Don't Buy AI Stocks, Buy The Best Dividend Total Return Stocks

Summary

• I have a diversified portfolio of stocks, funds, and bonds. My stocks are primarily dividend paying value stocks.
• One can find dividend stocks with superior estimated total returns by comparing their return drivers – earnings growth, dividend yield and valuation - to historic trends.
• This article compares the earnings growth, dividend yield, current valuation, and estimated future return of 53 stocks.
• The best high dividend, deep value stocks with estimated returns higher than the S&P 500 are summarized.

Alistair Berg

Background

I am a retired engineer. I have a diversified portfolio composed of 49% equity funds, 30% individual stocks, 10% high yield bonds, 5% government bonds, 5% bond funds, and about 1% cash plus cryptocurrency. I invest in bonds and dividend stocks to provide the cash flow required to fund

Analyst’s Disclosure:I/we have a beneficial long position in the shares of ARLP, BEPC, BMY, BTI, BXSL, DVN, EG, EPD, FRO, HROW, MO, MPW, NE, NEWT, O, PAX, PBR, PFS, PYPL, SBLK, SSL, T, UGI, VOD, VZ, WBA either through stock ownership, options, or other derivatives. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.