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With interest rates headed lower, now's the right time to buy dividend stocks for the long term. Some high-yield stocks are also growing their dividends steadily, paving the way for big returns.

Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?

Dividend stocks have rebounded sharply recently. However, some high-quality high-yield stocks remain market laggards. We share some of our top picks of the moment.

This week, 15 companies, including Dividend King Stanley Black & Decker, are set to increase dividends, with SWK extending its 57-year streak by 1.2%. My strategy focuses on buying, holding, and adding companies that consistently increase dividends and outperform benchmarks, using SCHD as a performance gauge. The list of dividend increases is curated by merging data from the "U.S. Dividend Champions" spreadsheet and NASDAQ, emphasizing companies with at least five years of dividend growth.

Clearway Energy Inc. stock is up 5% since last publication in May on stronger fundamentals. The company posted Q2 earnings of $336mm in revenue and $353mm in adj. EBITDA. Management aims for a path to $2.15 of CAFD per share, funded internally and through excess corporate debt capacity.

While traditional energy sources, such as fossil fuels, will undoubtedly continue to play a significant role in the global energy mix, there is a clear and accelerating shift toward renewable energy. As the world's energy demands continue to rise, it's important to discuss the best renewable energy stocks to buy.

The global renewable energy market is expected to blossom with the help of supportive policies and technological advancements. This creates an attractive backdrop for green energy stocks.

During times of turbulence and uncertainty in the markets, many investors turn to dividend-yielding stocks. These are often companies that have high free cash flows and reward shareholders with a high dividend payout.

Clearway Energy's (CWEN) second-quarter earnings increase year over year, while revenues decline. Total operating costs and expenses increase during the same period.

Clearway Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CWEN ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call August 1, 2024 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Akil Marsh - IR Sarah Rubenstein - EVP & CFO Craig Cornelius - President & CEO of Clearway Energy Group Conference Call Participants Mark Jarvi - CIBC Noah Kaye - Oppenheimer Justin Clare - Roth Capital Partners Alexis Kania - Marathon Capital Operator Hello, and welcome to the Clearway Energy, Inc. Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Today's conference is being recorded.