From Forbes:
The yields on these five stocks are solid, not flashy.
We looked for dividend yields of at least 2%, as well as estimated payout ratios--indicated annual dividend divided by estimated earnings per share--below 0.6. The lower the payout, the greater the likelihood that a company can afford its current dividend or even raise it at some point in the future.
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