Barron's List Of Best Yield Plays For 2019 Turns To Verizon For Safety

Source: YCharts/YahooFinance

Actionable Conclusion (1): Brokers Say One 'Safer' Dividend Barron's Best Yield PlayNet A 5.82% Gains To January, 2020
Just one of thirty-eight top dividend-yielding Barron's best yield plays (tinted green in the chart above) was the 'safer' dividend producer for the coming year based on 1-year target estimates. So the dog strategy Barron's best yield plays graded out with 2.6% accuracy.
The following probable profit-generating stock trades were distinguished by estimated dividend returns from $1000 invested in each of the highest yielding stocks and positive gaining funds. Those dividends and their aggregate one year analyst median target prices, as reported by YCharts, created the 2018-19 data points.
Note: target prices for three funds were estimated at 2.8% to 14.2% by the author. Target prices for seven stocks were based on the median of broker target estimates reported by YCharts. Ten probable profit-generating trades projected to January 9, 2020 were:
Vodafone Group PLC (VOD) netted $478.74 based on target price estimates from three analysts, plus dividends less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility 8% less than the market as a whole.
Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) was projected to net $283.53, based on dividends, plus median target price estimates from twenty-three analysts, less broker fees. The Beta number showed this estimate subject to volatility... Read more