3 Dividend Stocks That Are No-Brainer Buys Heading Into the Second Half of 2026
This is the list for you if you are looking for dividend stocks with attractive yields and well-supported dividends.
Overview
The S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has a tiny little 1% yield today. Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) is offering a 3.5% yield. Realty Income's (NYSE: O) yield is 5%. And Enterprise Products Partners' (NYSE: EPD) yield is an even higher 5.9%. Here's why you'll find each of these high-yield stocks attractive as the second half of 2026 gets underway.
Novo Nordisk's trailing 12-month dividend payout ratio is a solid 40%. That's important because the drugmaker is currently facing some headwinds. Or, more to the point, its business is in transition. It was first to market with a GLP-1 weight-loss shot, but quickly lost its lead to Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY). That said, it beat Eli Lilly to market with a GLP-1 pill, and its pill appears to perform better than Eli Lilly's pill.
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