7 Safe Dividend Stocks to Buy Now

Add it all up, and things are starting to get tense. That leaves investors wondering where they can go for safety. After years of tech outperforming everything, earnings misses from Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and numerous semiconductor companies have people bailing on growth as well. That leaves safe haven dividend stocks as a more favorable alternative. Here are seven worth taking a look at today.

And for safe dividend seekers, that makes Diageo (NYSE:DEO) an ideal play. Just as people keep drinking during hard times, they also keep eating affordable food. Enter the multinational food giant Kraft Heinz (NYSE:KHC). Speaking of safe food holdings, let’s turn to Campbell Soup (NYSE:CPB). That brings us to PacWest Bancorp (NASDAQ:PACW), which offers a 5.7% dividend yield at the moment. Despite its jawdropping yield, New York Community Bancorp (NASDAQ:NYCB) is an even safer bank stock.Southern Co (NYSE:SO), as one of the highest-yielding large power utilities, checks the boxes for safe dividend stocks here. Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) as the largest U.S. player is a true sleep-well-at-night stock.

Source: Motley Fool

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