S&P 500: Bonds are yielding about 5% — but 7 stocks pay 7% or more
Some investors may be tempted by the 10-year Treasury yield, which is now near 5 percent. But you can get higher yields than S&P 500 stocks.
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Seven stocks in the S&P 500 — incl Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), Ford Motor (F) and Altria Group (MO) — yields more than 7%, according to Investor Business Daily Analysis from S&P Global Market Intelligence and Data. Marketing promotion.
Such high payouts are a reminder to investors that strong earnings are still out there. “The 10-year yield rose from -3.60% to its latest reading of 4.76% after the Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate three times in mid-September 2024,” said CFRA’s Sam Stovall.
Score huge hits to boot
The S&P 500’s biggest profit play so far is driving big stock gains.
Drugstore giant Walgreens Boots Alliance yields 8.5%. This is the highest dividend yield of all of the S&P 500. But surprisingly, the stock is up 27.5 percent this year.
That makes Walgreens Boots the rarest in the S&P 500. It is one of only two stocks to gain 7% or more in stock price this year.
Comparison of Walgreens Boots with Ford Motor. Yes, Ford is yielding 8.1 percent. But the stock is down nearly 2% this year.
Combing a large product
As noted, tobacco retailer Altria yields an impressive 8 percent. Because of its cash-cow business, it is typically a large producer. Shares, however, are down nearly 3% this year.
It’s another 7%-plus producer with high shares this year. Lionel Basel (Lib). The stock is up 1.2 percent this year, up 7.4 percent.
Top S&P 500 results
| Company | Ticker | YTD change | Production |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walgreens Boots Alliance | WBA | 27.5% | 8.5% |
| Ford Motor | F | -1.9% | 8.1 |
| Altria Group | MO | -2.8% | 8.0 |
| Crown Palace | CCI | -5.5% | 7.4 |
| LyondellBasell Industries | Lib | 1.2% | 7.3 |
| dau | DOW | -1.1% | 7.2 |
| Verizon connections | Viz | -4.7% | 7.1 |