The 5 Best Dividend Stocks Right Now

The best dividend stocks are ones that keep paying their dividends over time. When investors buy a stock for the dividend, they count on that dividend to get paid each quarter.

The 5 Best Dividend Stocks Right Now

Companies that pay a part of their earnings to stockholders are known as dividend stocks. The payment is a dividend and is a return of cash to shareholders.

What Are Dividend Stocks?

Important Dividend Definitions

• Dividend rate

• Dividend yield

• Payout ratio

Verizon Verizon (VZ) is number one on this list for two reasons: an excellent dividend yield combined with good dividend safety.

5 Best Dividend Stocks Right Now

In our opinion, no list of dividend stocks is complete without Microsoft (MSFT). Almost every investor knows about Microsoft.

Microsoft

Realty Income Corporation (O) is the only real estate investment trust (REIT) on this list. The trust owns more than 6,500 commercial properties.

Realty Income Corporation

Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola (KO) is one of the most well-known dividend stocks. Additionally, the company owns some of the most famous brands globally, operating in more than 200 countries.

Consolidated Edison (ED) is one of the oldest regulated utilities. The company is also a well-known dividend stock that has paid a dividend since 1885.

Consolidated Edison