5 Beaten Up, Recognizable Names With High Dividend Yields

Value has dramatically underperformed growth both recently and over 3 and 5 year periods.
The recent market swoon has pushed many value names to 52 week lows.
High, sustainable dividend yields can be had on these names.
In an environment starved for yield, recent market action as well as the last few years of market dynamics has revealed a number of solid dividend plays.
The primary dynamic is the dramatic underperformance of value versus growth so far this year, as well as the last 3 and 5 years:

Many are proclaiming the death of value. That said, valuation differences between value and growth are reaching levels not seen since the late 1990s, and we believe it's more a question of "when" than "if" value has its moment in the sun.
Below are five income ideas: an equal weighted portfolio of the five would throw off a dividend yield of 4.4% versus 0.99% on the 10-year Treasury, & 1.85% on the S&P 500.
H&R Block, 5.2% yield
H&R Block sits near 52 week lows. The company earned $1.98 on a trailing twelve month basis, putting its P/E at 10.6x. HRB is a perennial name on the "magic formula" list given their high ROIC and asset light business.
Exxon Mobil, 6.8% yield
Exxon Mobil stock is down 40% in the last year, along with an energy sector which is seemingly the most out of favor industry in the market. The stock trades at a 15.3x P/E to trailing twelve month earnings. Exxon earned nearly $10 in 2012 when energy prices were higher. Exxon claims to have replaced 313% of their reserves in 2018, and to have 17 years of reserves as of 2019.
Hamilton Beach, 3.1% yield
A spin-off from NAACO industries in late 2017, HBB stock has performed horribly since. HBB curates and sells low and mid priced consumer appliances such as blenders, coffee makers, air fryers, and others. HBB had a money-losing retail operation, Kitchen Collection, which they shut down in late 2019 after years of attempting to turn around. The absence of... Read more