8 Low Beta Dividend Stocks With Yields Over 4%

In the current market environment, it is important for income investors to choose their dividend stocks wisely. As volatility increases, investors may want to add some low beta stocks to their holdings to help dampen portfolio volatility. In general, companies with low betas will tend to be less volatile than the general market. With that in mind, we did a screen with the following parameters to find companies that had high dividend yields, low betas, and P/E ratios under 20: Dividend Yield > 4% Avg. 3m Volume > 1,000,000 Stock Price > $10.00 Market Cap > $1 billion P/E Ratio < 20.0x Beta < 1.00 The stocks below meet the parameters above. Use this data as a starting point for your own analysis. It is interesting to note that an MREIT, American Capital Agency Corp (AGNC), showed up on this screen. Even though this stock has a low beta (and... Read more