3 Highest Dividend Paying Stocks Have Even Higher Options Yields

The Dividend Aristocrats are often mentioned when researching dividend paying stocks, as being some of the most dependable dividend stocks, in terms of steady dividend growth. This week, we looked at the 3 highest dividend paying stocks in this group: Century Link, (CTL), Pitney Bowes, (PBI), and Eli Lilly, (LLY), all of whom are listed in our High Dividend Stocks by Sector Tables. All of these firms should be able to maintain their dividend payouts, as they've done for the past 25 years - CTL has a dividend payout ratio of 93%, LLY has one of just 45%, and PBI has more than enough cash flow to continue it. *(See below). CTL and Qwest Communications today completed their merger, creating the nation's third largest telecommunications company in the United States. The combined company's increased scale and financial strength will enable it to deliver a broader range of communications services to... Read more