7 High-Yield Dividend Stocks Worth Buying Now

Dividend stocks are perfect for the current bout of market volatility. “Dividends may help to mitigate portfolio losses when stock prices decline, and over long time horizons, stocks with a history of increasing their dividend each year have also produced higher returns with considerably less risk than non-dividend-paying stocks” says Bank of America. Here high-yield means a dividend yield above 2.5%. As you’ll see, all seven of these stocks also score a “Strong Buy” consensus rating from the Street’s top analysts. And that’s with sizable upside potential to boot. Let’s take a closer look now at what makes these high-yield dividend stocks so special now...

Pharmacy chain CVS Health Corp (NYSE:CVS) is a key dividend stock to watch right now. Based in California, KLA-Tencor Corp (NASDAQ:KLAC) is a global capital equipment company. Restaurant Brands International Inc (NYSE:QSR) is one of the largest quick-service restaurants in the world. Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE:MPC) is trading at bargain levels right now. Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) stock is certainly worth a closer look.

Source: InvestorPlace

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