AT&T, Verizon and Merck among Dow Jones Companies with Highest Dividend yields

AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) maintains the highest dividend yield among Dow Jones companies which stands at 6.08 percent. Moreover the share price is also trading at price to earnings of 8 times which makes it highly cheaper and attractive to make an entry.

Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) is ranked 2nd among Dow Jones components which highest dividend yield. The share price maintains the dividend yield of 5.43 percent. The high profitability of Verizon is also evident from its return on equity of 16.15 percent. The share price does seem to trading at highly attractive on fundamental basis.

Merck & Co Inc (NYSE:MRK) maintains the dividend yield of 4.62 percent which ranks it 3rd among 30 Dow Jones Companies. The company maintains the return on assets of 4.16 percent while its return on equity stands at 7.75 percent depicting its high profitability.

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Rehan Khan

About Rehan Khan

Rehan Khan has been involved in the financial sector for last 6 years. During that time he has been associated with many financial institutions, banks and brokerages. Rehan is also a graduate in finance and has been writing for last 2 years for various web publications, specializing in US stock markets, penny stocks, forex and commodities.

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