High Yield Dividend Stocks

Below you will find a list of public companies that offer dividend yields of 4% or higher that trade on the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ. Some of these stocks represent the highest dividend-paying stocks in world. Please note that the listed annual payout and dividend yield is based on the previous 12 months of dividend payments. If a company has cut their dividend in the last 12 months, the indicated annual payout and dividend yield may not represent what the company plans to pay out in dividends moving forward. How to invest in high yield dividend stocks.

Company	Current Price	Dividend Yield	Annual Payout	Payout Ratio	3-Year Dividend Growth	Ex-Dividend Date	Indicator(s)
LDI loanDepot	$1.05 -9.7%	458.02%	$4.80	2,526.32%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
BPT BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust	$0.54 -2.9%	219.96%	$1.19	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
ESGL ESGL	$1.88 -2.6%	219.26%	$4.12	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SLI Standard Lithium	$1.20 +0.8%	166.67%	$2.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
GAME GameSquare	$0.62 +6.5%	163.99%	$1.02	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
IPW iPower	$0.48 -1.0%	150.32%	$0.71	375.79%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Negative News Gap Up
ENZ Enzo Biochem	$0.31 -7.2%	129.03%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast High Trading Volume
PRME Prime Medicine	$1.17 -6.4%	123.59%	$1.45	N/A	N/A	N/A
BOLT Bolt Biotherapeutics	$0.32 -5.3%	112.15%	$0.36	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
ALTM Arcadium Lithium	$5.85 +0.1%	102.65%	$6.00	3,157.89%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage High Trading Volume
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SST System1	$0.31 -8.3%	102.24%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
MSB Mesabi Trust	$25.38 -2.4%	93.79%	$23.80	N/A	18.64%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
USOY Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF	$10.27 -3.3%	91.04%	$9.35	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
SBNY Signature Bank	$0.80	87.50%	$0.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
BTF Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy ETF	$8.84 -5.9%	87.33%	$7.72	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
QQQY Defiance Nasdaq 100 Enhanced Options & 0DTE Income ETF	$23.34 -4.8%	84.83%	$19.80	N/A	N/A	4/10/2025	Dividend Cut Gap Down
SOHO Sotherly Hotels	$0.65 -5.8%	80.00%	$0.52	N/A	N/A	N/A
NVDS Tradr 1.5X Short NVDA Daily ETF	$26.90 +8.2%	79.37%	$21.35	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Up
PRE Prenetics Global	$3.67 +11.5%	76.32%	$2.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
MSTX Defiance Daily Target 1.75X Long MSTR ETF	$20.90 -16.1%	69.00%	$14.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down
TSL GraniteShares 1.25X Long TSLA Daily ETF	$9.66 -9.2%	68.84%	$6.65	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
RILY B. Riley Financial	$2.95 -6.3%	67.80%	$2.00	N/A	-7.17%	N/A
TCBX Third Coast Bancshares	$27.48 -6.0%	61.39%	$16.87	493.27%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
TSLQ Tradr 2X Short TSLA Daily ETF	$36.79 +13.5%	60.83%	$22.38	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Up High Trading Volume
ORGN Origin Materials	$0.53 -6.4%	60.76%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
CLRO ClearOne	$0.50 -1.4%	55.98%	$0.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage Gap Down
HTCO Caravelle International Group	$1.08 -2.7%	55.56%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BMR Beamr Imaging	$2.02 -3.8%	51.49%	$1.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
MED Medifast	$13.14 +0.3%	50.24%	$6.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down
HUYA HUYA	$3.08 +0.8%	46.50%	$1.43	841.18%	N/A	6/17/2025
MAXI Simplify Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETF	$18.77 -2.6%	45.13%	$8.47	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Up
XIFR XPLR Infrastructure	$8.25 -4.1%	44.48%	$3.67	253.10%	N/A	N/A	Negative News Gap Down
CIB Bancolombia	$36.52 -6.3%	40.63%	$14.84	229.37%	141.88%	N/A	High Trading Volume
BITS Global X Blockchain & Bitcoin Strategy ETF	$48.71 -4.5%	39.68%	$19.33	N/A	N/A	N/A
ENGN enGene	$4.00 -0.7%	39.52%	$1.58	N/A	N/A	N/A
EU enCore Energy	$1.21 -4.0%	38.68%	$0.47	N/A	N/A	N/A
TRIB Trinity Biotech	$0.57 +1.2%	38.53%	$0.22	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast Gap Up
FEDU Four Seasons Education (Cayman)	$6.00 -5.2%	38.00%	$2.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage High Trading Volume
SMRT SmartRent	$0.81 -29.7%	37.13%	$0.30	300.00%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
SRG Seritage Growth Properties	$2.78 -0.2%	36.04%	$1.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
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ISSC Innovative Solutions and Support	$5.78 -4.8%	34.60%	$2.00	294.12%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
AIPI REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF	$38.27 -2.7%	33.86%	$12.96	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
OXBR Oxbridge Re	$1.46 -3.9%	32.88%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Up
FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF	$39.43 -3.0%	32.69%	$12.89	N/A	N/A	N/A
AGL agilon health	$5.52 +6.5%	32.64%	$1.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade News Coverage Gap Up
NVDU Direxion Daily NVDA Bull 2X Shares	$49.19 -11.4%	32.38%	$15.93	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
ROMA Roma Green Finance	$0.99 +3.1%	32.34%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
AMPS Altus Power	$4.99 +0.1%	31.90%	$1.59	N/A	N/A	N/A	Insider Trade High Trading Volume
ALTS Janone	$3.84 -7.9%	31.77%	$1.22	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down
PLCE Children's Place	$7.08 +1.3%	31.64%	$2.24	106.16%	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings News Coverage
FBL GraniteShares 2x Long META Daily ETF	$26.26 -13.1%	30.01%	$7.88	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
CLMT Calumet Specialty Products Partners	$9.15 -9.5%	29.95%	$2.74	2,490.91%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage Gap Down High Trading Volume
DM Desktop Metal	$4.96 +1.0%	29.76%	$1.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
AMLX Amylyx Pharmaceuticals	$3.49	29.11%	$1.02	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade News Coverage Gap Down
QYLG Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF	$24.60 -3.4%	28.82%	$7.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
CANG Cango	$3.41 -4.1%	28.78%	$0.98	N/A	N/A	N/A
PETS PetMed Express	$3.13 -3.7%	28.75%	$0.90	1,285.71%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
PL Planet Labs PBC	$3.35 -7.3%	28.70%	$0.96	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
LUMN Lumen Technologies	$3.54 -6.0%	28.29%	$1.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
RIG Transocean	$2.17 -10.2%	27.71%	$0.60	352.94%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast Analyst Revision News Coverage Gap Down
DWSN Dawson Geophysical	$1.18 -1.7%	27.12%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
OB Outbrain	$3.21 -7.0%	26.17%	$0.84	118.31%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SNT Senstar Technologies	$3.07 -4.2%	26.10%	$0.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings News Coverage Positive News
TUSK Mammoth Energy Services	$1.95 -5.3%	25.64%	$0.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
TWN The Taiwan Fund	$29.21 -1.2%	25.30%	$7.39	N/A	149.21%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings News Coverage
IEP Icahn Enterprises	$8.03 -4.7%	24.91%	$2.00	235.29%	-24.09%	N/A	Positive News
SABR Sabre	$2.27 -8.8%	24.67%	$0.56	193.10%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down High Trading Volume
CHMI Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment	$2.47 -8.7%	24.34%	$0.60	96.77%	24.81%	N/A	News Coverage
SPYT Defiance S&P 500 Target Income ETF	$16.25 -3.2%	24.12%	$3.92	N/A	N/A	N/A
OXLC Oxford Lane Capital	$4.40 -6.2%	24.09%	$1.06	N/A	14.70%	4/16/2025
AAPB GraniteShares 2x Long AAPL Daily ETF	$18.05 -8.4%	23.82%	$4.30	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
ORC Orchid Island Capital	$6.05 -6.4%	23.82%	$1.44	240.00%	8.28%	4/30/2025	Dividend Announcement News Coverage High Trading Volume
BCAT BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust	$13.81 -1.2%	23.75%	$3.28	N/A	N/A	4/15/2025	Dividend Cut News Coverage
BGFV Big 5 Sporting Goods	$0.85 -4.6%	23.56%	$0.20	N/A	-44.75%	N/A	Positive News
GCI Gannett	$2.73 -7.3%	23.49%	$0.64	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
ECC Eagle Point Credit	$7.30 -9.0%	23.03%	$1.68	166.34%	13.57%	4/10/2025	Gap Down High Trading Volume
OCCI OFS Credit	$6.40 -2.4%	22.66%	$1.45	168.60%	32.50%	4/17/2025	Dividend Announcement Positive News
FAT FAT Brands	$2.48 -0.4%	22.58%	$0.56	N/A	2.50%	N/A	Gap Down
FATBB FAT Brands	$2.50 -1.0%	22.44%	$0.56	N/A	29.14%	N/A
MHLD Maiden	$0.91 -2.4%	22.03%	$0.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage Gap Down
IVR Invesco Mortgage Capital	$6.34 -6.7%	21.47%	$1.36	58.12%	N/A	N/A	Ex-Dividend High Trading Volume
EARN Ellington Credit	$4.58 -3.9%	20.98%	$0.96	85.71%	N/A	4/30/2025	Dividend Announcement Analyst Forecast
GGT The Gabelli Multimedia Trust	$4.30 +1.1%	20.49%	$0.88	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
SALM Salem Media Group	$0.49 -3.1%	20.41%	$0.10	N/A	N/A	N/A
ARR ARMOUR Residential REIT	$14.14 -6.1%	20.37%	$2.88	77.01%	N/A	4/15/2025	High Trading Volume
BGSF BGSF	$2.97 -0.8%	20.24%	$0.60	N/A	10.89%	N/A	Analyst Forecast
PLL Piedmont Lithium	$6.04 +2.2%	20.20%	$1.22	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
TPVG TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC	$5.97 -3.9%	20.10%	$1.20	104.35%	0.48%	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage
CATO Cato	$2.59 -5.8%	19.69%	$0.51	N/A	14.75%	N/A
LZ LegalZoom.com	$7.32 -7.5%	19.67%	$1.44	205.71%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
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BWLP BW LPG	$8.66 -6.0%	19.41%	$1.68	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
MVO MV Oil Trust	$5.74 +4.1%	19.18%	$1.10	N/A	0.64%	4/15/2025	Dividend Increase Positive News
AFCG AFC Gamma	$4.80 -5.7%	19.17%	$0.92	71.88%	-1.01%	N/A
BAK Braskem	$3.32 +1.4%	19.00%	$0.63	180.00%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Negative News High Trading Volume
SILA Sila Realty Trust	$25.27 -3.0%	19.00%	$4.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
ICMB Investcorp Credit Management BDC	$2.56 -3.8%	18.75%	$0.48	111.63%	-8.67%	4/25/2025	Positive News
AP Ampco-Pittsburgh	$1.94 -0.9%	18.54%	$0.36	N/A	N/A	N/A
CRT Cross Timbers Royalty Trust	$10.18 -2.7%	18.47%	$1.88	N/A	-7.99%	N/A
QQQT Defiance Nasdaq 100 Income Target ETF	$15.51 -4.3%	18.44%	$2.86	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
DX Dynex Capital	$11.15 -6.5%	18.30%	$2.04	125.15%	120.93%	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage High Trading Volume
TAL TAL Education Group	$9.98 +3.4%	18.05%	$1.80	246.58%	N/A	N/A	Stock Split Gap Up High Trading Volume
LFGY YieldMax Crypto Industry and Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF	$33.05 -6.2%	17.91%	$5.92	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
AGNC AGNC Investment	$8.12 -8.9%	17.73%	$1.44	92.31%	133.05%	4/30/2025	Dividend Announcement Options Volume News Coverage High Trading Volume
HLF Herbalife	$6.80 -7.4%	17.66%	$1.20	49.59%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
ACTG Acacia Research	$2.84 -5.0%	17.61%	$0.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
MFA MFA Financial	$8.19 -11.0%	17.59%	$1.44	96.64%	206.13%	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
OXSQ Oxford Square Capital	$2.42 -2.4%	17.36%	$0.42	N/A	6.53%	4/16/2025	Analyst Downgrade News Coverage
WHF WhiteHorse Finance	$8.93 -2.3%	17.25%	$1.54	119.38%	4.30%	N/A	Insider Trade News Coverage Positive News
BDN Brandywine Realty Trust	$3.49 -7.8%	17.22%	$0.60	N/A	-2.14%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
DALN DallasNews	$3.72 -2.1%	17.20%	$0.64	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
AOMR Angel Oak Mortgage REIT	$7.62 -5.2%	16.81%	$1.28	90.14%	44.09%	N/A
TWO Two Harbors Investment	$10.74 -5.8%	16.77%	$1.80	108.43%	38.16%	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage High Trading Volume
SPMC Sound Point Meridian Capital	$17.97 -3.4%	16.69%	$3.00	N/A	N/A	4/15/2025	Positive News
ABR Arbor Realty Trust	$10.41 -6.0%	16.52%	$1.72	126.47%	7.62%	N/A	Analyst Forecast Positive News
HQH Abrdn Healthcare Investors	$14.38 -3.3%	16.49%	$2.37	N/A	101.58%	N/A	News Coverage
ACRE Ares Commercial Real Estate	$3.65 -4.8%	16.46%	$0.60	113.21%	-9.63%	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage Gap Down
SUP Superior Industries International	$2.20 -8.3%	16.36%	$0.36	720.00%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Downgrade News Coverage Gap Down
HRZN Horizon Technology Finance	$8.07 -3.4%	16.36%	$1.32	107.32%	3.23%	4/16/2025	Analyst Forecast News Coverage
OFS OFS Capital	$8.32 -1.3%	16.35%	$1.36	138.78%	20.29%	N/A	News Coverage
AMPY Amplify Energy	$2.46 -14.8%	16.29%	$0.40	57.97%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
NU NU	$10.26 -6.1%	16.28%	$1.67	216.88%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade Gap Down
NLY Annaly Capital Management	$17.27 -8.3%	16.22%	$2.80	97.90%	43.49%	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage High Trading Volume
QQQI NEOS Nasdaq 100 High Income ETF	$45.35 -3.7%	16.21%	$7.35	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
IFN The India Fund	$14.38 -1.8%	16.20%	$2.33	N/A	-1.55%	N/A	Positive News
ADX Adams Diversified Equity Fund	$18.08 -3.4%	16.15%	$2.92	N/A	-5.69%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Positive News
CMTG Claros Mortgage Trust	$2.49 -9.6%	16.10%	$0.40	166.67%	38.82%	N/A	Gap Down
NHTC Natural Health Trends	$4.98 +2.4%	16.08%	$0.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CION CION Investment	$8.97 -4.0%	16.06%	$1.44	113.39%	78.15%	N/A	High Trading Volume
BRBS Blue Ridge Bankshares	$3.10 -2.2%	15.81%	$0.49	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
PTMN Portman Ridge Finance	$11.98 -5.7%	15.69%	$1.88	78.99%	4.48%	N/A	Analyst Forecast Gap Down
IIPR Innovative Industrial Properties	$48.52 -6.3%	15.67%	$7.60	183.57%	9.55%	N/A	High Trading Volume
NREF NexPoint Real Estate Finance	$12.77 -3.7%	15.66%	$2.00	103.09%	6.39%	N/A	Analyst Forecast
GECC Great Elm Capital	$9.50 -0.5%	15.58%	$1.48	103.50%	-16.45%	N/A	Positive News
PSEC Prospect Capital	$3.49 -6.2%	15.47%	$0.54	101.89%	-2.13%	4/28/2025
SID Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional	$1.43 -2.4%	15.44%	$0.22	84.62%	-14.47%	N/A	Gap Down
PCM PCM Fund	$6.03 -1.1%	15.42%	$0.93	N/A	-0.40%	4/11/2025	Dividend Announcement
MNR Mach Natural Resources	$12.99 -6.3%	15.40%	$2.00	81.63%	N/A	N/A
PNNT PennantPark Investment	$6.29 -2.0%	15.27%	$0.96	120.00%	24.22%	4/15/2025	Dividend Announcement News Coverage High Trading Volume
HE Hawaiian Electric Industries	$9.44 -3.4%	15.26%	$1.44	137.14%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
RWAY Runway Growth Finance	$8.69 -4.3%	15.19%	$1.32	89.19%	85.66%	N/A	Positive News
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AMBP Ardagh Metal Packaging	$2.64 -1.7%	15.18%	$0.40	173.91%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
CUBA The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund	$2.38 -8.1%	15.13%	$0.36	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
TXO TXO Partners	$16.17 -4.3%	15.09%	$2.44	162.67%	N/A	N/A
MSW Ming Shing Group	$3.45 -0.6%	15.07%	$0.52	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Up
NYMT New York Mortgage Trust	$5.32 -6.0%	15.04%	$0.80	108.11%	30.08%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
TCPC BlackRock TCP Capital	$6.70 -4.7%	14.93%	$1.00	87.72%	4.26%	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage
HSBC HSBC	$48.20 -2.4%	14.90%	$7.18	101.99%	40.49%	N/A	High Trading Volume
SFL SFL	$7.27 -5.2%	14.85%	$1.08	337.50%	19.31%	N/A	Gap Down
TRIN Trinity Capital	$13.81 -2.5%	14.77%	$2.04	97.61%	17.42%	N/A	News Coverage
BTX Brooklyn ImmunoTherapeutics	$5.90 -5.4%	14.75%	$0.87	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage Gap Down
SUNS Sunrise Realty Trust	$8.18 -8.5%	14.67%	$1.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast Positive News Gap Down
NNBR NN	$1.92 -9.0%	14.58%	$0.28	233.33%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Revision Gap Down
KBWD Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF	$12.51 -5.2%	14.55%	$1.82	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
KEN Kenon	$33.19 -2.2%	14.46%	$4.80	N/A	26.89%	4/14/2025	Dividend Increase News Coverage High Trading Volume
MRCC Monroe Capital	$6.93 -3.5%	14.43%	$1.00	99.01%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BRSP BrightSpire Capital	$4.45 -6.2%	14.40%	$0.64	77.11%	15.45%	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down
MKZR MacKenzie Realty Capital	$1.40 +3.7%	14.29%	$0.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Up
PBR Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras	$11.29 -7.6%	14.26%	$1.61	55.14%	10.76%	4/22/2025	Options Volume Gap Down High Trading Volume
YQQQ YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF	$17.28 +1.6%	14.24%	$2.46	N/A	N/A	4/10/2025	Dividend Cut Positive News High Trading Volume
PDCC Pearl Diver Credit	$18.55 +0.8%	14.23%	$2.64	N/A	N/A	4/16/2025
FEAT YieldMax Dorsey Wright Featured 5 Income ETF	$33.80 -2.1%	14.17%	$4.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
KFFB Kentucky First Federal Bancorp	$2.83 +1.1%	14.13%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
QYLD Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF	$16.00 -3.5%	14.12%	$2.26	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
RWT Redwood Trust	$5.11 -5.8%	14.10%	$0.72	94.74%	-4.94%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
GCV The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund	$3.41 -3.1%	14.08%	$0.48	N/A	-20.23%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
REFI Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance	$13.40 -1.7%	14.03%	$1.88	88.68%	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
FLNG FLEX LNG	$21.40 -1.6%	14.02%	$3.00	139.53%	17.49%	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down
TX Ternium	$25.78 -2.4%	13.96%	$3.60	60.20%	2.25%	5/9/2025	Analyst Forecast
TRTX TPG RE Finance Trust	$6.92 -3.7%	13.88%	$0.96	88.89%	1.46%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
LFT Lument Finance Trust	$2.32 -5.1%	13.82%	$0.32	84.21%	-4.86%	N/A	Positive News
TUGN STF Tactical Growth & Income ETF	$20.55 -4.5%	13.82%	$2.84	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
MFIC MidCap Financial Investment	$11.02 -5.8%	13.79%	$1.52	96.20%	6.10%	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage
NMFC New Mountain Finance	$9.31 -5.7%	13.75%	$1.28	92.09%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage
FTQI First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF	$17.87 -3.4%	13.71%	$2.45	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
FSK FS KKR Capital	$18.68 -4.6%	13.70%	$2.56	101.59%	-7.11%	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage High Trading Volume
CIM Chimera Investment	$10.85 -5.5%	13.64%	$1.48	87.06%	-26.97%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
CEPI REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF	$34.82 -4.7%	13.58%	$4.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF	$34.83 -3.8%	13.58%	$4.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
KRP Kimbell Royalty Partners	$11.80 -5.3%	13.57%	$1.60	112.68%	N/A	N/A
MITT AG Mortgage Investment Trust	$5.92 -7.4%	13.52%	$0.80	75.47%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
EFC Ellington Financial	$11.54 -4.7%	13.52%	$1.56	91.76%	2.56%	4/30/2025	Dividend Announcement
MLCO Melco Resorts & Entertainment	$4.83 -5.1%	13.50%	$0.65	101.88%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade Positive News High Trading Volume
HBI Hanesbrands	$4.46 -8.3%	13.47%	$0.60	90.91%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage Gap Down
AIV Apartment Investment and Management	$7.51 -1.4%	13.46%	$1.01	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down
SAR Saratoga Investment	$22.34 -2.7%	13.43%	$3.00	90.36%	N/A	6/5/2025
PDBA Invesco Agriculture Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF	$34.33 -0.5%	13.40%	$4.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GHI Greystone Housing Impact Investors	$11.06 -4.5%	13.39%	$1.48	93.67%	6.85%	N/A	Gap Down
SCM Stellus Capital Investment	$12.05 -3.8%	13.28%	$1.60	112.68%	16.62%	4/30/2025	Dividend Announcement Analyst Forecast News Coverage
PRT PermRock Royalty Trust	$3.62 -3.2%	13.26%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	N/A
HQL Abrdn Life Sciences Investors	$11.10 -3.1%	13.24%	$1.47	N/A	N/A	N/A
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BGS B&G Foods	$5.78 -3.4%	13.16%	$0.76	107.04%	46.35%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
STG Sunlands Technology Group	$4.79 +4.1%	13.15%	$0.63	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BCE BCE	$20.93 -0.4%	13.14%	$2.75	145.50%	4.66%	N/A
NGL NGL Energy Partners	$3.05 -11.0%	13.14%	$0.40	75.47%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
FBRT Franklin BSP Realty Trust	$10.85 -6.1%	13.09%	$1.42	92.21%	72.42%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
WEEI Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF	$18.92 -6.5%	13.06%	$2.47	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MNDO MIND C.T.I.	$1.69 -2.3%	13.02%	$0.22	N/A	-2.63%	N/A	Positive News
FL Foot Locker	$12.33 -9.6%	12.98%	$1.60	94.12%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
DEA Easterly Government Properties	$8.20 -13.9%	12.93%	$1.06	311.76%	17.44%	N/A	Analyst Forecast Stock Split News Coverage Gap Down High Trading Volume
XRX Xerox	$3.87 -8.9%	12.92%	$0.50	30.67%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
PFLT PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	$9.56 -2.8%	12.87%	$1.23	N/A	-35.15%	4/15/2025	Dividend Announcement Analyst Forecast News Coverage
PHK PIMCO High Income Fund	$4.55 -3.5%	12.76%	$0.58	N/A	N/A	4/11/2025	Dividend Announcement
PMT PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust	$12.61 -6.0%	12.69%	$1.60	100.63%	-1.84%	4/11/2025	News Coverage Positive News High Trading Volume
EC Ecopetrol	$8.20 -8.4%	12.69%	$1.04	63.80%	155.16%	4/28/2025	Upcoming Earnings Dividend Cut News Coverage Gap Down High Trading Volume
CUK Carnival Co. &	$15.84 -10.5%	12.63%	$2.00	92.59%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
LIEN Chicago Atlantic BDC	$10.79 -0.2%	12.60%	$1.36	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BBDC Barings BDC	$8.27 -2.4%	12.58%	$1.04	99.05%	9.37%	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage
VOC VOC Energy Trust	$2.71 -3.7%	12.57%	$0.34	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF	$16.31 -2.0%	12.57%	$2.05	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC	$10.19 -3.4%	12.57%	$1.28	87.07%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
NOAH Noah	$8.29 -1.9%	12.43%	$1.03	68.67%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade News Coverage Positive News
TEN Tsakos Energy Navigation	$14.55 -4.0%	12.37%	$1.80	34.68%	N/A	N/A
NCDL Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending	$14.57 -4.7%	12.35%	$1.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage
DKL Delek Logistics Partners	$35.85 -5.7%	12.33%	$4.42	97.79%	7.02%	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
CSWC Capital Southwest	$18.93 -4.1%	12.26%	$2.32	94.31%	-1.99%	N/A	News Coverage
COPJ Sprott Junior Copper Miners ETF	$17.54 -2.6%	12.25%	$2.15	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CHCT Community Healthcare Trust	$15.26 -7.0%	12.25%	$1.87	352.83%	0.23%	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
BAMR Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners	$50.41 +12.8%	12.24%	$6.17	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News High Trading Volume
GES Guess?	$9.86 -9.9%	12.18%	$1.20	65.57%	28.73%	4/16/2025	Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Gap Down
ARI Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance	$8.22 -4.0%	12.17%	$1.00	86.21%	1.27%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade News Coverage
GPRE Green Plains	$3.95 -2.7%	12.15%	$0.48	96.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
CLCO Cool	$4.95 -2.7%	12.13%	$0.60	136.36%	N/A	N/A
RMR The RMR Group	$14.94 -3.6%	12.05%	$1.80	116.88%	5.80%	N/A	Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
GMRE Global Medical REIT	$7.02 -8.1%	11.97%	$0.84	4,200.00%	-0.20%	N/A	Analyst Revision Gap Down High Trading Volume
PCF High Income Securities Fund	$6.12 -2.5%	11.93%	$0.73	N/A	N/A	6/17/2025	Dividend Announcement News Coverage Positive News
EMD Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$8.69 -3.7%	11.85%	$1.03	N/A	N/A	4/23/2025	Positive News
OCSL Oaktree Specialty Lending	$13.55 -2.5%	11.81%	$1.60	69.26%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage
JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF	$48.86 -3.6%	11.79%	$5.76	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down High Trading Volume
AB AllianceBernstein	$35.63 -0.7%	11.79%	$4.20	107.42%	-5.93%	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage
GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq 100 Core Premium Income ETF	$42.13 -4.0%	11.77%	$4.96	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
BCSF Bain Capital Specialty Finance	$14.30 -4.2%	11.75%	$1.68	91.80%	7.30%	12/16/2025	Analyst Forecast News Coverage Gap Down High Trading Volume
GAB The Gabelli Equity Trust	$5.14 -3.7%	11.68%	$0.60	N/A	-19.54%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
FSCO FS Credit Opportunities	$6.33 -3.9%	11.53%	$0.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
IIF Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund	$23.45 -1.2%	11.51%	$2.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
CCAP Crescent Capital BDC	$14.61 -4.6%	11.50%	$1.68	88.42%	0.61%	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage
TRMD TORM	$15.24 -1.5%	11.48%	$1.75	55.73%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
TSQ Townsquare Media	$6.98 -3.9%	11.46%	$0.80	59.70%	N/A	4/17/2025	Gap Down
EPM Evolution Petroleum	$4.19 -6.5%	11.46%	$0.48	300.00%	27.79%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
METCB Ramaco Resources	$6.81 -4.9%	11.45%	$0.78	N/A	N/A	N/A
GBDC Golub Capital BDC	$13.64 -3.1%	11.44%	$1.56	86.67%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage Positive News
CIF MFS Intermediate High Income Fund	$1.58 -2.2%	11.43%	$0.18	N/A	3.99%	4/15/2025
KREF KKR Real Estate Finance Trust	$8.77 -5.8%	11.41%	$1.00	82.64%	-12.45%	N/A	Analyst Downgrade News Coverage Gap Down
VTS Vitesse Energy	$19.75 -7.4%	11.39%	$2.25	214.29%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
USA Liberty All-Star Equity Fund	$6.26 -2.0%	11.35%	$0.71	N/A	-4.30%	N/A
KOS Kosmos Energy	$1.60 -13.8%	11.35%	$0.18	53.24%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
CCL Carnival Co. &	$17.63 -10.1%	11.35%	$2.00	92.17%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Downgrade News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
PSBD Palmer Square Capital BDC	$12.72 -3.9%	11.32%	$1.44	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
OBDC Blue Owl Capital	$13.08 -4.3%	11.32%	$1.48	91.93%	5.60%	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage High Trading Volume
SLRC SLR Investment	$14.49 -4.1%	11.32%	$1.64	100.00%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
BXSL Blackstone Secured Lending Fund	$27.31 -5.8%	11.28%	$3.08	98.72%	79.79%	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage High Trading Volume
CGBD Carlyle Secured Lending	$14.20 -3.5%	11.27%	$1.60	85.11%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News High Trading Volume
TYG Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	$36.36 -3.7%	11.25%	$4.09	N/A	N/A	4/23/2025	Positive News
CULP Culp	$4.09 -0.2%	11.25%	$0.46	127.78%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast
PEO Adams Natural Resources Fund	$19.66 -4.9%	11.19%	$2.20	N/A	24.83%	N/A
DYTA SGI Dynamic Tactical ETF	$26.74 -1.4%	11.18%	$2.99	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SARK Tradr 2X Short Innovation Daily ETF	$58.23 +5.9%	11.18%	$6.51	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Up
HOFT Hooker Furnishings	$8.25 -4.1%	11.15%	$0.92	55.76%	7.53%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings High Trading Volume
PTY PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	$12.75 -4.9%	11.14%	$1.42	N/A	4.06%	4/11/2025	Dividend Announcement Positive News High Trading Volume
RC Ready Capital	$4.51 -6.9%	11.10%	$0.50	67.57%	-16.40%	N/A	Gap Down
GNL Global Net Lease	$6.89 -4.4%	11.02%	$0.76	N/A	26.47%	4/11/2025	News Coverage Gap Down High Trading Volume
MSDL Morgan Stanley Direct Lending	$18.18 -2.9%	11.00%	$2.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage Gap Down
BSM Black Stone Minerals	$13.68 -4.0%	10.97%	$1.50	97.40%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
OPI Office Properties Income Trust	$0.37 -6.4%	10.95%	$0.04	N/A	-73.70%	N/A	Dividend Announcement Positive News
STWD Starwood Property Trust	$17.56 -5.6%	10.93%	$1.92	95.05%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage Positive News High Trading Volume
TY Tri-Continental	$28.28 -3.7%	10.93%	$3.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
TIGO Millicom International Cellular	$27.49 -0.3%	10.91%	$3.00	82.87%	N/A	N/A	Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
WB Weibo	$7.34 -4.3%	10.90%	$0.80	43.48%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
GPMT Granite Point Mortgage Trust	$1.85 -12.6%	10.84%	$0.20	N/A	-33.06%	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage Gap Down
DMLP Dorchester Minerals	$27.23 -3.9%	10.83%	$2.95	N/A	N/A	N/A
RKT Rocket Companies	$11.86 -7.0%	10.81%	$1.28	164.36%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade High Trading Volume
BXMT Blackstone Mortgage Trust	$17.41 -4.9%	10.80%	$1.88	100.00%	-0.15%	N/A	Analyst Forecast Positive News Gap Down
KBDC Kayne Anderson BDC	$14.84 -3.5%	10.79%	$1.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage
EVC Entravision Communications	$1.86 -2.9%	10.78%	$0.20	N/A	25.99%	N/A	Gap Down
CLPR Clipper Realty	$3.58 -4.4%	10.63%	$0.38	N/A	15.73%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
JKS JinkoSolar	$13.93 -11.5%	10.63%	$1.48	65.49%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
ARLP Alliance Resource Partners	$26.35 -0.7%	10.63%	$2.80	88.89%	91.29%	N/A	Options Volume News Coverage
BWMX Betterware de México, S.A.P.I. de C.V.	$10.84 -2.3%	10.61%	$1.15	N/A	0.08%	N/A	News Coverage
PK Park Hotels & Resorts	$9.43 -6.4%	10.61%	$1.00	142.86%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Downgrade News Coverage Gap Down
RGP Resources Connection	$5.30 -5.5%	10.57%	$0.56	107.69%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
UNIT Uniti Group	$4.26 -3.6%	10.56%	$0.45	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
BHR Braemar Hotels & Resorts	$1.90 -8.9%	10.55%	$0.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Announcement News Coverage Gap Down
CRWS Crown Crafts	$3.05 -1.6%	10.49%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
KBWY Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF	$14.68 -3.9%	10.49%	$1.54	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
RITM Rithm Capital	$9.57 -7.7%	10.45%	$1.00	48.08%	3.57%	N/A	High Trading Volume
SPRO Spero Therapeutics	$0.58 -2.1%	10.39%	$0.06	N/A	N/A	N/A
ADNT Adient	$10.63 -10.6%	10.35%	$1.10	41.98%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast Gap Down
ASG Liberty All-Star Growth Fund	$4.66 -5.0%	10.31%	$0.48	N/A	-22.22%	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down
UAN CVR Partners	$67.93 -2.4%	10.30%	$7.00	N/A	12.89%	N/A	Insider Trade News Coverage Positive News
DOW DOW	$27.21 -8.9%	10.29%	$2.80	115.23%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast Gap Down High Trading Volume
NAT Nordic American Tankers	$2.34 -1.1%	10.28%	$0.24	58.54%	88.21%	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
RCS PIMCO Strategic Income Fund	$5.75 -0.9%	10.26%	$0.59	N/A	-0.54%	4/11/2025	Dividend Announcement News Coverage Positive News
MOV Movado Group	$13.77 -5.0%	10.17%	$1.40	N/A	13.80%	N/A	Upcoming Earnings Positive News
TACT TransAct Technologies	$3.55 -1.4%	10.14%	$0.36	N/A	N/A	N/A
TROX Tronox	$4.97 -7.9%	10.07%	$0.50	49.50%	11.57%	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down High Trading Volume
DIN Dine Brands Global	$20.30 -3.6%	10.05%	$2.04	37.50%	72.13%	N/A
GNK Genco Shipping & Trading	$11.96 -4.4%	10.04%	$1.20	83.33%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
RVT Royce Value Trust	$13.05 -4.4%	9.96%	$1.30	N/A	-8.72%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
WU Western Union	$9.49 -5.1%	9.91%	$0.94	49.74%	N/A	N/A
OBDE Blue Owl Capital Co. III	$14.14	9.90%	$1.40	N/A	N/A	5/30/2025
GAM General American Investors	$48.04 -1.9%	9.89%	$4.75	N/A	13.84%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF	$20.65 -3.0%	9.88%	$2.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
LYB LyondellBasell Industries	$54.27 -9.3%	9.88%	$5.36	66.92%	5.88%	N/A	Analyst Forecast Positive News High Trading Volume
MIN MFS Intermediate Income Trust	$2.65 -1.3%	9.83%	$0.26	N/A	29.91%	4/15/2025	News Coverage Positive News
SBR Sabine Royalty Trust	$61.46 -3.7%	9.83%	$6.04	N/A	N/A	4/15/2025	Dividend Increase News Coverage Positive News
MMT MFS Multimarket Income Trust	$4.38 -1.6%	9.82%	$0.43	N/A	5.22%	4/15/2025	Positive News High Trading Volume
AEF Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	$4.59 -3.8%	9.80%	$0.45	N/A	-9.89%	N/A
OGN Organon & Co.	$11.43 -9.6%	9.80%	$1.12	27.79%	25.99%	N/A	Analyst Forecast Options Volume News Coverage
CAPL CrossAmerica Partners	$21.48 -3.8%	9.78%	$2.10	381.82%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
WES Western Midstream Partners	$35.87 -1.7%	9.76%	$3.50	94.34%	36.15%	N/A	Positive News
MEI Methode Electronics	$5.74 -3.6%	9.75%	$0.56	53.33%	1.85%	4/17/2025	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
COTY Coty	$5.14 -4.2%	9.74%	$0.50	92.59%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast Gap Down
ARCC Ares Capital	$19.84 -4.9%	9.68%	$1.92	90.14%	5.83%	N/A	Analyst Forecast
BANX ArrowMark Financial	$18.60 -2.3%	9.68%	$1.80	N/A	5.80%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
FDUS Fidus Investment	$17.79 -4.8%	9.67%	$1.72	79.26%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage
OMF OneMain	$43.06 -5.7%	9.66%	$4.16	51.55%	17.34%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade News Coverage Gap Down
TFSL TFS Financial	$11.73 -3.6%	9.63%	$1.13	364.52%	0.15%	N/A	High Trading Volume
APAM Artisan Partners Asset Management	$35.00 -5.8%	9.60%	$3.36	88.42%	-10.40%	N/A	Analyst Downgrade News Coverage Positive News
GPRK GeoPark	$6.05 -8.1%	9.59%	$0.58	32.95%	67.40%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
RMT Royce Micro-Cap Trust	$7.73 -2.8%	9.58%	$0.74	N/A	-4.14%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
RMAX RE/MAX	$7.23 -6.2%	9.54%	$0.69	52.67%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
GTN Gray Television	$3.36 -9.0%	9.53%	$0.32	11.07%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
YY JOYY	$39.09 +2.5%	9.52%	$3.72	71.26%	N/A	4/17/2025	Analyst Forecast Positive News
HTGC Hercules Capital	$16.83 -3.8%	9.51%	$1.60	78.82%	14.35%	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage
GSL Global Ship Lease	$18.93 -2.9%	9.51%	$1.80	19.59%	28.06%	N/A	News Coverage
PANL Pangaea Logistics Solutions	$4.22 -4.1%	9.48%	$0.40	48.78%	47.36%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
SRET Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF	$18.89 -3.0%	9.42%	$1.78	N/A	N/A	N/A
GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Core Premium Income ETF	$43.57 -3.3%	9.39%	$4.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
BKT BlackRock Income Trust	$11.32 -0.7%	9.37%	$1.06	N/A	N/A	4/15/2025	Dividend Announcement Positive News High Trading Volume
WBA Walgreens Boots Alliance	$10.69 -0.8%	9.35%	$1.00	67.11%	-19.12%	N/A	Earnings Report
LOAN Manhattan Bridge Capital	$4.92 -2.4%	9.35%	$0.46	93.88%	-1.75%	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage
TSLX Sixth Street Specialty Lending	$19.78 -2.9%	9.30%	$1.84	82.14%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage High Trading Volume
GRNT Granite Ridge Resources	$4.74 -8.8%	9.29%	$0.44	59.46%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Revision
CC Chemours	$10.79 -9.2%	9.27%	$1.00	36.36%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
SSIC Silver Spike Investment	$10.81 -1.5%	9.25%	$1.00	101.01%	N/A	N/A
MPV Barings Participation Investors	$15.91 +0.4%	9.24%	$1.47	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CPAC Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.	$5.42 +2.8%	9.23%	$0.50	80.65%	-18.34%	N/A	Gap Up
TSPY TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF	$21.80 -2.9%	9.22%	$2.01	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
GORO Gold Resource	$0.43 +13.1%	9.20%	$0.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast
ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services	$12.61 -6.3%	9.20%	$1.16	N/A	16.67%	N/A	Gap Down
USAC USA Compression Partners	$22.83 -5.4%	9.20%	$2.10	175.00%	N/A	N/A
LADR Ladder Capital	$10.01 -4.7%	9.20%	$0.92	73.02%	4.77%	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage High Trading Volume
TAIT Taitron Components	$2.18 -2.2%	9.17%	$0.20	N/A	6.62%	N/A	High Trading Volume
PAA Plains All American Pipeline	$16.60 -3.3%	9.16%	$1.52	97.44%	20.83%	5/1/2025	Analyst Forecast News Coverage High Trading Volume
UWMC UWM	$4.38 -7.1%	9.14%	$0.40	76.92%	N/A	N/A	Options Volume News Coverage High Trading Volume
DHF BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund	$2.31 -2.3%	9.11%	$0.21	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
DSWL Deswell Industries	$2.20	9.09%	$0.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CIO City Office REIT	$4.40 -3.4%	9.08%	$0.40	N/A	-21.99%	4/10/2025	Positive News Gap Down
ESEA Euroseas	$28.67 -2.7%	9.07%	$2.60	21.33%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Revision News Coverage
ALX Alexander's	$199.09 -1.1%	9.04%	$18.00	N/A	13.30%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
GOOD Gladstone Commercial	$13.30 -2.9%	9.02%	$1.20	545.45%	41.37%	4/21/2025	Dividend Announcement News Coverage
SSP E.W. Scripps	$2.22 -7.1%	9.01%	$0.20	80.00%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Revision News Coverage Gap Down
CVI CVR Energy	$16.74 -4.8%	8.96%	$1.50	104.17%	N/A	N/A	Insider Trade Positive News Gap Down
FUND Sprott Focus Trust	$6.70 -3.5%	8.96%	$0.60	N/A	-11.05%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
ACET Adicet Bio	$0.45 -14.0%	8.95%	$0.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Up
LITP Sprott Lithium Miners ETF	$4.94 -2.9%	8.91%	$0.44	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
PPT Putnam Premier Income Trust	$3.49 -0.7%	8.90%	$0.31	N/A	28.02%	4/17/2025	Dividend Announcement News Coverage Positive News
CTO CTO Realty Growth	$17.13 -2.0%	8.87%	$1.52	760.00%	2.58%	N/A
FORR Forrester Research	$9.02 -3.8%	8.87%	$0.80	51.28%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
JAMF Jamf	$11.09 -4.3%	8.86%	$0.98	100.31%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
JHI John Hancock Investors Trust	$12.52 -1.9%	8.86%	$1.11	N/A	-9.59%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
BBAR Banco BBVA Argentina	$16.15 -2.5%	8.86%	$1.43	137.50%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SABA Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II	$7.80 -5.1%	8.85%	$0.69	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
RLJ RLJ Lodging Trust	$6.79 -8.4%	8.84%	$0.60	375.00%	307.94%	N/A	Analyst Downgrade Positive News Gap Down
BTO John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	$29.42 -4.6%	8.84%	$2.60	N/A	5.73%	N/A
QQQH NEOS Nasdaq-100 Hedged Equity Income ETF	$47.09 -2.7%	8.83%	$4.16	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
NVD GraniteShares 2x Short NVDA Daily ETF	$29.56 +11.2%	8.83%	$2.61	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Up High Trading Volume
HCSG Healthcare Services Group	$9.78 -2.7%	8.79%	$0.86	98.85%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GOGL Golden Ocean Group	$6.85 -2.8%	8.76%	$0.60	37.04%	-9.14%	N/A	High Trading Volume
RFI Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund	$10.99 -2.7%	8.74%	$0.96	N/A	54.87%	6/10/2025
SOBO South Bow	$22.92 -3.3%	8.73%	$2.00	108.70%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
QQQX Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund	$22.48 -4.2%	8.72%	$1.96	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News High Trading Volume
SGA Saga Communications	$11.50 +0.1%	8.70%	$1.00	N/A	27.72%	N/A
BLMN Bloomin' Brands	$6.92 -4.4%	8.67%	$0.60	42.25%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
CRI Carter's	$36.94 -5.2%	8.66%	$3.20	83.33%	31.73%	N/A
WHR Whirlpool	$80.89 -5.1%	8.65%	$7.00	61.78%	8.70%	N/A	Gap Down
NCT Intercont (Cayman)	$5.55 -2.6%	8.65%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
SSTK Shutterstock	$15.36 -7.9%	8.59%	$1.32	46.32%	12.62%	N/A	Analyst Forecast Gap Down
UG United-Guardian	$8.16 -3.0%	8.58%	$0.70	N/A	-26.43%	N/A
USEG U.S. Energy	$1.05 -4.5%	8.57%	$0.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Downgrade Positive News Gap Up
AHH Armada Hoffler Properties	$6.54 -3.3%	8.57%	$0.56	430.77%	8.61%	N/A
PAGP Plains GP	$17.74 -3.0%	8.57%	$1.52	96.20%	N/A	5/1/2025	Analyst Forecast
WASH Washington Trust Bancorp	$26.20 -4.4%	8.55%	$2.24	71.34%	2.17%	N/A	Positive News
WLKP Westlake Chemical Partners	$22.01 -3.1%	8.54%	$1.88	87.85%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
ALTY Global X Alternative Income ETF	$10.92 -2.4%	8.52%	$0.93	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
APLE Apple Hospitality REIT	$11.31 -7.3%	8.49%	$0.96	115.66%	188.45%	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
ERNZ TrueShares Active Yield ETF	$21.45 -2.4%	8.49%	$1.82	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CXW CoreCivic	$20.80 +2.1%	8.46%	$1.76	157.14%	N/A	N/A
DK Delek US	$12.07 -8.0%	8.45%	$1.02	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast Analyst Revision News Coverage Gap Down
DNP DNP Select Income Fund	$9.24 -1.7%	8.45%	$0.78	N/A	-7.02%	4/30/2025	News Coverage
OUT OUTFRONT Media	$14.21 -5.8%	8.45%	$1.20	122.45%	59.43%	N/A	Negative News Gap Down
VALE Vale	$8.92 +0.6%	8.41%	$0.75	39.27%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade Positive News High Trading Volume
MATV Mativ	$4.76 -8.7%	8.41%	$0.40	43.48%	-38.97%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
CIG CEMIG	$1.67 -1.5%	8.41%	$0.14	60.87%	-100.00%	N/A
WDS Woodside Energy Group	$12.14 -3.0%	8.40%	$1.02	124.39%	45.36%	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
DLX Deluxe	$14.28 -6.1%	8.40%	$1.20	33.15%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down
EDUC Educational Development	$1.19 +9.1%	8.40%	$0.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
SPE Special Opportunities Fund	$13.99 -1.9%	8.36%	$1.17	N/A	-3.44%	6/17/2025	Dividend Announcement News Coverage Positive News
SPOK Spok	$14.97 -1.1%	8.35%	$1.25	156.25%	35.72%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade Positive News
GLAD Gladstone Capital	$23.73 -4.2%	8.34%	$1.98	98.02%	8.27%	4/21/2025	Dividend Announcement News Coverage Positive News
NOG Northern Oil and Gas	$21.67 -12.4%	8.31%	$1.80	37.97%	119.54%	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
ACCO ACCO Brands	$3.65 -6.1%	8.23%	$0.30	25.86%	3.57%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
KSPI Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz	$83.38 -5.7%	8.22%	$6.85	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down
PDT John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	$12.06 -1.9%	8.21%	$0.99	N/A	-5.42%	4/11/2025	Positive News
HR Healthcare Realty Trust	$15.14 -2.6%	8.19%	$1.24	N/A	10.47%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade News Coverage Positive News
ET Energy Transfer	$15.92 -4.5%	8.17%	$1.30	84.42%	27.86%	N/A
PDM Piedmont Office Realty Trust	$6.13 -6.5%	8.16%	$0.50	N/A	-15.88%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
RIO Rio Tinto Group	$54.81 -1.4%	8.14%	$4.46	68.62%	-14.05%	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
SWI SolarWinds	$18.50 +0.0%	8.11%	$1.50	131.58%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage High Trading Volume
MDV Modiv Industrial	$14.45 -2.9%	8.10%	$1.17	3,900.00%	N/A	4/30/2025
PLTK Playtika	$4.95 +0.2%	8.08%	$0.40	62.50%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MPLX Mplx	$47.36 -1.9%	8.07%	$3.82	79.58%	8.21%	N/A	Options Volume
PIM Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust	$3.23 -0.8%	8.06%	$0.26	N/A	40.39%	4/17/2025	Dividend Announcement News Coverage Positive News
AWF AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund	$9.87 -3.2%	8.01%	$0.79	N/A	N/A	N/A
BCV Bancroft Fund	$15.99 -4.8%	8.01%	$1.28	N/A	-39.54%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
PII Polaris	$33.48 -8.7%	8.00%	$2.68	95.04%	1.56%	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down High Trading Volume
GILT Gilat Satellite Networks	$5.88 -2.8%	7.99%	$0.47	70.15%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
PFE Pfizer	$21.57 -4.1%	7.97%	$1.72	56.58%	2.50%	N/A	Analyst Forecast
STLA Stellantis	$8.91 -12.0%	7.97%	$0.71	23.20%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
FFIC Flushing Financial	$11.04 -5.6%	7.97%	$0.88	59.46%	1.56%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
INN Summit Hotel Properties	$4.02 -7.3%	7.97%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
MKTW MarketWise	$10.05 -6.9%	7.96%	$0.80	15.41%	N/A	N/A	Stock Split
UHT Universal Health Realty Income Trust	$37.02 -2.0%	7.94%	$2.94	N/A	-4.38%	N/A	Positive News
CCOI Cogent Communications	$50.64 -5.9%	7.94%	$4.02	N/A	7.34%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News High Trading Volume
IRS IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima	$12.10 -1.4%	7.93%	$0.96	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
HESM Hess Midstream	$35.42 -3.9%	7.91%	$2.80	83.33%	11.28%	N/A	Positive News
MSBI Midland States Bancorp	$15.70 -4.6%	7.90%	$1.24	46.10%	3.45%	N/A	Positive News
FCEF First Trust Income Opportunities ETF	$20.01 -2.8%	7.90%	$1.58	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
PKST Peakstone Realty Trust	$11.40 -3.0%	7.89%	$0.90	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
TEVA Teva Pharmaceutical Industries	$12.85 -9.3%	7.87%	$1.01	37.58%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Revision Positive News High Trading Volume
FLIC First of Long Island	$10.70 -6.8%	7.85%	$0.84	N/A	2.50%	N/A	Positive News
EGY VAALCO Energy	$3.19 -6.9%	7.83%	$0.25	43.10%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Downgrade Analyst Revision Gap Down
QQA Invesco QQQ Income Advantage ETF	$43.69 -3.8%	7.83%	$3.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down High Trading Volume
BNL Broadstone Net Lease	$14.92 -2.9%	7.78%	$1.16	154.67%	12.77%	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
WEN Wendy's	$12.89 -1.8%	7.76%	$1.00	88.50%	32.49%	N/A	Analyst Forecast
LRFC Logan Ridge Finance	$18.59 -1.0%	7.75%	$1.44	102.86%	N/A	N/A	Gap Up High Trading Volume
MGF MFS Government Markets Income Trust	$3.11 +1.3%	7.72%	$0.24	N/A	41.25%	4/15/2025	Positive News High Trading Volume
NEWT NewtekOne	$9.85 -6.5%	7.72%	$0.76	32.34%	-37.75%	4/15/2025	Gap Down
BOOM DMC Global	$6.49 -1.4%	7.70%	$0.50	66.67%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
TU TELUS	$14.41 +2.4%	7.70%	$1.11	142.31%	6.99%	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
FVR FrontView REIT	$11.17 -4.1%	7.70%	$0.86	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
KRNY Kearny Financial	$5.72 -5.0%	7.69%	$0.44	55.00%	3.23%	N/A	Positive News
OLP One Liberty Properties	$23.42 -2.7%	7.69%	$1.80	339.62%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
HIW Highwoods Properties	$26.08 -3.1%	7.67%	$2.00	266.67%	0.68%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
FIBK First Interstate BancSystem	$24.52 -5.7%	7.67%	$1.88	68.61%	4.66%	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage Gap Down
EPR EPR Properties	$46.26 -1.8%	7.65%	$3.54	122.92%	23.54%	N/A
MCI Barings Corporate Investors	$20.79 -0.8%	7.65%	$1.59	N/A	18.32%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
ARCT Arcturus Therapeutics	$9.35 -4.8%	7.65%	$0.71	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage Gap Down
RAIL FreightCar America	$4.71 -9.6%	7.64%	$0.36	48.00%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
GHLD Guild	$13.09 +4.5%	7.64%	$1.00	51.02%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
CPA Copa	$84.37 -5.5%	7.63%	$6.44	36.93%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
JVA Coffee	$3.15 -5.1%	7.62%	$0.24	N/A	N/A	N/A
SKM SK Telecom	$21.19 -0.7%	7.60%	$1.61	73.85%	28.13%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
AAT American Assets Trust	$17.92 -3.3%	7.59%	$1.36	151.11%	18.78%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
NQP Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund	$11.08 -0.7%	7.58%	$0.84	N/A	5.88%	4/15/2025	Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
SBGI Sinclair	$13.19 -6.7%	7.58%	$1.00	51.28%	7.72%	N/A	Insider Trade News Coverage Positive News
SILC Silicom	$13.20 -0.4%	7.58%	$1.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Up High Trading Volume
IHYF Invesco High Yield Bond Factor ETF	$21.56 -1.8%	7.56%	$1.63	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GAIN Gladstone Investment	$12.70 -2.8%	7.56%	$0.96	91.43%	N/A	4/21/2025	Dividend Announcement News Coverage Positive News
HNDL Strategy Shares NASDAQ 7 HANDL ETF	$19.86 -2.8%	7.55%	$1.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
AATC Autoscope Technologies	$7.96 -1.0%	7.54%	$0.60	N/A	14.47%	N/A
CIVI Civitas Resources	$26.56 -12.3%	7.53%	$2.00	24.57%	19.82%	N/A	Gap Down High Trading Volume
PSTL Postal Realty Trust	$12.89 -2.1%	7.53%	$0.97	346.43%	17.01%	N/A
HUN Huntsman	$13.31 -6.7%	7.52%	$1.00	125.00%	11.32%	N/A	Analyst Forecast Analyst Revision Gap Down
DEC Diversified Energy	$10.80 -6.1%	7.50%	$0.81	N/A	N/A	5/30/2025	Analyst Forecast High Trading Volume
SHIP Seanergy Maritime	$5.34 -2.4%	7.49%	$0.40	19.90%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MNRO Monro	$14.96 -3.6%	7.49%	$1.12	128.74%	4.55%	N/A	Gap Down
KTF DWS Municipal Income Trust	$8.82 -1.5%	7.48%	$0.66	N/A	7.93%	4/21/2025	Dividend Announcement News Coverage Positive News
FTSL First Trust Senior Loan ETF	$45.06 -0.5%	7.48%	$3.37	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
ING ING Groep	$17.43 -3.5%	7.46%	$1.30	54.17%	19.74%	4/25/2025	Gap Down High Trading Volume
PINE Alpine Income Property Trust	$15.31 -1.9%	7.45%	$1.14	1,628.57%	1.16%	N/A	Positive News
SQQQ ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ	$38.21 +11.5%	7.43%	$2.84	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Up High Trading Volume
DINO HF Sinclair	$26.95 -5.8%	7.42%	$2.00	58.31%	78.78%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
EPD Enterprise Products Partners	$28.86 -2.8%	7.42%	$2.14	69.03%	4.98%	4/30/2025	Dividend Announcement Analyst Downgrade
AESI Atlas Energy Solutions	$13.50 -7.9%	7.41%	$1.00	57.14%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
HASI HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital	$22.72 -7.6%	7.40%	$1.68	57.53%	49.45%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
ECOW Pacer Emerging Markets Cash Cows 100 ETF	$18.83 +0.2%	7.38%	$1.39	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PBF PBF Energy	$14.91 -9.2%	7.38%	$1.10	75.86%	N/A	N/A	Insider Trade Positive News Gap Down
BMA Banco Macro	$71.70 -3.2%	7.36%	$5.28	35.44%	N/A	N/A
CMTL Comtech Telecommunications	$1.36 -7.5%	7.35%	$0.10	N/A	N/A	N/A
KRC Kilroy Realty	$29.38 -4.9%	7.35%	$2.16	284.21%	1.92%	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down
TG Tredegar	$7.08 -1.6%	7.35%	$0.52	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
BSJU Invesco BulletShares 2030 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$24.81 -1.6%	7.34%	$1.82	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
KSS Kohl's	$6.84 -11.9%	7.32%	$0.50	102.04%	25.99%	N/A	Analyst Revision Gap Down
KRT Karat Packaging	$24.63 -1.2%	7.31%	$1.80	98.90%	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
KNTK Kinetik	$42.71 -5.6%	7.31%	$3.12	133.91%	0.33%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
BFS Saul Centers	$32.40 -3.4%	7.28%	$2.36	181.54%	14.79%	4/15/2025
LXP LXP Industrial Trust	$7.42 -3.6%	7.28%	$0.54	1,350.00%	7.72%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
NWBI Northwest Bancshares	$11.01 -4.3%	7.27%	$0.80	61.07%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down
BTI British American Tobacco	$40.61 +1.0%	7.26%	$2.95	61.46%	0.40%	12/30/2025	High Trading Volume
BP BP	$26.20 -6.1%	7.25%	$1.90	52.78%	12.55%	N/A	Analyst Downgrade Gap Down
UPBD Upbound Group	$21.51 -3.9%	7.25%	$1.56	31.26%	5.71%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down
FT Franklin Universal Trust	$7.05 -1.5%	7.23%	$0.51	N/A	-1.90%	4/17/2025	Dividend Announcement News Coverage Positive News
BSJS Invesco BulletShares 2028 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$21.16 -1.9%	7.23%	$1.53	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BEN Franklin Resources	$17.71 -4.7%	7.23%	$1.28	53.11%	3.42%	N/A	Analyst Forecast News Coverage
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Why Invest in High-Yield Dividend Stocks?

Written by MarketBeat Staff

Updated August 30, 2023

Key Points

High-yield dividend stocks pay a higher dividend in percentage terms than stocks with a lower yield.
Stocks with high dividend yields may carry less risk than other dividend payers.
MarketBeat has many dividend tools that make it easy to determine if a high-yield dividend stock is also one of the best fits for your portfolio.
5 stocks we like better than Duke Energy

A dividend is a portion of a company's profits paid to shareholders. High-yield dividend stocks pay a higher dividend in percentage terms than stocks with a lower yield.

If you're an income-oriented investor, stocks with high dividend yields may carry less risk than other dividend payers. That's because high dividend yield stocks are generally perceived to mean the company is more financially stable. And in fact, one attribute of high dividend-yielding stocks is that the companies frequently operate in mature, defensive sectors of the economy that perform well regardless of what is happening in the broader economy.

However, high yield dividend stocks do not always pay investors the best or most attractive dividend. A mistake that many investors make is to chase after the highest yield. This article will explain why investors should consider buying high-yielding dividend stocks and when they may want to look in other directions.

What is a High-Yielding Dividend Stock?

To help you better understand the significance of high-yield dividend stocks, let's start by answering two questions. First, what are dividends? And second, why are dividends and high dividend yielding stocks important to investors?

In short, a dividend is a portion of a company's profit that it returns to shareholders as a cash payment. Companies make these payments on a regular schedule. Most companies pay dividends quarterly. Others will pay them on a monthly, annual or semi-annual basis.

A dividend yield is a financial ratio that measures how much money per share a company pays out as a dividend. The yield is expressed as a percentage. The formula for dividend yield is:

Annual dividend per share/price per share

For example, a company with a share price of $200 that pays a $5 dividend per share will have a dividend yield of 2.5%.

5/200 = .025 (2.5%)

But would a 2.5% dividend yield be considered a high-yield dividend? As of April 24, 2023, the average dividend yield for all the dividend-paying stocks in the S&P 500 index is 1.67%. So by that measure, the answer would be yes.

However, you must also check a dividend yield in context with other stocks in the company's sector. In some cases, a dividend yield of 2.5% may be considered below average. For example, it's not uncommon to see stocks with dividend yields above 3% or 3.5% in the energy sector. In that context, a 2.5% yield means the stock is underperforming.

Infographic about high-yield dividend stocks

Why Are High-Yielding Dividend Stocks Important?

Now to the next question. Why are dividend stocks, particularly high yielding dividend stocks, important to investors? Dividend payments are part of an investor's total return on a stock.

Ideally, investors will look for stocks that pay the best high dividends and yields.

How to Use Fundamentals to Find the Highest-Yielding Dividend Stocks

How do you find quality high-yield dividend stocks? MarketBeat has several tools that can help you do just that.

Step 1: Use the dividend screener.

One of the dividend resources available is the MarketBeat dividend screener, which allows you to quickly sort through a range of dividend stocks based on your specific criteria. For example, you can choose stocks with a yield above 4%.

Dividend screener on MarketBeat

Step 2: Look for monthly dividend stocks.

Although many stocks pay dividends quarterly, some pay dividends monthly. Consider looking into two kinds of dividend stocks: real estate investment trusts (REITs) and business development companies (BDCs).

Both types of companies are required to pay out at least 90% of their taxable income as dividends. Many of these companies will pay their dividends monthly rather than quarterly, which can provide an additional benefit for fixed-income investors. The MarketBeat dividend screener allows you to find stocks that pay monthly dividends.

Monthly dividend stocks on MarketBeat

Step 3: Follow a dividend calendar.

MarketBeat makes it easy to know which companies are paying dividends and on what day they are making their dividend announcements.

U.S. dividend announcements on MarketBeat

Step 4: Understand the ex-dividend date.

The ex-dividend date is when the stock begins to trade without the dividend price included in the stock price (i.e., ex-dividend). A shareholder must be a shareholder of record before the ex-dividend date to capture the dividend for that period. MarketBeat's dividend calendar provides a list of stocks that are going ex-dividend. The calendar can be sorted by week.

The ex-dividend calendar on MarketBeat

How to Use a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP)

Investors can use a dividend in several different ways. You can take your dividends as cash payments if you're at or near retirement age. This means having cash directly deposited into your bank or brokerage accounts in the modern era. You can then choose to use that cash as you see fit.

However, dividend stocks are a vital part of every investor's portfolio. And if you have a longer time horizon, a dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP) can be a way to make dividends with high yields even more attractive. By participating in a DRIP, the regular dividend payment you receive goes into purchasing additional company stock shares.

Let's look at an example. Utility stocks are good choices for dividend investors. Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE: DUK) is known as one of the highest dividend stocks in the sector. As of April 24, the company pays an annual dividend of $4.02 per share. The share price is $98.47, which makes the dividend yield 4.08% (4.02/98.47 = 0.04.08).

If you invested $10,000 in Duke Energy stock, you would own 101.55 shares of the company's stock. That means every quarter, you would receive $102.06 in dividends. That's because Duke Energy pays its dividend quarterly. So, the quarterly dividend payment is $1.006 ($4.02/4).

But here's where the real magic happens. That $102.06 would buy you just over one share of DUK stock. In the following quarter, if the dividend payment remained the same, you could calculate your dividend yield on owning 102.58 shares of the company's stock. That would change your payout to $103.19.

You can see why reinvesting dividends can make a long-term difference to your portfolio. Even if a company's stock price goes up (which means you're buying fewer shares), you're still allowing the benefit of compounding to do its work for you.

Pros and Cons of High-Yielding Dividend Stocks

Review the pros and cons now that you know what high-yield dividend stocks are, why they're important and how to find them.

Pros

Here are some pros of dividend stocks and high-yielding dividend stocks in particular:

Financial strength: A high dividend yield is considered a sign of financial strength, but it is not always true.
Devotion to increasing dividends: Companies that issue dividends will typically go to great lengths to preserve and increase their dividends. The best have names such as dividend princes, aristocrats and kings. These designations mean that a company has increased its dividend per share (not the yield) for 10, 25 or 50 years, respectively.
Mature business cycle phase: They are at a mature phase of their business cycle. This means the company's cash flow is increasing, but the opportunity for growth through reinvestment is getting smaller. When this happens, they may reward their shareholders by paying dividends. The dividend should grow over time as long as revenue is not interrupted.
Defensive industries: They are in defensive industries. A defensive industry holds up against market volatility. During bull markets, these stocks will not show the highest growth, but during bear markets, they will hold their share price better. It's the difference between riding a roller coaster or a carousel.

Cons

Of course, there are also some potential negatives to consider with high-yield dividend stocks. These include the following:

Not strong growth stocks: They are not strong growth stocks. Investors may enjoy some capital appreciation from the stock price over time. But in general, these returns will underperform the broader market. These stocks will not be the best candidates if you want to grow your portfolio.
Difference between dividend payout and yield: Know the distinction between a company's dividend payout and dividend yield. The company's dividend yield will move up and down depending on the company's stock price. But the payout generally only changes once a year, if that.
A high yield may be a yield trap: This occurs when a stock's dividend yield has increased because the stock price is falling because analysts believe the dividend may get cut. Here are a few things to watch for to help avoid a yield trap:

Check the stock's dividend yield relative to its peers. A significantly higher yield may be a sign of distress rather than an opportunity.
Look at other metrics, including the dividend payout ratio, that can let you know if the company's dividend is sustainable.
Review the company's financials. Does it carry a lot of debt? Does it have insufficient cash to return to shareholders?
Ask yourself tough questions about the company. Does it have a strong moat, or does it have many competitors? Is demand consistent? Is there a risk of the company being displaced by disruptive technology?

Should You Invest in High-Yield Dividend Stocks?

High-yield dividend stocks can be a great addition to every investor's portfolio. But an internet search for "stocks with highest dividends" or "highest dividend stocks" will not likely give you the desired results.

The best dividend stocks do not always have the highest dividend yields. To find the top dividend stocks, you should consider many other factors, like the dividend payout ratio, the company's overall health and how it compares with others in its sector.

MarketBeat has many dividend tools that make it easy to determine if a high-yield dividend stock is also one of the best fits for your portfolio.

FAQs

Here are answers to some frequently asked questions we hear from investors.

What is the best high-yield dividend stock?

There is no simple answer to this question. A dividend yield is a "headline number" that draws much attention. But to understand if a high-yield dividend stock is a good option for your portfolio, you have to look at the company's historical performance and its prospects for future growth.

How do you make $1,000 a month in dividends?

Making $1,000 a month in dividends is aggressive, but it can be done and finding quality high-yield dividend stocks is one strategy. However, one way to think about it may be to think about it in annual terms. The MarketBeat dividend calculator lets you learn how much income your dividend stock portfolio will generate over time.

What stock has the highest monthly dividend yield?

MarketBeat provides a real-time list of the best monthly dividend stocks and ETFs. This list lets you quickly sort through hundreds of monthly dividend-paying stocks to identify the ones that may be right for your portfolio.

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