3 US Dividend Stocks Yielding Up To 4.2%

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As the U.S. stock market experiences fluctuations with major indexes like the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average recently declining due to pressures in technology and energy sectors, investors are increasingly looking for stability through dividend stocks. In such volatile times, a good dividend stock is often characterized by a reliable yield and strong fundamentals that can weather economic uncertainties while providing consistent income.

Top 10 Dividend Stocks In The United States

Name

Dividend Yield

Dividend Rating

WesBanco (NasdaqGS:WSBC)

4.70%

★★★★★★

Columbia Banking System (NasdaqGS:COLB)

5.25%

★★★★★★

Peoples Bancorp (NasdaqGS:PEBO)

5.12%

★★★★★★

Dillard's (NYSE:DDS)

5.58%

★★★★★★

Farmers National Banc (NasdaqCM:FMNB)

4.49%

★★★★★★

Premier Financial (NasdaqGS:PFC)

5.13%

★★★★★★

Financial Institutions (NasdaqGS:FISI)

4.64%

★★★★★★

OTC Markets Group (OTCPK:OTCM)

4.49%

★★★★★★

First Interstate BancSystem (NasdaqGS:FIBK)

5.94%

★★★★★★

Chevron (NYSE:CVX)

4.41%

★★★★★★

Click here to see the full list of 168 stocks from our Top US Dividend Stocks screener.

Here we highlight a subset of our preferred stocks from the screener.

Citizens Financial Services

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

Overview: Citizens Financial Services, Inc., a bank holding company, offers a range of banking products and services to individual, business, governmental, and institutional customers with a market cap of $282.31 million.

Operations: The company's revenue is primarily derived from its Community Banking segment, totaling $98.19 million.

Dividend Yield: 3.3%

Citizens Financial Services offers a stable dividend with a 3.27% yield, though lower than the top US dividend payers. The company's dividends are well-covered by earnings, evidenced by a low payout ratio of 33.7%. Recent financials show strong earnings growth, with net income reaching US$5.28 million in Q2 2024 from a prior loss. Despite recent net charge-offs and modest share buybacks, its consistent dividend history over the past decade enhances its appeal to income-focused investors.

NasdaqCM:CZFS Dividend History as at Oct 2024
NasdaqCM:CZFS Dividend History as at Oct 2024

Independent Bank

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

Overview: Independent Bank Corp., the bank holding company for Rockland Trust Company, offers commercial banking products and services to individuals and small-to-medium sized businesses in the United States, with a market cap of $2.68 billion.