3 Super-Safe Dividend Stocks to Buy for 2025 and Beyond

Dividend cuts can be devastating to an income-focused investor. You lose a portion of your passive income, and a dividend stock's price tends to fall significantly leading up to and after a payout reduction. Because of that, it's best to avoid that situation at all costs. The best way to do that is to focus on companies that have built a financial fortress around their dividend payments. Three super-safe dividend stocks that also offer above-average payouts are Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), and Realty Income (NYSE: O). That makes them great dividend stocks to buy in 2025 for those seeking income safety in the coming years. Johnson & Johnson has one of the strongest financial profiles in the world. The healthcare giant is one of only two companies with a AAA bond rating (higher than the U.S. government). The company, which had a more than $355 billion market cap, ended the third quarter with only $16 billion of net debt ($20 billion in cash against $36 billion of debt).Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool