The good news for investors is that first-quarter earnings should be outstanding and the economy is in very good shape. So good in fact that last Thursday’s unemployment report showed the lowest number of filings since 1973. Clearly things are much better than in years past, and with huge cash repatriations, companies will be buying back shares as well. We screened our 24/7 Wall St. research database for reasonably priced stocks that paid at least a 4% dividend and found eight that look like great buys for growth and income portfolios.
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is the world’s largest provider of pay TV, with TV customers in the United States and 11 Latin American countries. Duke Energy Corp. (NYSE: DUK) is one of the leading U.S. utility companies, given its stable earnings base, as a significant portion of the company’s earnings is derived from regulated operations. Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) is the world’s largest international integrated oil and gas company. General Mills Inc. (NYSE: GIS) is the world’s ninth-largest producer and marketer of packaged food and the fifth-largest in the United States.Kraft Heinz Co. (NYSE: KHC) is the third-largest food and beverage company in North America and the fifth-largest food and beverage company in the world, with eight $1 billion or more brands. Simon Property Group Inc. (NYSE: SPG) invests in the real estate markets across the globe. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) is a global leader in delivering the digital world.
Source: Wall St. 24/7
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