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Sun, Feb 1st, 2026

Best Dividend Stocks to Maximize Passive Income

A list of today’s Stocks paying the highest annual dividend yield.
Sun, Feb 1st, 2026

A dividend is an amount of money paid regularly by a company to its shareholders. Dividend stocks are popular among investors because they are typically well-regarded companies with a strong track record of paying reliable dividends. However, caution should still be exercised as many high dividend stocks have unique business structures that may be risky. Factors to consider include positive dividend growth metrics and the dividend payout ratio (the percent of profits paid to shareholders). You can use Barchart’s Top Dividend Stocks list to identify today’s stocks paying the highest annual forward dividend yield. To learn more about dividend stocks, please watch our webinar.

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Commodity Volatility, Earnings and Other Key Things to Watch

Markets enter February following a volatile final trading day of January that saw investors grappling with hotter-than-expected inflation data alongside news of a new Federal Reserve chair nominee.

PYPL : 52.69 (-0.79%)
MSTR : 149.71 (+4.55%)
GOOGL : 338.00 (-0.07%)
NVO : 59.43 (+0.17%)
MRK : 110.27 (+1.78%)
PFE : 26.44 (+1.30%)
DIS : 112.80 (+1.09%)
QCOM : 151.59 (-0.41%)
LLY : 1,037.15 (+1.27%)
AMD : 236.73 (-6.13%)
RBLX : 65.76 (-13.17%)
ARM : 105.36 (-2.83%)
Nancy Pelosi Just Sold Disney Stock. Should You?

Nancy Pelosi’s $5 million Disney sale contrasts with insider buying and a 23% analyst upside case, leaving DIS looking more like a slowly improving restructuring story than a broken business.

NVDA : 191.13 (-0.72%)
AAPL : 259.48 (+0.46%)
DIS : 112.80 (+1.09%)
Chevron Hikes Its Dividend - But It's Less Than Expected - Is CVX Stock Fully Valued?

Chevron Corp raised its dividend per share by 4%, slightly lower than our expectation of a 5% hike. CVX stock has risen 20% since mid-December. It could be fully valued, so how should shareholders play...

CVX : 176.90 (+3.34%)
Before Amazon Invests $50 Billion in OpenAI, How Should You Play AMZN Stock?

As headlines swirl about Amazon potentially investing $50 billion in OpenAI, how should investors approach AMZN stock right now?

MSFT : 430.29 (-0.74%)
GOOGL : 338.00 (-0.07%)
$SPX : 6,939.03 (-0.43%)
AMZN : 239.30 (-1.01%)
Software Stocks Are in a Bear Market. Should You Buy the Dip in ServiceNow?

As AI anxiety pushes software into a bear market, ServiceNow’s pullback raises a sharp concern. Should investors buy the dip or stay cautious?

MS : 182.80 (+0.77%)
NOW : 117.01 (+0.24%)
IGV : 90.31 (-2.12%)
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