Buy These Top 5 Buy-Rated Dividend Stocks

TheStreet Ratings' stock model projects a stock's total return potential over a 12-month period including both price appreciation and dividends. Our Buy, Hold or Sell ratings designate how we expect these stocks to perform against a general benchmark of the equities market and interest rates. While plenty of high-yield opportunities exist, investors must always consider the safety of their dividend and the total return potential of their investment. It is not uncommon for a struggling company to suspend high-yielding dividends and subsequently result in precipitous share price declines.

The following pages contain our analysis of 5 stocks with substantial yields, that ultimately, we have rated "Buy.": Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) shares currently have a dividend yield of 4.70%. BCE (NYSE:BCE) shares currently have a dividend yield of 5.20%. AT&T (NYSE:T) shares currently have a dividend yield of 5.50%. Giant Interactive Group (NYSE:GA) shares currently have a dividend yield of 4.20%. PDL BioPharma (NASDAQ:PDLI) shares currently have a dividend yield of 6.70%.

Source: The Street

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