5 Defensive Utility Dividend Stocks

With the S&P down 12% and the Dow off nearly 10% in the 2nd quarter, you might well be thinking about defensive stocks. Comparing the various Industry Sectors over the 2nd quarter, the Utility sector has held up the best, dropping approx. 5.2%, vs. Basic Materials’ 17.2% loss. We screened the Utility section of our High Dividend Stocks by Sector tables for dividend paying stocks with above-average ROE, ROI, ROA figures, and below-average Debt/Equity and P/E’s.... Read more