Investors love dividend stocks, especially the ultra-high-yield variety because they offer a significant income stream and have massive total return potential.
While the Federal Reserve may be ready to pause interest rate cuts for a while, investors must realize that federal funds have already fallen by a whole percentage point and will likely fall further as 2025 progresses. While better suited for those with higher risk tolerance, ultra-high-yield stocks will be in significant demand as yields on money markets and CDs field to the fund rate decline and yields on corporate and high-yield junk bonds drop.
We screened our 24/7 Wall Street ultra-high-yield dividend research database, looking for solid stocks trading under the $15 level that investors can buy now and realize some serious passive income and potential total return home runs. All four have Buy ratings at top Wall Street firms.
This post originally appeared at 24/7 Wall St.