Exploring Dividend Stocks For Your Portfolio In March 2024

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As the United States market prepares for significant changes in policy shift, investors are closely watching these adjustments and their potential impacts on market dynamics. In this evolving landscape, identifying dividend stocks that offer stability and growth potential becomes increasingly important for building a resilient portfolio.

Top 10 Dividend Stocks In The United States

Name

Dividend Yield

Dividend Rating

Premier Financial (NasdaqGS:PFC)

6.20%

★★★★★★

Peoples Bancorp (NasdaqGS:PEBO)

5.36%

★★★★★★

Lakeland Bancorp (NasdaqGS:LBAI)

4.92%

★★★★★★

Bank of Marin Bancorp (NasdaqCM:BMRC)

6.00%

★★★★★★

First Interstate BancSystem (NasdaqGS:FIBK)

6.80%

★★★★★★

Financial Institutions (NasdaqGS:FISI)

6.44%

★★★★★★

Sandy Spring Bancorp (NasdaqGS:SASR)

5.98%

★★★★★★

Southside Bancshares (NasdaqGS:SBSI)

5.03%

★★★★★★

Citizens & Northern (NasdaqCM:CZNC)

5.97%

★★★★★★

West Bancorporation (NasdaqGS:WTBA)

5.68%

★★★★★★

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We're going to check out a few of the best picks from our screener tool.

United Bancorp (NasdaqCM:UBCP)

Simply Wall St Dividend Rating: ★★★★★☆

Overview: United Bancorp, Inc., serving as the bank holding company for Unified Bank, offers commercial and retail banking services primarily in Ohio, with a market capitalization of approximately $85.34 million.

Operations: United Bancorp, Inc. generates its revenue primarily through banking services, amounting to $30.34 million.

Dividend Yield: 5.5%

United Bancorp has shown a modest earnings growth of 8.2% over the past year, with forecasts predicting a continued annual growth rate of 4.14%. Despite its volatile and unreliable dividend history over the last decade, recent actions indicate a positive shift. The company recently increased its quarterly dividend to US$0.1725, marking a 6.2% rise from the previous year, and announced a special dividend of US$0.15 per share, reflecting strong earnings and financial health. With dividends currently well covered by earnings at a 40.8% payout ratio and expected to remain so in three years (39.8%), United Bancorp's forward yield stands at an attractive 5.4%, placing it in the top tier of US dividend payers.

NasdaqCM:UBCP Dividend History as at Mar 2024
NasdaqCM:UBCP Dividend History as at Mar 2024

Guess? (NYSE:GES)

Simply Wall St Dividend Rating: ★★★★☆☆

Overview: Guess?, Inc. is a global company that designs, markets, distributes, and licenses lifestyle collections of apparel and accessories for men, women, and children, with a market capitalization of approximately $1.68 billion.