Some high-yield Dow dividend stocks deserve a closer look, analysts say, but others aren't worth the trouble.
Experienced dividend investors know that sometimes a high
yield is a red flag. That's because a stock's dividend yield rises when its
share price falls. A fat dividend yield won't do much good if the stock
continues to tumble because the company behind it is in trouble.
Although the S&P 500 is essentially back at levels where
it started the year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average still has some catching
up to do. The elite bastion of 30 blue-chip stocks is off more than 6% for the
year-to-date, and a number of Dow stocks have lost more than 20% so far in
2020. Indeed, four components have lost in excess of 30%.
As a result, some Dow dividend stocks are sporting the
highest yields in their respective histories. And although a high yield
indicates that the market isn't necessarily wild about these stocks' immediate
prospects, investors can take comfort in knowing they still are quality names.
The key is whether current shares prices offer a good entry point.
To get a sense of where these names might be headed, we
screened the Dow for stocks with dividend yields of at least 4%. Then we dug
into the data and looked to see what analysts had to say about them.
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