8 Dividend Stocks To Watch

Investments in dividend-paying companies may be just what you need to boost your portfolio, especially when alternative investments are not performing the way they usually do. Owning stocks that can promise stable dividends will benefit you in several ways and they are very flexible when it comes to fitting into an investment portfolio.

Companies that pay a dividend are usually considered the healthiest and biggest ones out there. This makes sense since businesses need to be fairly healthy in order to pay stock dividends and make investors feel secure and safe with them. Also, dividend paying companies generally experience price fluctuations on a regular basis and these stocks may have the ability to deal with these problems. In this article, we screened out dividend-paying companies that have paid at-least 25 consecutive dividends to investors.

McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) annual dividend yield stands at 2.04% and maintains a dividend payout ratio of 42.42%. The stock has a dividend of $1.24 annually. MKC shares traded in the range of $43.36 – $61.79 in the last 52 weeks.

AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) pays a dividend of $1.76 annually. The company has an annual dividend yield of 4.97% and has a dividend payout ratio at 249.25%. Shares of AT&T Inc have been floating in the range of $27.29 – $36.21 in the last 52 weeks.

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc (NASDAQ:TROW) has an annual dividend of $1.36 while keeping its dividend yield at 2.20%. The company maintains a dividend payout ratio of 41.95%. Shares of TROW have been trading in the range of $44.68 – $66.00 in last 52 weeks.

NACCO Industries, Inc (NYSE:NC) pays a dividend of $2.19 annually. The stock has an annual dividend yield of 1.75% and maintains a dividend payout ratio of 14.38%. Shares of NC have been floating in the range of $56.53 – $129.20 in the last 52 weeks.

HCP, Inc (NYSE:HCP) shares have been trading in the range of $28.76 – $44.79 in the last 52 weeks. The company pays a dividend of $2.00 annually and has a dividend payout ratio of 128.00%. The stock maintains an annual dividend yield of 4.50%.

Ecolab Inc (NYSE:ECL) annual dividend yield stands at 1.18% and maintains a dividend payout ratio of 47.29%. The stock has a dividend of $0.80 annually. ECL shares traded in the range of $43.81 – $68.96 in the last 52 weeks.

Brady Corp (NYSE:BRC) pays a dividend of $0.74 annually. The company has an annual dividend yield of 2.77%. Shares of AT&T Inc have been floating in the range of $24.44 – $34.94 in the last 52 weeks.

Bemis Company, Inc (NYSE:BMS) has an annual dividend of $0.74 while keeping its dividend yield at 2.77%. Shares of BMS have been trading in the range of $27.21 – $34.40 in last 52 weeks.

 Disclosure: Opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors alone who have no stake in any stocks mentioned, and do not plan to acquire any stake within the next 72 hours.