2 S&P 500 Dividend Stocks That Could Climb 17% or More, According to Wall Street

Image source: Getty Images.If you spend much time perusing the stocks that Wall Street analysts expect to produce eye-popping returns, you may have noticed a common theme: There's usually a ton of risk involved.If you'd prefer a portfolio that can outperform the overall market without taking huge risks on each individual stock, sticking with dividend payers is the way forward. During the 50-year period that ended 2024, the average dividend-paying stock in the S&P 500 index delivered a 9.2% annualized return. Over the same time frame, companies in the same index that didn't have dividend programs produced a 4.3% average annual return, according to Ned Davis Research and Hartford Funds.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool