When markets are shaken, headlines scream, and volatility hits Wall Street. Income investors stay calm – and they get paid for it. That’s the silent power of dividend-paying stocks. They don’t just survive the meltdown – they provide you with steady income through it.
While some chase hype and momentum, income investors quietly amass yields quarter after quarter, making the most out of every opportunity.
And when analysts on Wall Street say these high-yield companies are a “Strong Buy”, that doesn’t just mean safety, but potential growth waiting to happen.
Today, let’s take a look at the highest-yielding stocks that are rated “Strong Buys.”
I used Barchart’s Stock Screener to find the highest-yielding companies on my watchlist.
Number of Analysts: 16 or higher, as more analyst scores make for a stronger consensus.
Current Analyst Rating: 4.5 – 5. I’m limiting the list to “Strong Buy” stocks that Wall Street expects to perform well within the next 12 months.
Annual Dividend Yield (FWD), %: Left blank to be sorted from highest to lowest.
The results give us 154 companies. I’ll cover the top five, highest-yielding dividend stocks that are “strong buy” rated.
With that, let’s begin with the highest-yielding dividend stock:
Energy Transfer LP is a midstream company founded in 1996 and now headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Midstream companies are mainly involved in the transportation, storage, and processing of raw energy materials like oil and gas.
Energy Transfer recently announced a binding open season for its Desert Southwest Expansion Project, which is going to expand 1.5 Bcf/d of Permian gas capacity by 2029. This will connect crucial supply points in Texas and New Mexico and cater to growing demands in the Desert Southwest.
In its most recent financials, the company reported sales are down 7% year-over-year to $19.2 billion, while net income also decreased about 10% to $1.2 billion, due to lower raw material prices. But this is something that Energy Transfer can…
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