20 Buy Rated Dividend Stocks With Yields Over 8%

One group of investors that has had more than their fill of quantitative easing (QE) is income investors, who rely on investments that pay steady and dependable dividends or distributions that help supplement other sources of income. 

The whole point of QE was to drive down interest rates to make higher risk assets more attractive. 

While that has worked out pretty well for growth stock investors with long time horizons, income and growth and income investors were left with very little to cheer about. 

In the early 2000s, large money center banks were offering certificates of deposit, guaranteed for principal up to $250,000, that yielded anywhere from 5% to 7%. Currently that is in the 2%-plus range.

It's sad but we needed to say goodbye to higher yields with low risks. Today we get only low yields with high risk.

Attached you can find 20 stocks with a buy or better rating that offer you a 8% yield or more.

I've only included those stocks with a market cap over 2 billion in order to avoid the really big risks.

Here are my results....

7 Mispriced And Dividend Paying Stocks Each Investor Should Know

Buying a stock is easy but you will have only a chance to make money with your investment when you look at the valuation and growth perspectives of the corporate.

If you invest into undervalued stocks, you will more likely have a higher return in the future. Today I like to discuss a few stocks that seem to be undervalued in terms of price to earnings and growth. Please leave comments in the box at the end of the article if you agree with me or disagree.

Here are the results...

12 Dividend Aristocrats With Really Low Forward P/E's

Whenever a company manages to increase its dividend payment for 25 years in a row, it joins an elite group of companies known as the Dividend Aristocrats. 

It takes a proven business model to provide that kind of stability, especially considering the financial storm that essentially every company went through in the financial crisis of 2008. 

When you can find one of these gems trading at a discount, it can be a good idea to tuck a few shares away in your portfolio.

But please do not focus on these stocks alone. You need a strong buy or trading criteria in order to create a sustainable long-term return.

My view on valuation is always good but you need your own view on cheap stocks. Today I like to share those stocks from the Dividend Aristocrats Index with the cheapest valuation in terms of forward P/E.

In total, 12stocks from the index have a low forward P/E of which six yielding over 3 percent. Check out the attached sheet.

Here are the top yielding Dividend Aristocrats Dogs….

13 Dividend Champions That Have Achieved The Highest 10-Year Dividend Growth Rates

Dividend growth investing is sustainable when derived from consistent earnings growth. In its true form, successful dividend growth investing is characterized by instances where annual earnings and dividend growth are almost identical.

In addition, companies that exhibit such traits tend to have their current yields being in the same range of 2% – 3% during prolonged periods of time.

Ordinary yield-chasing investors tend to ignore such companies because they lack the patience or foresight to care for high future yields on cost or strong total returns.

As a result, many of these companies offer low current yields, which tend to stay low for extended periods of time. The lucky investors who purchased such securities however are able to generate high yields on cost over time.

Below, I've selected the 13 dividend champions that have achieved the highest 10-year dividend growth rates.

Here are the results...

14 Cheap Regional Banks With A Long Dividend Growth History

The banking sector has certainly come a long way since the financial crisis. Banks are better capitalized, have less risky loans and other assets, and are taking steps to operate more efficiently. There are some good investment opportunities in the banking sector.

My focus about high quality banks were on regional banks with a long dividend growth history. 25 stocks are available for trading that met these tight fundamental criteria.

Today I like to focus on those with a low forward P/E. Only 14 are part of my results which you can find in the attached list.

Here are the top yielding results...