The average stock of S&P 500 It only produces 1.3%. It’s a modest return on your money but it’s only averageS There are many dividends that pay you a lot more than that. Although you do not have to want to carry two -digit yields (which include stocks that tend to be extremely risky), you can find very safe, high -yielding stocks to have and hang for the long path.
Three high -end shares with strong finances that you may want to consider adding to your portfolio today are UNITEDHEALTH GROUP (Nyse: unh)., Brands International Restaurant (Nyse: QSR)and AT&T (Nyse: t)S
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UNITEDHEALTH Health Insurance Giant is the stock type that can make an excellent long -term participation in your portfolio. This year, she is fighting and faced with a lot of disadvantages due to interrogatives about her billing practices, and increasing costs made him more than expected. This pushed the health stocks to perennial low levels.
But in the long run, business can and should be restored. Insurance companies can be polarizing and controversial, but they are also needed to help reduce costs for patients and industries. The current problems of the United Has may seem discouraging, but after years they can be solved and no longer weigh on the price of his shares.
UNITEDHEALT is massive, with the company reporting more than $ 400 billion in sales last year and a $ 14 billion profit. The payout rate is still quite modest with only 35% of the profits, so it is in a good position to continue making regular payments in the foreseeable future.
Although the shares are traded by 40% so far this year (on June 24), UNITEDHEALTH may be underestimated to generate income for purchase and detention.
You can collect even more dividends from Restaurant Brands International. The restaurant company has emblematic and popular brands such as Burger King, Tim Hortons, Popeyes and Firehouse Subs. It grows through acquisitions and by expanding new markets.
Fast food restaurants face challenges against the background of rising prices and consumers using GLP-1 weight loss medicines that can limit appetites. But Fast Food still offers consumers a rather cheap eating out, and with the best brands in their portfolio, restaurant brands can be among the better fast food stocks to have the long way.
Last year, she won a $ 1.4 billion profit of $ 8.4 billion sales for a solid 17%profit margin. The repayment rate is about 80%, which is a little high, but suggests that the dividend is resistant. The free cash flow of the company is $ 1.2 billion in the last four quarters, which is more than $ 1 billion it has paid in dividends during this period of time, and further demonstrates the safety of its payment.
AT&T is the most profitable stock on this list and not all its extraction has been even higher. Investors are AT&T scourgers, with the price of its shares rising by over 53% in the last 12 months. The company has proven that its operations are more favorable than it seems that they are even a few years ago when it is still involved in streaming.
Last year, she announced that she was selling her share in DirectV as she focused solely on her telecommunications operations. The company effectively sacrifices some opportunities for diversification and growth in exchange for more stability and better common financial resources. But that does not mean that it does not plan to grow yet. Recently announced that it would acquire almost all LumenThe mass market business, which will help it increase its seats for fiber-AT & T plans to double its range and hit 60 million seats by the end of 2030.
AT&T expects to generate at least $ 16 billion free cash flow this year, putting it in an excellent position to continue paying its dividend, which costs him about $ 8.3 billion a year. By simplifying your business and as an investment in telecommunications with a clean game, it is a much more attractive action for income investors to buy and hold.
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