11 Highly Profitable Stocks Paying Big Dividend Yields

If you are considering stocks that pay big dividends, here is a list that may give you some ideas for your search. We ran a screen on stocks paying dividend yields above 4% and sustainable payout ratios below 50%. We screened these stocks for those with the highest profitability, beating their industry peers on gross, operating and pretax margins. Interactive Chart: Press Play to compare changes in analyst ratings over the last two years for the top six stocks mentioned below. Analyst ratings sourced from Zacks Investment Research.‬ ‪ We also created a price-weighted index of the stocks mentioned below, and monitored the performance of the list relative to the S&P 500 index over the last month. To access a complete analysis of this list's recent performance, click here. Do you think these stocks pay reliable dividends? Use this list as a starting point... Read more