Dividend Investor Insights: 5 High Dividend Stocks to Buy Now

You are receiving this email because you signed up to receive our free e-letters, or you purchased a product or service from its publisher, Eagle Financial Publications. 5 High Dividend Stocks to Buy Now 11/29/2024 [Sponsored Content]( ["This Will Be Worse Than The Great Depression, The Dot-Com Crash, And The 2008 Crisis Combined"]( According to Dan Ferris, who has predicted nearly every major market crisis of the last 25 years, a new crisis in the US economy could soon cost you 50% of your portfolio or more if you don't prepare your wealth now. Especially if you're sitting on large gains. [Click here to see the new crisis that could abruptly end this current bull market.]( [Click Here...]([1pxtrans]( Five high dividend stocks to buy now offer astute investors a way to boost their investment returns with income payouts that complement share price appreciation. These five high dividend stocks to buy now were found and analyzed using two programs: the [Dividend Screener]( on the [Dividend Investor]( website and [Stock Rover](, a rigorous, technical screener designed for diligent investors. With these platforms, we applied a proprietary screener to filter from 16,000-plus North American stocks in search of the best. President-elect Trump had tried to reduce regulatory burdens when he previously served in that role between 2017 and 2021, and he has pledged to remove further government-imposed obstacles for businesses. Aside from arming one’s portfolio with the leading artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and software stocks, other sectors that are showing signs of benefiting greatly from the next wave higher for the market include financial services companies, recently wrote Wall Street veteran Bryan Perry, who heads the [Cash Machine]( investment newsletter. Who Wants a Blended Dividend Yield of 10.50%? The model portfolio of the [Cash Machine]( investment newsletter is paying a blended dividend yield of around 10.50% and is positioned to profit from the Fed lowering interest rates, even if at a slower pace than previously anticipated, Perry advised his [Cash Machine]( subscribers. With economic growth expected to be sustained, or possibly pick up in 2025, the inflation data will factor into when and how much the Fed can cut rates, he continued. “It is my view that by this time next year, the fed funds rate will be down from its current rate of 4.5% to 3.5%,” Perry opined. “If so, the model portfolio could realize a total return approaching 20%.” Bryan Perry leads the high-yield, [Cash Machine]( investment newsletter. 5 High Dividend Stocks to Buy Now Five high dividend stocks to buy now could be especially appealing with the Federal Open Market Committee expected to keep cutting interest rates for at least the next year. The amount and frequency of the rate cuts will be affected by whether inflation continues its recent dip and other economic considerations. Too much economic growth will cause less frequent and smaller rate cuts, so the Fed’s action will be affected by data that cannot be precisely predicted. 5 High Dividend Stocks to Buy Now: AGNC Investment Corp. Bethesda, Maryland-based AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ: AGNC) is a mortgage real estate investment trust (mREIT) that stands to benefit from potentially tighter mortgage spreads as fixed income volatility eases and rates keep falling. The mREIT also offers an enticing current dividend yield of 14.75%. AGNC’s business revolves around investing in agency mortgage-backed securities, wrote Bryan Perry to his [Cash Machine]( investment newsletter subscribers. These investments are underwritten with collateralized borrowings in the form of repurchase agreements (REPOS). Interest is generated from the company’s investments, and the difference after paying their borrowing costs is what funds the dividends. Investing in mREITs that borrow short-term REPOS and are leveraging 30-year investment-grade agency mortgage-backed securities in a market where yields are trending lower has traditionally been a winning trade, as book values tend to rise in such environments. If the Fed embarks on a streak of rate cuts over the next year, liquid government debt instruments should appreciate. AGNC recently traded at $9.76 per share and pays a $0.12 monthly dividend, or $1.44 per year. The dividend has been stable for the past year. Heading into a lower rate environment, the borrowing costs to service the leverage in the portfolio are reduced, Perry wrote to his [Cash Machine]( subscribers. That should translate into higher profit margins as the company buys long-dated agency instruments and locks in yields at current rates. He advised his [Cash Machine]( subscribers to put high long-term mortgage rates to work with their investments and to root for further Fed rate cuts. Chart courtesy of [www.stockcharts.com]( [[Have You Seen This $11 Trillion 'Tech Strip?']( While many folks today are wondering what to do with their money… a revolutionary “sheet” of new technology has quietly sparked an $11 trillion tech revolution. Investors who get in FIRST have a rare chance to position themselves in front of a tsunami of profits. [Click here to see how anyone can profit fast.]( [Click Here...]( 5 High Dividend Stocks to Buy Now: Ares Capital New York City-based Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) is a business development company (BDC) that aims to deliver comprehensive financing solutions to middle-market clients. One of the investment banks that follows Ares Capital is BofA Global Research, which describes the company as a market leader with a flexible investment strategy and strong long-term performance. Ares Capital also was holding in the [Cash Machine]( investment newsletter led by Bryan Perry. ARCC offers a current dividend yield of 8.72% and was in the [Cash Machine]( Accelerated Income portfolio. Two key Ares Capital accomplishments cited by BofA Global in a research report are: - ARCC investors have received a 13% annualized total return since inception, meaningfully above the broad market and peers; - Credit is strong and non-accruals remain well below ARCC's historic average and the peer average. After attending an Ares Capital investor day in the Big Apple, BofA analysts wrote that their key takeaways included: 1) the competitive advantage of its affiliation with Ares Management; 2) the direct lending market opportunity and ARCC's flexible investment strategy; and 3) ARCC's strong performance since inception. Despite the complex market environment, BofA wrote that ARCC is one of the best positioned BDCs to gain market share and generate strong risk-adjusted returns due to its proprietary origination platform, scale, proven risk management and flexible liability structure. Chart courtesy of [www.stockcharts.com]( 5 High Dividend Stocks to Buy Now: Blackstone Secured Lending Fund New York City-based business development company (BDC) Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (NYSE: BSXL) is a financial services company that is a past recommendation of the [Cash Machine]( investment newsletter. Perry advised his subscribers to sell BSXL at a profit. Even though its best growth opportunity may have been tapped, the share price has been rising lately with many other equites. The Blackstone Secured Lending Fund primarily invests in the first lien senior debt of private U.S. companies. Its latest share price of $32.13 is trading near the top of its 52-week range of $27.23-$32.67. BSXL’s price-to-earnings ratio is a modest 8.95. Income lovers will appreciate its current dividend yield of 9.96%. The BDC reported improved net investment income (NII) of 91 cents per share for its latest quarter, up from 89 cents per share in the previous quarter, for a 13.4% annualized return on equity. Another key financial performance metric for BDCs is net asset value (NAV). The NAV for BSXL rose 8 cents a share to $27.27 during the last quarter compared to $27.19 per share in the prior quarter. Chart courtesy of [www.stockcharts.com]( [[Regretting your Options entry timing?](]( Do you want help finding the optimal timing for entering and exiting your Options trades? We're not going to just talk about what the Fed decision and the new President means for your portfolio. Our Pro Trader is going to show you - LIVE. [Watch and learn right here >]( [Click Here...]( 5 High Dividend Stocks to Buy Now: Enterprise Products Partners Dividend payouts are a special sweetener for investors to own shares in Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD). With a current dividend yield of 6.24%, EPD can help keep long-term investors like me calm even when the market drops as it did Monday, Aug. 5. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell that day more than 1,000 points, or 2.6%, while the S&P plunged 3% and the technology-heavy NASDAQ slid 3.4%. Nonetheless, the markets recovered some of that ground on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Fast forward to Wednesday, Nov. 27, when the share price jumped 2.40% to close at $33.65. Goldman Sachs analysts opined that investors have built up “significant cash piles” that can be used to purchase shares of stock that become can’t-resist opportunities for bargain hunters. EPD could be one of those stocks for investors who do not mind that it is a master limited partnership (MLP) that comes with a K-1 at tax time. A K-1 form requires additional time and effort for me and others to navigate each year. One long-time fan of EPD is Mark Skousen, PhD, who has been recommending the MLP in his [Forecasts & Strategies]( investment newsletter for years. EPD has been a consistent source of income and capital appreciation during that time. Ben Franklin scion Mark Skousen, head of [Five Star Trader]( and [Forecasts & Strategies]( talks to Paul Dykewicz. Citigroup placed a $36 target price and a buy rating on EPD, based on a net present value (NPV) that implies an approximate enterprise value (EV)/earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) multiple of 10.00x, based on the investment firm’s 2026 earnings estimates. Citigroup wrote that the partnership is the largest exporter of crude, refined products and natural gas liquids (NGLs) due to its integrated wellhead-to-water asset network that would be difficult to replicate today. That asset moat allows EPD to win commercial business and capture margins throughout its value chain, Citigroup opined. While the assets are geographically diverse, the Permian is the central driver of the MLP’s growth. “We expect this basin to outpace others; EPD stands to benefit from volume growth and impending pipeline egress shortages,” Citigroup wrote. “From a capital allocation perspective, we expect EPD to return an above-average ~60% of operating cash flows to unitholders via the distribution and buybacks while de-leveraging and funding growth.” Chart courtesy of [www.stockcharts.com]( 5 High Dividend Stocks to Buy Now: Hercules Capital Hercules Capital (NASDAQ: HTGC) is a San Mateo, California-based specialty finance company that provides senior secured loans to high-growth, venture capital-backed companies in technology, life sciences and sustainable and renewable industries, invests in structured debt, senior debt and equity. Since its inception in December 2003, Hercules Capital has committed $21 billion-plus to more than 660 companies and caters to a clientele of entrepreneurs and venture capital firms seeking growth capital financing. The Board of Directors at Hercules Capital declared a third quarter 2024 total cash distribution of $0.48 per share, sustaining a current dividend yield of 10.16%. The company’s total cash distribution consisted of a $0.40 per share base distribution and a $0.08 per share supplemental distribution. Hercules Capital’s Board of Directors may choose to pay additional supplemental distributions, so that the company can distribute approximately all its annual taxable income in the year it was earned, or it can elect to apply the excess taxable income into the coming year for future distribution payments. Chart courtesy of [www.stockcharts.com]( 5 High Dividend Stocks to Buy Now: Summary The five high dividend stocks to buy now offer investors a way to boost their investment returns beyond share price appreciation. With wars continuing around the world, economic concerns aplenty and political polarization proliferating, these five high dividend stocks to buy now are well worth giving strong consideration. Sincerely, Paul Dykewicz, Editor [DividendInvestor.com]( About Paul Dykewicz: Paul Dykewicz is an accomplished, award-winning journalist who has written for Dow Jones, the Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, USA Today, Seeking Alpha, GuruFocus and other publications and websites. Paul is the editor of [StockInvestor.com]( and [DividendInvestor.com]( a writer for both websites and a columnist. 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