26%

HCP (NYSE:HCP) employs 187 people, generates revenue of $2,544.31 million and has a net income of $-557.84 million. The current market capitalization stands at $15.05 billion.

HCP’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,833.92 million. The EBITDA margin is 72.08% (the operating margin is -4.25% and the net profit margin -21.92%).

Financials: The total debt represents 51.60% of HCP assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 118.47%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of -5.58% was realized by HCP.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $-1.21. Last fiscal year, HCP paid $2.26 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, the P/S ratio is 5.81 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.58. The dividend yield amounts to 7.26%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of HCP (HCP)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of HCP (HCP)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of HCP (HCP)

National Health Investors -- Yield: 5.52%

National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI) employs people, generates revenue of $228.99 million and has a net income of $150.31 million. The current market capitalization stands at $2.52 billion.

National Health Investors’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $220.49 million. The EBITDA margin is 96.29% (the operating margin is 55.34% and the net profit margin 65.64%).

Financials: The total debt represents 43.16% of National Health Investors assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 81.73%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 13.70% was realized by National Health Investors.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.95. Last fiscal year, National Health Investors paid $3.40 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.56, the P/S ratio is 10.93 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.21. The dividend yield amounts to 5.52%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of National Health Investors (NHI)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of National Health Investors (NHI)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of National Health Investors (NHI)

Spectra Energy Partners -- Yield: 5.39%

Spectra Energy Partners (NYSE:SEP) employs 2,400 people, generates revenue of $2,455.00 million and has a net income of $1,265.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $13.47 billion.

Spectra Energy Partners’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,577.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 64.24% (the operating margin is 51.85% and the net profit margin 51.53%).

Financials: The total debt represents 35.03% of Spectra Energy Partners assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 61.07%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 9.06% was realized by Spectra Energy Partners.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.29. Last fiscal year, Spectra Energy Partners paid $2.43 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.19, the P/S ratio is 5.62 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.28. The dividend yield amounts to 5.39%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Spectra Energy Partners (SEP)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Spectra Energy Partners (SEP)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Spectra Energy Partners (SEP)

AT&T -- Yield: 4.94%

AT&T (NYSE:T) employs 281,000 people, generates revenue of $146,801.00 million and has a net income of $13,687.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $242.45 billion.

AT&T’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $46,802.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 31.88% (the operating margin is 16.88% and the net profit margin 9.32%).

Financials: The total debt represents 31.33% of AT&T assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 102.84%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.57% was realized by AT&T.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.26. Last fiscal year, AT&T paid $1.89 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.26, the P/S ratio is 1.63 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.95. The dividend yield amounts to 4.94%.

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