11 High-Dividend Stocks That Can Afford To Double Dividend Payments
Published Jan 20, 2012 on Seeking Alpha

High-dividend stocks are very popular among defensive investors. These stocks are considered as viable options especially in inflationary environments. In order to achieve sustainable returns, defensive investors also select companies that are able to consistently pay fat dividends. We are concerned that the Fed's inflationary monetary policy will lead to inflation in the near future, and therefore we recommend investors play defensively by purchasing high-quality dividend stocks. Below we compiled a list of high-dividend U.S. stocks that can afford to double dividend payments. All companies have at least a $10 billion market cap, a dividend yield higher than 3% and a payout ratio lower than 40%. Market data sourced from Finviz. Ticker Company Dividend Yield 52-week Return (AFL) AFLAC Inc. 3.02% -22.09% (COP) ConocoPhillips 3.73% 8.44% (CVX) Chevron Corporation 3.04% 18.59% (DOW) The Dow Chemical Company 3.06% -6.45% (INTC) Intel Corporation 3.35% 22.99% (IP) International Paper Co. 3.31% 14.41% (K)... Read more