3 Dividend Stocks Leading 2026's Rotation Into Value
As investors flee this year's high flyers, a few dependable payers are catching the money.
Overview
The first half of 2026 belonged to artificial intelligence. The second half, so far, has belonged to almost everything else.
In the opening stretch of July, technology has been the market's worst-performing sector. Meanwhile, cash has flowed into the corners investors ignored all year: energy, financials, healthcare, and consumer staples. A soft June jobs report, which showed the economy adding just 57,000 jobs, cooled bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike and gave the rotation a further push.
Details
For income investors, I think a rotation into defensive, dividend-paying stocks is worth a closer look. Three names in particular stand out.
Source
Originally published at www.fool.com.