5 High Dividend Stocks For Your July 2021 Watchlist
Many investors are looking for regular payouts right now, and these dividend stocks could fit the bill.
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Is Now The Time To Add Stocks These High Paying Dividends Stocks To Your Portfolio?
Amidst the volatility seen in the stock market recently, many investors are considering safer investments like dividend stocks. As a result, the highest-paying dividend stocks in 2021 could have more room to grow right now. While that may seem like a decent strategy to focus on, there are several other key factors to consider when it comes to dividend investing. For starters, companies that focus their resources towards dividends could be lagging in terms of growth projects. This would account for slower stock appreciation over time but provide more predictable income overall. Next, the company’s dividend-paying history would also be another aspect to consider. In this case, consistency and steady increments in a company’s dividends would be important to look out for. While it is important to look for stocks with the highest dividends for your portfolio, funds, and companies that offer monthly payouts are even better. Monthly dividend stocks are a popular investment in the stock market right now. After all, if your bills are monthly, why aren’t your payouts? Of course, that’s not to say dividend stocks are a sure-win strategy when it comes to investing. With all that being said, here are some of the best dividend stocks to watch in the stock market today.Best Dividend Stocks To Watch Right Now
- SoFi Weekly Income ETF (NYSEARCA: TGIF)
- Realty Income (NYSE: O)
- AbbVie Inc. (NYSE: ABBV)
- Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX)
- AGNC Investment Corp (NASDAQ: AGNC)
SoFi Weekly Income ETF
While you may have been looking for stocks with highest dividends and monthly dividend stocks, do you know that there’s also a fund that pays out dividends on a weekly basis? Yes, you read that right. If you’re looking for weekly dividend stocks to buy, SoFi Weekly Income ETF does just that. The ETF invests in a combination of investment grade and high yield bonds. It is the first ever ETF that seeks to distribute income on a weekly basis. The TGIF ETF is actively managed and aims to deliver distributions every Friday, which helps explain the ‘TGIF” ticker. TGIF holds more than 100 different stocks, but the fund’s top holdings include familiar names such as Ford (NYSE: F) and Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL). With a fair dividend yield of around 2.5% and a weekly payout schedule, it is undoubtedly an attractive fund for those looking for a steady paycheck. Whether TGIF stock is worth investing in is another question to answer. It certainly doesn’t come cheap, so you’ll have to decide if you are willing to pay up.
Realty Income
It’s nearly impossible to put up a list of best dividend stocks to buy without Realty Income. That’s because there aren’t a lot of companies that can pay consistently and raise their dividends regularly. It is also one of those rare companies that payout monthly dividends and are actually trademarked “The Monthly Dividend Company.” It has made 611 monthly dividends consecutively. This steady performance makes it a great staple for an income investor’s portfolio. What’s making Realty Income a compelling investment is its portfolio of strong clientele. As of March 31, Realty Income owned 6,592 properties with over 114 million square feet of space. With tenants like Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Dollar General (NYSE: DG) under its belt, it should continue to do well and maintain a stable revenue stream. With the COVID-19 restrictions ending and a high vaccination rate, Realty Income’s most affected tenants such as cinema operators and gyms should enjoy a nice recovery. Therefore, if you are expecting an improvement in its business, would you add O stock to your portfolio right now?
AbbVie
AbbVie is a major player in the biopharmaceutical industry and one of the best dividend stocks in the stock market right now. ABBV stock investors are benefiting from a dividend yield of 4.5%. Originating as a spin-off from Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT), AbbVie strives to research and deliver innovative medicines. Now, the company’s developmental pipeline consists of potential treatments across numerous key therapeutic areas. These include but are not limited to immunology, oncology, virology, and eye care. For a sense of scale, AbbVie is currently evaluating over 20 investigational cancer medicines in over 300 clinical trials globally. AbbVie is also gathering a lot of investors’ attention recently as the company continues to make tremendous breakthroughs. Just this month, AbbVie continues to see significant results in its cancer and arthritis portfolios. For starters, the company’s Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) treatment, VENCLEXTA, continues to show progress. With a market capitalization of $200 billion, the company has the balance sheet to make strategic acquisitions to further bolster its offerings. Considering the company’s high growth prospects, would you place your bet on ABBV stock right now?
Chevron
With oil prices above the $70 price level, things are looking up for energy stocks like Chevron Corporation. The oil giant has an attractive dividend yield of more than 5% and its most recent hike was announced in late April. Many investors, including Warren Buffett, love CVX stock because it has a strong balance sheet and good growth prospects. Although the energy sector isn’t in its heyday anymore, Chevron has got a few tricks up its sleeves. The company is also keeping up with the times through its initiatives in hydrogen to support the green economy. Essentially, Chevron is one option to consider if you are looking for a relatively low-risk investment in the energy sector. With one of the strongest balance sheets among its industry peers, investors may feel safer investing in it. After all, the oil and gas sector isn’t the shiniest investment you can get in the stock market today. However, considering its highly diversified businesses and a reasonable valuation, would you agree that CVX stock is a good dividend stock to buy now?
AGNC Investment
AGNC Investment Corp is the largest mortgage REIT by market cap. The mREIT has made a strong comeback after an underwhelming 2020. For those unfamiliar, the company uses its in-house subsidiaries to help package, buy, and sell government-backed mortgages secured by residential real estate. While mortgage REITs may not be a favorite on Wall Street, there’s no question about AGNC’s consistent dividend yield. The REIT has an annualized dividend yield of more than 8%. In 2020 alone, the company completed $1.4 billion of accretive capital transactions, having a total portfolio of $96.6 billion in agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and to-be-announced (TBA) securities. If you’re an investor in the stock market today, you probably know a thing or two about the rising inflation rate. And rising interest rates are among the reasons why stocks were down. While these are bad for stocks in general, rising interest rates actually benefit AGNC. For this reason, some may see AGNC stock as a defensive play in the highly volatile stock market we are having today. With that in mind, would you add AGNC to your watchlist?
International
United Airlines adds new flights to faraway destinations
The airline said that it has been working hard to "find hidden gem destinations."
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Since countries started opening up after the pandemic in 2021 and 2022, airlines have been seeing demand soar not just for major global cities and popular routes but also for farther-away destinations.
Numerous reports, including a recent TripAdvisor survey of trending destinations, showed that there has been a rise in U.S. traveler interest in Asian countries such as Japan, South Korea and Vietnam as well as growing tourism traction in off-the-beaten-path European countries such as Slovenia, Estonia and Montenegro.
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As a result, airlines have been looking at their networks to include more faraway destinations as well as smaller cities that are growing increasingly popular with tourists and may not be served by their competitors.
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United brings back more routes, says it is committed to 'finding hidden gems'
This week, United Airlines (UAL) announced that it will be launching a new route from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Morocco's Marrakesh. While it is only the country's fourth-largest city, Marrakesh is a particularly popular place for tourists to seek out the sights and experiences that many associate with the country — colorful souks, gardens with ornate architecture and mosques from the Moorish period.
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"We have consistently been ahead of the curve in finding hidden gem destinations for our customers to explore and remain committed to providing the most unique slate of travel options for their adventures abroad," United's SVP of Global Network Planning Patrick Quayle, said in a press statement.
The new route will launch on Oct. 24 and take place three times a week on a Boeing 767-300ER (BA) plane that is equipped with 46 Polaris business class and 22 Premium Plus seats. The plane choice was a way to reach a luxury customer customer looking to start their holiday in Marrakesh in the plane.
Along with the new Morocco route, United is also launching a flight between Houston (IAH) and Colombia's Medellín on Oct. 27 as well as a route between Tokyo and Cebu in the Philippines on July 31 — the latter is known as a "fifth freedom" flight in which the airline flies to the larger hub from the mainland U.S. and then goes on to smaller Asian city popular with tourists after some travelers get off (and others get on) in Tokyo.
United's network expansion includes new 'fifth freedom' flight
In the fall of 2023, United became the first U.S. airline to fly to the Philippines with a new Manila-San Francisco flight. It has expanded its service to Asia from different U.S. cities earlier last year. Cebu has been on its radar amid growing tourist interest in the region known for marine parks, rainforests and Spanish-style architecture.
With the summer coming up, United also announced that it plans to run its current flights to Hong Kong, Seoul, and Portugal's Porto more frequently at different points of the week and reach four weekly flights between Los Angeles and Shanghai by August 29.
"This is your normal, exciting network planning team back in action," Quayle told travel website The Points Guy of the airline's plans for the new routes.
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Walmart launches clever answer to Target’s new membership program
The retail superstore is adding a new feature to its Walmart+ plan — and customers will be happy.
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It's just been a few days since Target (TGT) launched its new Target Circle 360 paid membership plan.
The plan offers free and fast shipping on many products to customers, initially for $49 a year and then $99 after the initial promotional signup period. It promises to be a success, since many Target customers are loyal to the brand and will go out of their way to shop at one instead of at its two larger peers, Walmart and Amazon.
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And stop us if this sounds familiar: Target will rely on its more than 2,000 stores to act as fulfillment hubs.
This model is a proven winner; Walmart also uses its more than 4,600 stores as fulfillment and shipping locations to get orders to customers as soon as possible.
Sometimes, this means shipping goods from the nearest warehouse. But if a desired product is in-store and closer to a customer, it reduces miles on the road and delivery time. It's a kind of logistical magic that makes any efficiency lover's (or retail nerd's) heart go pitter patter.
Walmart rolls out answer to Target's new membership tier
Walmart has certainly had more time than Target to develop and work out the kinks in Walmart+. It first launched the paid membership in 2020 during the height of the pandemic, when many shoppers sheltered at home but still required many staples they might ordinarily pick up at a Walmart, like cleaning supplies, personal-care products, pantry goods and, of course, toilet paper.
It also undercut Amazon (AMZN) Prime, which costs customers $139 a year for free and fast shipping (plus several other benefits including access to its streaming service, Amazon Prime Video).
Walmart+ costs $98 a year, which also gets you free and speedy delivery, plus access to a Paramount+ streaming subscription, fuel savings, and more.
If that's not enough to tempt you, however, Walmart+ just added a new benefit to its membership program, ostensibly to compete directly with something Target now has: ultrafast delivery.
Target Circle 360 particularly attracts customers with free same-day delivery for select orders over $35 and as little as one-hour delivery on select items. Target executes this through its Shipt subsidiary.
We've seen this lightning-fast delivery speed only in snippets from Amazon, the king of delivery efficiency. Who better to take on Target, though, than Walmart, which is using a similar store-as-fulfillment-center model?
"Walmart is stepping up to save our customers even more time with our latest delivery offering: Express On-Demand Early Morning Delivery," Walmart said in a statement, just a day after Target Circle 360 launched. "Starting at 6 a.m., earlier than ever before, customers can enjoy the convenience of On-Demand delivery."
Walmart (WMT) clearly sees consumers' desire for near-instant delivery, which obviously saves time and trips to the store. Rather than waiting a day for your order to show up, it might be on your doorstep when you wake up.
Consumers also tend to spend more money when they shop online, and they remain stickier as paying annual members. So, to a growing number of retail giants, almost instant gratification like this seems like something worth striving for.
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Comments on February Employment Report
The headline jobs number in the February employment report was above expectations; however, December and January payrolls were revised down by 167,000 combined. The participation rate was unchanged, the employment population ratio decreased, and the …
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Prime (25 to 54 Years Old) Participation
Since the overall participation rate is impacted by both cyclical (recession) and demographic (aging population, younger people staying in school) reasons, here is the employment-population ratio for the key working age group: 25 to 54 years old.
The 25 to 54 years old participation rate increased in February to 83.5% from 83.3% in January, and the 25 to 54 employment population ratio increased to 80.7% from 80.6% the previous month.
Average Hourly Wages
The graph shows the nominal year-over-year change in "Average Hourly Earnings" for all private employees from the Current Employment Statistics (CES). Wage growth has trended down after peaking at 5.9% YoY in March 2022 and was at 4.3% YoY in February.
Part Time for Economic Reasons
From the BLS report:"The number of people employed part time for economic reasons, at 4.4 million, changed little in February. These individuals, who would have preferred full-time employment, were working part time because their hours had been reduced or they were unable to find full-time jobs."The number of persons working part time for economic reasons decreased in February to 4.36 million from 4.42 million in February. This is slightly above pre-pandemic levels.
These workers are included in the alternate measure of labor underutilization (U-6) that increased to 7.3% from 7.2% in the previous month. This is down from the record high in April 2020 of 23.0% and up from the lowest level on record (seasonally adjusted) in December 2022 (6.5%). (This series started in 1994). This measure is above the 7.0% level in February 2020 (pre-pandemic).
Unemployed over 26 Weeks
This graph shows the number of workers unemployed for 27 weeks or more. According to the BLS, there are 1.203 million workers who have been unemployed for more than 26 weeks and still want a job, down from 1.277 million the previous month.
This is close to pre-pandemic levels.
Job Streak
| Headline Jobs, Top 10 Streaks | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year Ended | Streak, Months | |
| 1 | 2019 | 100 |
| 2 | 1990 | 48 |
| 3 | 2007 | 46 |
| 4 | 1979 | 45 |
| 5 | 20241 | 38 |
| 6 tie | 1943 | 33 |
| 6 tie | 1986 | 33 |
| 6 tie | 2000 | 33 |
| 9 | 1967 | 29 |
| 10 | 1995 | 25 |
| 1Currrent Streak | ||
Summary:
The headline monthly jobs number was above consensus expectations; however, December and January payrolls were revised down by 167,000 combined. The participation rate was unchanged, the employment population ratio decreased, and the unemployment rate was increased to 3.9%. Another solid report.
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