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U.S. stocks are experiencing a rather volatile period. Despite multiple optimistic forecasts for the S&P 500 heading into 2025, the benchmark index is down 3.6% year to date as of this writing.
Opinions will always differ, but our current economic environment seems rather uncertain to me, with tariffs, tariff wars, the threat of inflation, and a lot of investors with stock market jitters. So if you're looking to invest in stocks, I suggest taking a close look at dividend payers.
Most investors know the market's down quite a bit from February's high. Not all investors realize that a handful of compelling stocks were already sliding before the marketwide correction started, and that several of these same names haven't yet even hinted at a recovery.
PepsiCo (PEP -1.16%) stock offers passive income investors a robust dividend yield and the potential for capital gains.
A stock market correction refers to a 10% to 20% pullback from a peak. The S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.08%) -- an index that includes roughly 500 of the country's biggest, profitable publicly traded businesses -- hit correction territory on March 13.
The Dividend Kings are outperforming the S&P 500 in 2025 by 4.57%. Top performers include National Fuel & Gas (+30.21%), Consolidated Edison (+22.66%), and AbbVie (+20.40%). Promising Dividend Kings identified in February showed relative outperformance, averaging -0.38% vs. -1.58% for all Kings and -3.34% for SPY.
PepsiCo (PEP -0.67%) is a company with more than 50 consecutive annual dividend increases under its belt. You don't achieve a feat like that by accident.
PepsiCo (PEP) closed at $147.15 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.65% move from the prior day.
Since May 2017, reader-selected dividend-paying stocks have been featured, with valuable reader feedback improving accuracy and direction. My Dogs of The Week portfolios are available for Dividend Dogcatcher subscribers, with detailed summaries and reference guides listed by date. I prioritize stocks whose dividends from $1K invested exceed their single share price, categorizing them as "cash rich" or "cash poor".
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