3 Dividend Stocks I Wish I Bought Last Year And 1 I Like Now

Since 1926, dividends have contributed approximately 32% of the total return for the S&P 500, while capital appreciations have contributed 68%. Therefore, sustainable dividend income and capital appreciation potential are essential for total return expectations. A recent study from the Hartford Funds, in collaboration with Ned Davis Research, found that dividend stocks delivered an annualized return of 9.18% over the past half-century (1973-2022). Over the same timeline, this was more than double the annualized return for non-payers (3.95%).

We screened our 24/7 Wall St. dividend research database and came up with three dividend stocks we should have been buyers of last year and one we like now. All are rated Buy by top Wall Street firms. Three dividend Stocks I wish I had bought in 2023: This communications giant was on sale last fall. Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) engages in the provision of communications, technology, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide. This real estate giant suffered the same fate as many top real estate stocks last year. Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG) is a real estate investment trust engaged in the ownership of premier shopping, dining, entertainment, and mixed-use destinations and an S&P 100 company. Despite a strong run, this energy MLP is still offering investors an outstanding entry point and a hefty 8.52% dividend. Energy Transfer LP (NYSE: ET) owns and operates natural gas transportation pipelines, natural gas storage facilities in Texas and Oklahoma, and approximately 20,090 miles of interstate gas pipelines.

Source: Wall St. 24/7

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