Stocks to Watch: BlackRock, American Electric Power Company and More...

High dividend stocks

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Hey Insiders,  With S&P 500 companies set to pay a record $550B this year in dividends, there is a potential to play the market to benefit from these record returns. Dividend payments are supposed to jump more than 10% this year, providing a great hedge against inflation. Here is a list of stocks that will give you a unique opportunity to benefit from this trend.  Best, Liam

Stock to Watch: BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) BlackRock is a finance company that has raised its dividend in the last five years.  The company has a 2.8% dividend yield.  The company's debt-to-capitalization ratio is 19.8%.  The company has a buy rating of 71.4%.

Stock to Watch: American Electric Power Company (NASDAQ: AEP) American Electric Power Company is a utilities company that has raised its dividend in the last five years.  The company has a 3.3% dividend yield.  The company's debt-to-capitalization ratio is 61.4%.  The company has a buy rating of 64.7%.

Stock to Watch: Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) Broadcom is a technology company that has raised its dividend in the last five years.  The company has a 3.1% dividend yield.  The company's debt-to-capitalization ratio is 65.3%.  The company has a buy rating of 68.0%.

Stock to Watch: MetLife (NYSE: MET) MetLife is a finance company that has raised its dividend in the last five years.  The company has a 3.2% dividend yield.  The company's debt-to-capitalization ratio is 25.1%.  The company has a buy rating of 83.3%.

Stock to Watch: Williams Companies (NYSE: WMB) Williams Companies is an energy company that has raised its dividend in the last five years.  The company has a 5.2% dividend yield.  The company's debt-to-capitalization ratio is 66.5%.  The company has a buy rating of 56.5%.

Stock to Watch: Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE: RF) Regions Financial Corporation is a finance company that has raised its dividend in the last five years.  The company has a 3.3% dividend yield.  The company's debt-to-capitalization ratio is 12.3%.  The company has a buy rating of 51.9%.

Stock to Watch: Corning (NYSE: GLW) Corning is a non-energy materials company that has raised its dividend in the last five years.  The company has a 3.0% dividend yield.  The company's debt-to-capitalization ratio is 41.4%.  The company has a buy rating of 62.5%.

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Liam Gill is a founder, lawyer and investor. He previously founded Fumarii Technologies, which became a top 20 ranked cloud computing service (Yahoo Finance! 2019) valued at over $30M. He holds an LLB Laws (UK), MSc Management and Master of Laws and currently practices law at Zargar Lawyers + Business Strategists in Vancouver, Canada.   Editor Aaron Crutchfield is based in the high desert of California. Over the last two decades, he has spent time writing and editing at various local newspapers and defense contractors in California. When he's not working, he can often be found looking at the latest memes with his kids or working on his 1962 Ford.

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