One 'Safer' Buy In 10 February Dogs Of The Dow

Summary

• Verizon is the only Dow Dog meeting the ideal of dividends from $1K invested exceeding single share price, supported by adequate free cash flow.
• Analysts project net gains of 15.23% to 33.94% for the top ten Dow Dogs by February 2026, with Merck leading at $376.03.
• Five stocks, including Verizon and Merck, are close to meeting the dogcatcher ideal, with prices within 67.5% of their annual dividends from $1K invested.
• A market correction or dividend increases could make all top ten Dow Dogs fair-priced, with Verizon already ideally priced.
• 28 of 30 current Dow-listed-stocks pay dividends. As of 2/6/25, the top-ten ranged 2.38%-6.79% by annual-yield, and another top-ten ranged 13.18%-34.92% in broker-estimated target-price-upside. This Dogs of the Dow list from Dow Jones & Co. appeared 2/6/25 on YCharts, and Dogs of The Dow websites. Here is your February update from that data.

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