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3 Dividend Stocks To Enhance Your Portfolio

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As global markets navigate a landscape of cooling inflation and robust bank earnings, major U.S. stock indexes have rebounded, with value stocks notably outperforming growth shares. This environment highlights the potential appeal of dividend stocks, which can offer investors a steady income stream while potentially benefiting from sectors showing strong performance.

Top 10 Dividend Stocks

NameDividend YieldDividend Rating
Tsubakimoto Chain (TSE:6371)4.27%★★★★★★
Peoples Bancorp (NasdaqGS:PEBO)4.90%★★★★★★
CAC Holdings (TSE:4725)4.68%★★★★★★
Southside Bancshares (NYSE:SBSI)4.54%★★★★★★
Padma Oil (DSE:PADMAOIL)7.48%★★★★★★
GakkyushaLtd (TSE:9769)4.44%★★★★★★
Guangxi LiuYao Group (SHSE:603368)3.45%★★★★★★
Premier Financial (NasdaqGS:PFC)4.65%★★★★★★
Citizens & Northern (NasdaqCM:CZNC)5.82%★★★★★★
DoshishaLtd (TSE:7483)3.88%★★★★★★

Click here to see the full list of 1979 stocks from our Top Dividend Stocks screener.

We'll examine a selection from our screener results.

SNT Motiv (KOSE:A064960)

Simply Wall St Dividend Rating: ★★★★☆☆

Overview: SNT Motiv Co., Ltd. is engaged in the production, development, and sale of products for the defense and automotive industries both in South Korea and internationally, with a market cap of ₩303.89 billion.

Operations: SNT Motiv Co., Ltd. generates revenue primarily from its Vehicle Parts segment, amounting to ₩718.41 million.

Dividend Yield: 6.3%

SNT Motiv has demonstrated a volatile dividend history, with payments showing significant annual drops despite increasing over the past five years. The company's dividends are well-covered by both earnings and cash flows, with payout ratios of 28.9% and 24.1%, respectively, suggesting sustainability in the near term. Trading at a value below its estimated fair value and offering a competitive yield of 6.27%, it remains attractive compared to peers in the KR market despite its short dividend-paying history. Recent buybacks may further bolster investor confidence.

KOSE:A064960 Dividend History as at Jan 2025
KOSE:A064960 Dividend History as at Jan 2025

LEM Holding (SWX:LEHN)

Simply Wall St Dividend Rating: ★★★★☆☆

Overview: LEM Holding SA, along with its subsidiaries, offers solutions for measuring electrical parameters across various regions including China, Japan, South Korea, India, Southeast Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, NAFTA and Latin America with a market capitalization of CHF931.82 million.

Operations: LEM Holding SA generates revenue from two main segments: Asia, contributing CHF175.10 million, and Europe/Americas, contributing CHF163.88 million.

Dividend Yield: 5.9%

LEM Holding's dividend yield of 6.11% ranks in the top 25% of Swiss dividend payers, yet its sustainability is questionable due to high payout ratios—186.7% for earnings and 477.2% for cash flows—indicating dividends are not well covered. Despite stable and reliable payments over the past decade, recent financial results show declining sales (CHF 156.55 million) and net income (CHF 8.58 million), raising concerns about future dividend viability amidst high debt levels and volatile share prices.

SWX:LEHN Dividend History as at Jan 2025
SWX:LEHN Dividend History as at Jan 2025

Tokyo Rope Mfg (TSE:5981)

Simply Wall St Dividend Rating: ★★★★☆☆

Overview: Tokyo Rope Mfg. Co., Ltd. is a company that produces and distributes wire ropes, steel cords, and carbon fiber composite cables both in Japan and internationally, with a market cap of ¥20.47 billion.

Operations: Tokyo Rope Mfg. Co., Ltd.'s revenue is primarily derived from its cable steel wire related segment at ¥28.97 billion, followed by development product related at ¥18.12 billion, energy real estate at ¥7.34 billion, steel cord related at ¥6.48 billion, and industrial machinery at ¥4.07 billion.

Dividend Yield: 4.6%

Tokyo Rope Mfg.'s dividend yield of 4.63% is among the top 25% in Japan, yet it's not well covered by cash flows due to a high cash payout ratio of 98.1%. Although dividends have increased over the past decade, they remain unstable and unreliable. Recent share repurchases totaling ¥98.9 million aim to enhance shareholder value, alongside plans to increase per-share dividends from ¥40.00 to ¥60.00 for fiscal year ending March 2025.

TSE:5981 Dividend History as at Jan 2025
TSE:5981 Dividend History as at Jan 2025

Summing It All Up

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