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Want $2,000 in Annual Dividends? Invest $11,000 in Each of These 3 Stocks
The three stocks listed here each pay high dividends that yield more than 5%. Their dividend payments look to be safe and sustainable for the foreseeable future. These stocks cover different industries and can provide you with some excellent diversification. 10 stocks we like better than Verizon Communications › Generating high dividend income can be tricky, because you don't want to just load up on stocks with the highest yields. That can result in disappointment later on, because if those high dividend payments aren't safe, they could end up getting cut or suspended entirely. It's important to carefully consider a company's financials and what lies ahead before relying on its dividend. Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), and Vici Properties (NYSE: VICI) all pay dividends that yield more than 5% today, and they all look fairly safe. By investing $11,000 in each one of these high-yielding stocks, you could generate around $2,000 in dividends over the course of a full year. Here's why these can be excellent income stocks to buy right now. One of the most underrated dividend stocks available today is Verizon. The stock struggles to generate much momentum, even though its payout looks remarkably safe. Over the past 12 months, shares of Verizon are only up around 7%. But when you consider that its 6.4% yield is safer than it looks, it should be attracting a lot more interest from dividend investors. Verizon's payout ratio is a sustainable 64% of its earnings. The company has also increased its dividend for 18 consecutive years. In 10 years, the company's quarterly per-share dividend has gone from $0.55 to $0.6775 -- that's an increase of 23%. By investing $11,000 into this top telecom stock, you'd be generating approximately $704 in annual dividends, based on its current yield, and there's a strong possibility that the payout will rise over time. This year, the company projects to generate free cash flow of at least $17.5 billion, which will be comfortably higher than how much it pays out in dividends over an entire year (around $11.3 billion). At just 10 times its trailing earnings, this can be a terrific dividend stock to add to your portfolio right now. Logistics giant United Parcel Service, better known as UPS, offers a slightly higher yield than Verizon at 6.5%. If you invest $11,000 into the stock, you can also expect to generate a little more in annual dividends -- $715. Share prices of UPS are down by 20% since the start of the year (returns as of June 16), and that has pushed its yield higher, making this an attractive time to load up on the stock. Its payout ratio is around 100%, and it has generated $5.4 billion in free cash flow over the past 12 months, which is about as much as its dividend payments have totaled over that timeframe. Although that seems tight, the company is making efforts to cut costs to improve its bottom line. Earlier this year, it announced plans to lay off 20,000 workers amid challenging macroeconomic conditions and uncertainty. UPS' business has remained fairly stable thus far, however, with revenue through the first three months of the year totaling $21.5 billion, versus $21.7 billion in the prior-year period. The stock trades at around 15 times its trailing earnings, which is a bit cheaper than normal, and gives you some margin of safety in the event that it doesn't perform as well as you might expect. There is some risk here, but with the dividend still sustainable now and cost reductions in place, UPS should be able to continue making dividend payments for the foreseeable future. The lowest-yielding stock on this list is Vici Properties, a real estate investment trust (REIT) that currently pays investors a dividend that yields 5.4%. An $11,000 investment in this stock would produce annual dividend income totaling roughly $594. When you add that to the income you could generate from the other stocks listed above, then your total dividend income from all three of these stocks (when investing $11,000 in each of them) would total around $2,013. For REITs, the key metric to focus on is funds from operations, or FFO. That's an adjusted earnings calculation that helps these companies determine how much they can afford to pay out in dividends. For the first three months of 2025, Vici's FFO per share totaled $0.51. That is higher than its current quarterly dividend of $0.4325, suggesting that the payout is safe. REITs can be safe income-generating investments to own, since they bring in a lot of recurring income from their tenants. Vici's portfolio includes top gaming destinations such as Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and the Venetian Resort. Even if the economy struggles, the REIT's robust portfolio, which centers on some of the biggest resorts in the world, should offer you some safety. Vici is another fairly modestly priced stock to own, as it trades at 13 times its trailing earnings. Before you buy stock in Verizon Communications, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and Verizon Communications wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $659,171!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $891,722!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 995% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 172% for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join . See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of June 9, 2025 David Jagielski has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends United Parcel Service. The Motley Fool recommends Verizon Communications and Vici Properties. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Want $2,000 in Annual Dividends? 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42 minutes ago
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Want $2,000 in Annual Dividends? Invest $11,000 in Each of These 3 Stocks
The three stocks listed here each pay high dividends that yield more than 5%. Their dividend payments look to be safe and sustainable for the foreseeable future. These stocks cover different industries and can provide you with some excellent diversification. 10 stocks we like better than Verizon Communications › Generating high dividend income can be tricky, because you don't want to just load up on stocks with the highest yields. That can result in disappointment later on, because if those high dividend payments aren't safe, they could end up getting cut or suspended entirely. It's important to carefully consider a company's financials and what lies ahead before relying on its dividend. Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), and Vici Properties (NYSE: VICI) all pay dividends that yield more than 5% today, and they all look fairly safe. By investing $11,000 in each one of these high-yielding stocks, you could generate around $2,000 in dividends over the course of a full year. Here's why these can be excellent income stocks to buy right now. One of the most underrated dividend stocks available today is Verizon. The stock struggles to generate much momentum, even though its payout looks remarkably safe. Over the past 12 months, shares of Verizon are only up around 7%. But when you consider that its 6.4% yield is safer than it looks, it should be attracting a lot more interest from dividend investors. Verizon's payout ratio is a sustainable 64% of its earnings. The company has also increased its dividend for 18 consecutive years. In 10 years, the company's quarterly per-share dividend has gone from $0.55 to $0.6775 -- that's an increase of 23%. By investing $11,000 into this top telecom stock, you'd be generating approximately $704 in annual dividends, based on its current yield, and there's a strong possibility that the payout will rise over time. This year, the company projects to generate free cash flow of at least $17.5 billion, which will be comfortably higher than how much it pays out in dividends over an entire year (around $11.3 billion). At just 10 times its trailing earnings, this can be a terrific dividend stock to add to your portfolio right now. Logistics giant United Parcel Service, better known as UPS, offers a slightly higher yield than Verizon at 6.5%. If you invest $11,000 into the stock, you can also expect to generate a little more in annual dividends -- $715. Share prices of UPS are down by 20% since the start of the year (returns as of June 16), and that has pushed its yield higher, making this an attractive time to load up on the stock. Its payout ratio is around 100%, and it has generated $5.4 billion in free cash flow over the past 12 months, which is about as much as its dividend payments have totaled over that timeframe. Although that seems tight, the company is making efforts to cut costs to improve its bottom line. Earlier this year, it announced plans to lay off 20,000 workers amid challenging macroeconomic conditions and uncertainty. UPS' business has remained fairly stable thus far, however, with revenue through the first three months of the year totaling $21.5 billion, versus $21.7 billion in the prior-year period. The stock trades at around 15 times its trailing earnings, which is a bit cheaper than normal, and gives you some margin of safety in the event that it doesn't perform as well as you might expect. There is some risk here, but with the dividend still sustainable now and cost reductions in place, UPS should be able to continue making dividend payments for the foreseeable future. The lowest-yielding stock on this list is Vici Properties, a real estate investment trust (REIT) that currently pays investors a dividend that yields 5.4%. An $11,000 investment in this stock would produce annual dividend income totaling roughly $594. When you add that to the income you could generate from the other stocks listed above, then your total dividend income from all three of these stocks (when investing $11,000 in each of them) would total around $2,013. For REITs, the key metric to focus on is funds from operations, or FFO. That's an adjusted earnings calculation that helps these companies determine how much they can afford to pay out in dividends. For the first three months of 2025, Vici's FFO per share totaled $0.51. That is higher than its current quarterly dividend of $0.4325, suggesting that the payout is safe. REITs can be safe income-generating investments to own, since they bring in a lot of recurring income from their tenants. Vici's portfolio includes top gaming destinations such as Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and the Venetian Resort. Even if the economy struggles, the REIT's robust portfolio, which centers on some of the biggest resorts in the world, should offer you some safety. Vici is another fairly modestly priced stock to own, as it trades at 13 times its trailing earnings. Before you buy stock in Verizon Communications, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and Verizon Communications wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $659,171!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $891,722!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 995% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 172% for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join . See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of June 9, 2025 David Jagielski has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends United Parcel Service. The Motley Fool recommends Verizon Communications and Vici Properties. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Want $2,000 in Annual Dividends? 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Heard on the Street Wednesday Recap: Coin Flip
What happened in markets Wednesday, before the Juneteenth holiday: Stocks were little changed. The S&P 500 was fractionally lower, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed just 44 points. The Nasdaq Composite gained 0.1% (🎧 listen here). The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady. Officials raised their forecasts for both inflation and unemployment this year. There was also wider dispersion among policymakers regarding expectations for the Fed's next rate moves.
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an hour ago
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Warren Buffett's "Secret" Portfolio Just Bought the World's Leading Share-Buyback Stock, as Well as "The Monthly Dividend Company"
The Oracle of Omaha has a $616 million "hidden" portfolio that contains 122 securities, comprised of individual stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). During the March-ended quarter, Warren Buffett's secret portfolio added shares of a company that's repurchased $775 billion worth of its own stock. Meanwhile, this under-the-radar portfolio also purchased shares of an ultra-high-yield monthly dividend stock that's raised its payout 131 times since going public. 10 stocks we like better than Apple › The amount of data that investors have to keep track of on Wall Street can be borderline overwhelming at times. Between earnings season -- the six-week period each quarter where a majority of Wall Street's most-influential businesses report their operating results -- and daily economic data releases, it's easy for something important to fall through the cracks. For example, May 15 was one of the most important days of the second quarter for investors, but it could have easily been overshadowed by earnings reports and economic data releases. This date marked the deadline for institutional investors with at least $100 million in assets under management (AUM) to file Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Quarterly filed 13Fs allow investors to track which stocks Wall Street's brightest money managers have been buying and selling. While there are quite a few billionaire fund managers that are closely tracked by investors, none garners more interest than Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett. Since taking the reins 60 years ago, the aptly named Oracle of Omaha has delivered a nearly 20% annualized rate of return for his company's Class A shares (BRK.A). Riding Buffett's coattails has been a tried-and-true wealth-building strategy for decades. But what you might not realize is that Berkshire's 13F doesn't tell the complete story of what's under the proverbial hood. In 1998, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway announced a $22 billion all-stock deal to acquire General Re. While the purpose of this buyout was for Berkshire to get its hands on General Re's prized reinsurance operations, the latter also owned a specialty investment firm known as New England Asset Management (NEAM). When the deal closed in December 1998, Berkshire Hathaway became NEAM's new parent. New England Asset Management closed out March 2025 with approximately $616 million in AUM, which is well above the $100 million AUM limit required to file a 13F with the SEC. In other words, investors have the ability to track which stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) New England Asset Management is buying, selling, and holding. Though Warren Buffett closely oversees the $280 billion in AUM spread across more than 40 holdings for Berkshire Hathaway's primary investment portfolio, NEAM's $616 million investment portfolio, which is spread across 122 securities, has a separate investment management team. Nevertheless, the stocks and ETFs that New England Asset Management buys and holds are, ultimately, under the umbrella of Berkshire Hathaway. You could rightly say that NEAM is akin to Warren Buffett's "secret" portfolio. While this secret portfolio is known for spreading its invested assets across well-known ETFs and brand-name businesses (not all of which are found in Berkshire Hathaway's $280 billion portfolio), it's what NEAM's investment managers have been buying of late that's turning heads. During the March-ended quarter, Buffett's secret portfolio made four new purchases, two of which are individual stocks. One offers the biggest share-repurchase program on the planet, while the other holds the distinction of being trademarked "The Monthly Dividend Company®." Based on New England Asset Management's first-quarter 13F, the investment management team opened a new position totaling 3,382 shares in tech colossus Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). It's the first time this hidden portfolio has owned shares of Apple in more than a year -- albeit it's a far cry from the nearly 20 million shares of Apple NEAM held during the fourth quarter of 2022. Apple didn't become one of Wall Street's largest public companies by accident. It's maintained its leadership status because of its competitive advantages. One thing it brings to the table is an exceptionally loyal customer base. Apple is one of the most-recognized consumer brands worldwide and its customers tend to trust its products. Berkshire CEO Warren Buffett is a big-time believer in companies that earn consumers' trust, which is probably a big reason why Apple is Berkshire Hathaway's largest investment holding. Apple is also a leader on the innovation front. It's been incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in its iPhone and other physical products for years. Since introducing a 5G-capable iPhone in late 2020, Apple has held a 50% domestic share (or greater) of smartphone sales. But Apple's most-defining factor, beyond its AI roots and innovative prowess, is its world-leading share repurchase program. In 2013, Apple's board approved an aggressive buyback program that's put all public companies to shame. As of March 29, 2025 -- Apple's fiscal year usually ends in late September -- Apple had cumulatively spent $775.19 billion to repurchase over 43% of its outstanding shares. Buying back this much stock has had a decisively positive impact on the company's earnings per share and made its stock more fundamentally attractive to value-focused investors. In addition to New England Asset Management reopening a position in Apple, NEAM's 13F shows that 55,140 shares of premier retail real estate investment trust (REIT) Realty Income (NYSE: O) were bought in the first quarter. It's the first time Buffett's secret portfolio has held shares of Realty Income since the September-ended quarter of 2018. Realty Income is nothing short of a powerhouse in the retail REIT space, with more than 15,600 commercial real estate (CRE) properties owned, as of the end of March. What makes its CRE asset portfolio so impressive is that an estimated 91% of its rental income is tied to businesses that are resilient to economic downturns and e-commerce pressures. We're talking about brand-name, time-tested, stand-alone companies that provide basic need goods and services that can draw consumer traffic regardless of how well or poorly the U.S. economy is performing. On top of targeting basic need industries, Realty Income's cash flow consistency is a reflection of its disciplined approach. A smart vetting process reduces delinquency rates, while initial long lease terms -- the company has a weighted average lease length of 9.1 years -- ensures predictable funds from operations. There's a reason Realty Income's median occupancy rate of 98.2% is 400 basis points higher than the median occupancy rate for S&P 500 REITs since 2000. But what places Realty Income in a class of its own is its monthly dividend. Realty Income has increased its payout for 111 consecutive quarters and has passed along 131 monthly dividend increases since going public in October 1994. This isn't just a token dividend, either. Its 5.62% yield, as of the closing bell on June 16, is more than four times higher than the average yield of the S&P 500, which places Realty Income into ultra-high-yield territory. Before you buy stock in Apple, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and Apple wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $659,171!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $891,722!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 995% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 172% for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join . See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of June 9, 2025 Sean Williams has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, and Realty Income. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Warren Buffett's "Secret" Portfolio Just Bought the World's Leading Share-Buyback Stock, as Well as "The Monthly Dividend Company" was originally published by The Motley Fool Sign in to access your portfolio
Wall Street Journal
2 hours ago
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Heard on the Street Recap: Coin Flip
What Happened in Markets Today Stocks were little changed. The S&P 500 index was fractionally lower, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed just 44 points. The Nasdaq Composite was up 0.1%. The Fed held steady. The Federal Reserve didn't alter its interest-rate target. But officials' projections now anticipate inflation and unemployment to rise this year by more than they did in March. There was also a wider dispersion of officials' expectations for their next rate moves.
