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3 Top Dividend Stocks For A Buy Consideration

The S&P 500 is trading near its all-time high, but that doesn't mean there aren't bargains to be found in the markets. 

In fact, I'd argue that several high-profile companies are trading for cheap valuations right now, and many of them even offer up big dividend yields.

Let's look at three dividend-paying stocks currently trading for below market multiples. These are names I think you can safely purchase today.

Here are the results...

AbbVie -- Yield: 3.40%

AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) employs 28,000 people, generates revenue of $22,859.00 million and has a net income of $5,144.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $109.82 billion.

AbbVie’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $8,707.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 38.09% (the operating margin is 32.97% and the net profit margin 22.50%).

Financials: The total debt represents 59.70% of AbbVie assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 802.81%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 180.90% was realized by AbbVie.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.49. Last fiscal year, AbbVie paid $2.10 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.24, the P/S ratio is 4.78 and the P/B ratio is finally 27.38. The dividend yield amounts to 3.40%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of AbbVie (ABBV)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of AbbVie (ABBV)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of AbbVie (ABBV)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of AbbVie (ABBV)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of AbbVie (ABBV)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of AbbVie (ABBV)


Wells Fargo -- Yield: 3.12%

Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) employs 267,900 people, generates revenue of $49,277.00 million and has a net income of $23,276.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $246.07 billion.

Wells Fargo’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $40,501.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 47.06% (the operating margin is 39.09% and the net profit margin 27.05%).

Financials: The total debt represents 16.62% of Wells Fargo assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 153.92%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 12.78% was realized by Wells Fargo.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.05. Last fiscal year, Wells Fargo paid $1.48 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 12.00, the P/S ratio is 2.85 and the P/B ratio is finally 1.45. The dividend yield amounts to 3.12%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Wells Fargo (WFC)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Wells Fargo (WFC)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Wells Fargo (WFC)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Wells Fargo (WFC)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Wells Fargo (WFC)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Wells Fargo (WFC)


Amgen -- Yield: 2.30%

Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) employs 17,900 people, generates revenue of $21,662.00 million and has a net income of $6,939.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $129.09 billion.

Amgen’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $10,657.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 49.20% (the operating margin is 39.10% and the net profit margin 32.03%).

Financials: The total debt represents 43.99% of Amgen assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 111.91%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 25.77% was realized by Amgen.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $9.77. Last fiscal year, Amgen paid $3.16 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.77, the P/S ratio is 6.00 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.64. The dividend yield amounts to 2.30%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Amgen (AMGN)
Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Amgen (AMGN)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Amgen (AMGN)
Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Amgen (AMGN)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Amgen (AMGN)
Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Amgen (AMGN)