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Dividend investing is a huge part of my investment strategy. As I’ve mentioned in my now monthly passive income updates, receiving dividend income from my both my Ultimate Sustainable Dividend portfolio and my ETF portfolio is a primary driver of how my retirement will be like a few decades from now:) Today, I went back to looking for the top dividend stocks from the S&P500! As markets continue to decline, I see a good opportunity to buy stocks at a better price. It’s even better because when some investors start to panic, buying and selling becomes less rational which creates opportunities:)
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Once again, the top dog going into the new year Windstream (WIN) with a dividend yield above 13%!! That’s not everything that matters though.
Here are 2 stocks that paint a less attractive story
I’ll perform a lot more analysis on these names in the coming days. If ever you’d like to get free analysis, please subscribe to our newsletter here:
In the meantime, here is the list!
| Ticker | Name | Price | Dividend Yield | Payout Ratio | Ex-Dvd Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIN | Windstream Holdings Inc | 7.2 | 13.92 | 356.15 | 3/27/2014 |
| FTR | Frontier Communications Corp | 4.42 | 9.01 | 298.64 | 3/5/2014 |
| TA | TransAlta Corp | 14.3 | 8.1 | N/A | 2/21/2014 |
| CTL | CenturyLink Inc | 28.13 | 7.67 | 231.48 | 3/6/2014 |
| DO | Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc | 47.7 | 7.35 | 67.54 | 2/13/2014 |
| CPG | Crescent Point Energy Corp | 37.66 | 7.33 | 488.53 | 2/26/2014 |
| COS | Canadian Oil Sands Ltd | 19.86 | 7.04 | 81.29 | 2/19/2014 |
| PWT | Penn West Petroleum Ltd | 8.16 | 6.86 | 294.25 | 3/26/2014 |
| ESV | Ensco PLC | 49.14 | 6.09 | 28.61 | 3/13/2014 |
| T | AT&T Inc | 31.95 | 5.74 | 53.24 | 4/8/2014 |
| MO | Altria Group Inc | 34.11 | 5.62 | 81.11 | 3/14/2014 |
| POM | Pepco Holdings Inc | 19.23 | 5.61 | 87.02 | 3/6/2014 |
| HCP | HCP Inc | 38.83 | 5.6 | 110.32 | 2/6/2014 |
| ERF | Enerplus Corp | 19.61 | 5.53 | N/A | 3/6/2014 |
| HCN | Health Care REIT Inc | 57.49 | 5.53 | 607.36 | 2/6/2014 |
| TE | TECO Energy Inc | 16.26 | 5.39 | 95.65 | 2/11/2014 |
| RAI | Reynolds American Inc | 46.96 | 5.34 | 103.6 | 3/7/2014 |
| RIG | Transocean Ltd | 42.47 | 5.29 | 34.81 | 2/19/2014 |
| ETR | Entergy Corp | 62.72 | 5.28 | 69.57 | 2/11/2014 |
| TEG | Integrys Energy Group Inc | 53.16 | 5.1 | 72.79 | 2/26/2014 |
| BCE | BCE Inc | 46.06 | 5.06 | 65.51 | 3/14/2014 |
| PM | Philip Morris International Inc | 75.39 | 4.97 | 62.64 | 3/25/2014 |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan Inc/DE | 33.32 | 4.92 | 138.48 | 4/25/2014 |
| SO | Southern Co/The | 41.25 | 4.91 | 106.71 | 5/1/2014 |
| NE | Noble Corp plc | 30.92 | 4.86 | 24.31 | 2/6/2014 |
| PPL | PPL Corp | 30.49 | 4.82 | 54.54 | 3/7/2014 |
| EQR | Equity Residential | 54.8 | 4.75 | 210.01 | 3/20/2014 |
| VTR | Ventas Inc | 61.55 | 4.71 | 238.42 | 3/7/2014 |
| PBCT | People's United Financial Inc | 13.84 | 4.7 | 86.94 | 4/29/2014 |
| ED | Consolidated Edison Inc | 53.74 | 4.68 | 62.3 | 2/10/2014 |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants Inc | 47.32 | 4.64 | 64.09 | 4/8/2014 |
| LO | Lorillard Inc | 48.14 | 4.57 | 73.63 | 2/26/2014 |
| VZ | Verizon Communications Inc | 46.41 | 4.57 | 51.73 | 4/8/2014 |
| FE | FirstEnergy Corp | 31.25 | 4.57 | 119.43 | 2/5/2014 |
| SJR/B | Shaw Communications Inc | 24.41 | 4.51 | 61.58 | 2/12/2014 |
| BMO | Bank of Montreal | 67.62 | 4.5 | 46.86 | 4/29/2014 |
| CM | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce/Canada | 85.81 | 4.48 | 44.49 | 3/26/2014 |
| MAC | Macerich Co/The | 55.74 | 4.46 | 111.53 | 2/19/2014 |
| POT | Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Inc | 34.99 | 4.45 | 64.42 | 4/8/2014 |
| NA | National Bank of Canada | 83.2 | 4.44 | 38.36 | 3/25/2014 |
| DUK | Duke Energy Corp | 70.46 | 4.43 | 100.42 | 2/12/2014 |
| PNW | Pinnacle West Capital Corp | 51.28 | 4.4 | 75.48 | 4/29/2014 |
| KIM | Kimco Realty Corp | 20.46 | 4.39 | 356.18 | 3/31/2014 |
| PCG | PG&E Corp | 41.52 | 4.38 | 95.71 | 3/28/2014 |
| PEG | Public Service Enterprise Group Inc | 33.23 | 4.33 | 56.31 | 3/7/2014 |
| SCG | SCANA Corp | 46.83 | 4.33 | 61.8 | 3/11/2014 |
| COP | ConocoPhillips | 63.86 | 4.32 | 41.66 | 2/13/2014 |
| EXC | Exelon Corp | 28.97 | 4.28 | 147.72 | 2/12/2014 |
| AEE | Ameren Corp | 37.66 | 4.25 | N/A | 3/10/2014 |
| ARX | ARC Resources Ltd | 28.49 | 4.21 | 256.75 | 2/26/2014 |
| PCL | Plum Creek Timber Co Inc | 42.03 | 4.2 | 133.83 | 2/19/2014 |
| FTS | Fortis Inc/Canada | 30.52 | 4.2 | 73.33 | 2/12/2014 |
| MAT | Mattel Inc | 36.05 | 4.2 | 55.08 | 2/18/2014 |
| IRM | Iron Mountain Inc | 25.9 | 4.17 | 196.45 | 3/19/2014 |
| LEG | Leggett & Platt Inc | 29.06 | 4.13 | 89.99 | 3/12/2014 |
| AEP | American Electric Power Co Inc | 48.31 | 4.13 | 64.17 | 2/6/2014 |
| BNS | Bank of Nova Scotia | 60.59 | 4.12 | 46.06 | 3/28/2014 |
| CNP | CenterPoint Energy Inc | 23.05 | 4.11 | 82.97 | 2/12/2014 |
| GRMN | Garmin Ltd | 43.63 | 4.11 | 64.78 | 3/13/2014 |
| KRFT | Kraft Foods Group Inc | 51.12 | 4.1 | 18.05 | 3/27/2014 |
| WMB | Williams Cos Inc/The | 39.33 | 4.08 | 102.53 | 3/12/2014 |
| SLF | Sun Life Financial Inc | 35.43 | 4.07 | 61.12 | 2/24/2014 |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc | 31.08 | 4.02 | 84.82 | 4/11/2014 |
| GAS | AGL Resources Inc | 46.93 | 3.99 | 74.91 | 2/19/2014 |
| RY | Royal Bank of Canada | 68.5 | 3.94 | 45.2 | 4/23/2014 |
| CMS | CMS Energy Corp | 27.42 | 3.93 | 59.8 | 2/5/2014 |
| POW | Power Corp of Canada | 29.6 | 3.92 | 64.18 | 3/19/2014 |
| XEL | Xcel Energy Inc | 28.61 | 3.9 | 58.07 | 3/18/2014 |
| DTE | DTE Energy Co | 67.97 | 3.85 | 62.01 | 3/20/2014 |
| TRP | TransCanada Corp | 48.28 | 3.82 | 95.52 | 3/26/2014 |
| CVC | Cablevision Systems Corp | 15.85 | 3.8 | 483.89 | 3/12/2014 |
| NEM | Newmont Mining Corp | 21.02 | 3.8 | 36.87 | 3/14/2014 |
| SE | Spectra Energy Corp | 35.34 | 3.78 | 80.17 | 2/12/2014 |
| AVB | AvalonBay Communities Inc | 123.29 | 3.77 | 932.94 | 3/27/2014 |
| INTC | Intel Corp | 23.95 | 3.76 | 46.5 | 2/5/2014 |
| AIV | Apartment Investment & Management Co | 27.72 | 3.76 | N/A | 2/12/2014 |
| T | TELUS Corp | 38.44 | 3.75 | 60.35 | 3/5/2014 |
| RCI/B | Rogers Communications Inc | 46.07 | 3.75 | 47.35 | 3/12/2014 |
| SPLS | Staples Inc | 12.9 | 3.73 | N/A | 3/26/2014 |
| LLY | Eli Lilly & Co | 52.66 | 3.72 | 45.38 | 2/12/2014 |
| CINF | Cincinnati Financial Corp | 47.61 | 3.7 | 62.47 | 3/17/2014 |
| HSE | Husky Energy Inc | 32.5 | 3.69 | 59.73 | 3/5/2014 |
| WEC | Wisconsin Energy Corp | 42.19 | 3.69 | 50.58 | 2/12/2014 |
| GE | General Electric Co | 24.35 | 3.61 | 53.21 | 2/20/2014 |
| TD | Toronto-Dominion Bank/The | 47.89 | 3.61 | 46.72 | 4/2/2014 |
| LMT | Lockheed Martin Corp | 147.74 | 3.6 | 52 | 2/27/2014 |
| PSA | Public Storage | 155.86 | 3.59 | 114.78 | 3/10/2014 |
| CVX | Chevron Corp | 111.14 | 3.59 | 34.9 | 2/12/2014 |
| D | Dominion Resources Inc/VA | 67.12 | 3.58 | 72.88 | 2/26/2014 |
| WM | Waste Management Inc | 41 | 3.56 | 80.58 | 3/4/2014 |
| MCD | McDonald's Corp | 93.02 | 3.49 | 55.5 | 2/27/2014 |
| TRI | Thomson Reuters Corp | 39.44 | 3.46 | 51.28 | 2/25/2014 |
| F | Ford Motor Co | 14.55 | 3.45 | 22 | 4/28/2014 |
| PAYX | Paychex Inc | 40.4 | 3.45 | 83.78 | 5/8/2014 |
| TCK/B | Teck Resources Ltd | 26.29 | 3.42 | 61.37 | 6/11/2014 |
| GM | General Motors Co | 35.25 | 3.42 | 0 | 3/14/2014 |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc | 30.6 | 3.39 | 57.67 | 2/5/2014 |
| CVE | Cenovus Energy Inc | 28.53 | 3.38 | 66.97 | 3/7/2014 |
| NU | Northeast Utilities | 43.45 | 3.38 | 71.4 | 2/28/2014 |
| MRK | Merck & Co Inc | 52.08 | 3.38 | 83.87 | 3/13/2014 |
