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Should you buy stock in a company with a good chance of missing its full-year guidance and one that could cut its much-admired dividend (currently yielding 6.6%)? Usually, that's the last thing investors should want to do.

Dividend growth stocks can offer a stable way to passively grow one's income, creating long-term compounding wealth over the long run. Today, we are looking at a screening process that focuses on higher yields but ranks higher on dividend safety and consistency for growth. From the hundreds that end up listed, we take a look at some of those that rank on the higher yield end for an initial look.

Key Points These dividend stocks yield 5% or more.

Zacks.com users have recently been watching UPS (UPS) quite a bit. Thus, it is worth knowing the facts that could determine the stock's prospects.

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $ups #UPS--United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) will announce its 2025 second-quarter results on July 29, 2025, at approximately 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time. At 8:30 a.m. ET, UPS Chief Executive Officer Carol Tomé and Chief Financial Officer Brian Dykes will lead an investor conference call to discuss the results. This call will be open to the public via a live webcast. To listen, visit the UPS Investor Relations page and click on “Webcast.” The webcast audio will be accessible on the Inv.

United Parcel Service (UPS -1.61%) is in the middle of a major corporate overhaul. That has required management to make hard choices, face down some difficult issues, and muddle through problems that were out of its control.

Shares in United Parcel Service (UPS -1.61%), more commonly known as UPS, declined by 20% in the first half of 2025, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The decline comes as investors increasingly stress the company's prospects of meeting its initial full-year guidance due to the ongoing trade tariff dispute negatively impacting delivery volumes.

In the closing of the recent trading day, United Parcel Service (UPS) stood at $101.27, denoting a -1.6% move from the preceding trading day.

I analyze the 50 Fortune World's Most Admired Companies, focusing on dividend-paying stocks and their yield-based investment potential. Three companies—Pfizer, BMW, and Singapore Airlines—currently meet my 'IDEAL' dividend criteria, with dividends from $1K invested exceeding their single share prices. They, however, are not 'safer.' Analyst estimates project 12.88% to 37.22% net gains for the top ten dividend-yielding Fortune WMA stocks by July 2026, with moderate risk.

The majority of investors do not have hundreds of thousands of dollars to place into the stock market.