Best Dividend Stocks for Option Income

This report lists what Tim considers to be the best dividend stocks for producing option income. The criteria for the stocks on this list are that they must have a market cap of $10 billion or greater, have a dividend yield greater than or equal to 2%, free cash flow per share must be greater than their trailing dividend rate, a dividend payout ratio percentage of 90% or less, a liquidity rating of 2 stars or greater, an Algorithm score of 12 or higher or a Safety Score of 60 or better, and have made at least 20 dividend payments over the last 5 years. Finally, the stock's current price must be within 25% or lower of its 52-week low. This report is sorted by average ATM premium as well as trailing annual dividend yield percentage and is intended to find solid dividend stocks that are ideal for selling covered calls or cash-secured puts on. The report also has direct links to the options chain page for each stock as well.



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Ranking Ticker Company Current Price 52-Week High 52-Week Low Last Price to 52 Week Low Ex-Dividend Date Earnings Overlap? Trailing Annual Dividend Rate Trailing Annual Dividend Yield Percentage One Year Dividend Growth Rate Percentage Three Year Dividend Growth Rate Percentage Five Year Dividend Growth Rate Percentage All-Time Dividend Growth Rate Percentage Dividend Payout Ratio Percentage Has Options? ATM Call Premium ATM Put Premium Premium To Stock Price Ratio Liquidity Rating Algorithm Score Safety Score Lists
1 BBY Best Buy Co. Inc 67.56 101.10 54.99 22.86% 3/25 Yes 3.77 5.54% 1.06% 0.53% 7.93% 14.79% 88.08% Options Chain 4.75 5.60 0.08 12 62 None
2 TGT Target Corp 97.50 164.79 87.35 11.62% 5/14 Yes 4.46 4.65% 0.90% 0.45% 9.12% 11.54% 50.34% Options Chain 6.45 7.63 0.08 13 66 None
3 HPQ HP Inc 25.78 39.07 21.21 21.55% 3/12 Yes 1.13 4.45% 3.71% 1.84% 8.63% 10.23% 40.65% Options Chain 1.46 1.68 0.07 12 52 None
4 HAL Halliburton Company 20.70 37.47 18.72 10.58% 3/05 No 0.68 3.41% 0.00% 0.00% 39.41% 2.18% 28.45% Options Chain 1.10 1.29 0.06 12 57 None
5 GOLD Barrick Gold Corp 18.41 21.11 15.03 22.49% 2/28 No 0.40 2.18% 0.00% 0.00% 2.67% -2.00% 32.79% Options Chain 0.96 1.14 0.06 18 64 None
6 SCCO Southern Copper Corporation 90.12 122.68 73.52 22.58% 5/02 No 2.67 2.97% -27.20% -14.68% 18.04% 10.94% 58.75% Options Chain 4.50 5.45 0.06 13 63 None
7 CF CF Industries Holdings Inc 81.00 97.65 67.34 20.29% 5/15 No 2.00 2.48% 0.00% 0.00% 13.62% 30.77% 29.67% Options Chain 3.65 4.75 0.06 12 69 None
8 NKE Nike Inc - Class B 58.79 96.61 52.28 12.45% 6/02 No 1.54 2.71% 5.96% 2.94% 9.08% 15.51% 51.16% Options Chain 3.15 3.33 0.06 16 60 None
9 UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc 399.41 625.65 393.11 1.60% 3/10 No 8.40 2.10% 2.69% 1.34% 10.67% 23.95% 35.15% Options Chain 18.43 22.25 0.06 13 66 None
10 COP Conoco Phillips 91.38 122.11 79.88 14.40% 2/14 Yes 3.12 3.44% 0.00% 0.00% 12.47% 5.93% 39.95% Options Chain 4.25 5.03 0.06 9 76 None
11 BKR Baker Hughes Co - Class A 37.25 49.16 30.42 22.45% 5/06 No 0.86 2.32% 9.52% 4.65% 6.32% 2.60% 29.35% Options Chain 1.78 2.03 0.05 12 66 None
12 ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc 75.61 125.25 70.57 7.14% 3/31 No 5.24 7.04% 1.73% 0.86% 4.19% 3.89% 291.11% Options Chain 2.93 4.05 0.05 17 68 None
13 OXY Occidental Petroleum Corp 40.73 64.64 34.78 17.11% 6/10 Yes 0.90 2.23% 9.09% 4.45% 121.34% -0.92% 39.82% Options Chain 2.09 2.14 0.05 9 66 None
14 MRK Merck & Co Inc 83.44 131.54 75.93 9.89% 3/17 No 3.16 3.80% 3.85% 1.90% 5.25% 9.17% 45.93% Options Chain 3.95 4.30 0.05 15 73 None
15 QCOM Qualcomm Inc 139.80 227.03 120.80 15.73% 6/05 No 3.40 2.51% 6.27% 3.09% 7.26% 17.18% 34.69% Options Chain 6.50 7.18 0.05 14 69 None
16 SLB SLB 34.56 49.94 31.11 11.09% 6/04 No 1.11 3.29% 3.64% 1.80% 22.88% 3.48% 37.63% Options Chain 1.46 1.77 0.05 11 68 None
17 BG Bunge Global SA 78.70 112.16 66.75 17.90% 2/18 No 2.72 3.43% 0.65% 0.32% 7.33% 9.26% 34.04% Options Chain 3.85 4.00 0.05 14 61 None
18 FDX Fedex Corp 219.30 309.09 194.30 12.87% 3/10 No 5.52 2.63% 2.22% 1.11% 17.46% 16.72% 34.74% Options Chain 8.65 10.93 0.05 14 66 None
19 PCAR Paccar Inc 88.12 115.43 84.65 4.10% 5/14 No 3.93 4.38% 12.82% 6.22% 10.25% 9.67% 59.64% Options Chain 3.40 4.35 0.05 12 68 None
20 FITB Fifth Third Bancorp 37.10 48.18 32.25 15.04% 3/31 No 1.46 4.05% 2.78% 1.38% 6.74% 8.29% 46.35% Options Chain 1.20 1.75 0.05 12 65 None
21 SU Suncor Energy Inc 36.25 40.86 30.79 17.73% 3/04 Yes 2.23 6.25% 3.40% 1.69% 21.39% 13.58% 65.20% Options Chain 1.50 1.70 0.05 13 73 None
22 DOC Healthpeak OP LLC 17.75 22.57 17.24 2.96% 6/16 No 3.41 19.16% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 830.90% Options Chain 0.63 0.83 0.05 12 49 None
23 GIS General Mills Inc 55.64 73.73 54.58 1.94% 4/10 No 2.40 4.32% 0.84% 0.42% 4.15% 7.59% 52.75% Options Chain 2.60 1.75 0.05 12 60 None
24 NEE NextEra Energy Inc 67.25 84.83 61.72 8.96% 2/28 No 2.11 3.20% 10.00% 4.88% 10.14% 5.68% 79.08% Options Chain 2.34 3.13 0.05 9 66 None
25 SPG Simon Property Group Inc 162.00 187.80 136.34 18.82% 3/10 Yes 8.25 5.19% 3.70% 1.84% 9.47% 5.13% 113.79% Options Chain 7.40 6.75 0.05 8 74 None
26 EQNR Equinor ASA 23.19 27.48 21.29 8.92% 8/19 No 1.40 6.27% 9.63% 4.70% 27.50% 4.58% 44.30% Options Chain 0.95 1.05 0.05 12 68 None
27 BXP Boston Properties Inc 65.05 87.63 53.37 21.88% 3/31 No 3.92 6.03% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 3.36% 4,355.56% Options Chain 2.88 2.78 0.04 7 59 None
28 HD Home Depot Inc 364.05 434.31 315.91 15.24% 3/13 Yes 9.05 2.53% 2.22% 1.11% 8.66% 28.30% 60.70% Options Chain 15.75 15.90 0.04 8 60 None
29 OMC Omnicom Group Inc 77.07 105.28 69.13 11.49% 3/11 No 2.80 3.70% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 10.60% 38.25% Options Chain 2.73 3.33 0.04 15 70 None
30 PLD Prologis Inc 106.02 129.30 85.35 24.22% 3/18 No 3.89 3.77% 5.21% 2.57% 12.52% 4.21% 97.01% Options Chain 4.45 4.05 0.04 12 69 None
31 OKE Oneok Inc 82.95 116.82 74.87 10.79% 5/05 Yes 4.00 4.94% 4.04% 2.00% 2.45% 7.04% 78.13% Options Chain 3.45 3.45 0.04 13 74 None
32 MDT Medtronic Plc 85.25 95.49 74.13 15.00% 3/28 Yes 2.80 3.35% 0.36% 0.18% 3.18% 16.48% 85.37% Options Chain 2.58 3.53 0.04 10 64 None
33 XOM Exxon Mobil Corp 106.15 124.20 97.80 8.54% 5/15 Yes 3.88 3.67% 3.13% 1.55% 3.21% 5.80% 49.49% Options Chain 4.03 4.38 0.04 11 74 None
34 TTE TotalEnergies SE 57.63 70.49 51.78 11.30% 9/30 No 3.39 5.87% 2.08% 1.03% 2.58% 1.07% 50.66% Options Chain 2.13 2.35 0.04 13 62 None
35 RF Regions Financial Corp 21.05 27.41 17.18 22.53% 6/02 No 0.99 4.83% 2.04% 1.02% 11.37% -1.71% 47.83% Options Chain 0.85 0.85 0.04 14 71 None
36 MET Metlife Inc 77.88 88.48 65.21 19.43% 5/06 No 2.18 2.88% 5.34% 2.63% 4.55% 7.13% 36.70% Options Chain 2.90 3.08 0.04 20 72 None
37 CNI Canadian National Railway Company 101.50 126.37 91.65 10.75% 6/09 No 3.42 3.58% 5.03% 2.48% 9.60% 15.33% 67.64% Options Chain 2.63 4.00 0.04 10 70 None
38 CVX Chevron Corp 138.65 168.96 132.04 5.01% 5/19 Yes 6.60 4.84% 4.91% 2.42% 6.53% 6.15% 67.97% Options Chain 4.88 5.33 0.04 13 78 None
39 USB U.S. Bancorp. 41.50 52.79 35.18 17.96% 3/31 No 1.99 4.91% 1.01% 0.50% 3.25% 8.90% 49.26% Options Chain 1.21 1.59 0.04 15 70 None
40 CHRW C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc 90.83 114.09 76.21 19.18% 3/07 No 2.47 2.72% 0.81% 0.41% 4.50% 15.17% 63.99% Options Chain 3.35 3.45 0.04 14 55 None
41 CMCSA Comcast Corp - Class A 34.39 44.53 31.44 9.38% 4/02 No 1.26 3.73% 8.20% 4.02% 7.73% 29.38% 31.03% Options Chain 1.02 1.29 0.04 12 64 None
42 BDX Becton Dickinson & Company 169.50 250.85 165.50 2.42% 3/10 No 3.98 2.36% 6.94% 3.41% 5.48% 10.58% 66.89% Options Chain 4.90 6.30 0.04 13 64 None
43 UNP Union Pacific Corp 218.55 255.44 204.66 6.79% 2/28 No 5.32 2.49% 1.52% 0.75% 5.72% 8.43% 47.88% Options Chain 8.10 6.60 0.04 11 64 None
44 CFG Citizens Financial Group Inc 39.06 48.28 31.54 23.84% 4/30 No 1.68 4.35% 0.00% 0.00% 1.87% 17.29% 53.33% Options Chain 1.18 1.43 0.04 16 72 None
45 TROW T. Rowe Price Group Inc 91.80 122.80 77.85 17.92% 3/14 Yes 4.99 5.66% 2.42% 1.20% 4.13% 17.19% 54.54% Options Chain 1.98 3.30 0.04 22 65
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46 LHX L3Harris Technologies Inc 219.74 263.05 192.04 14.42% 6/03 No 4.68 2.13% 3.45% 1.71% 4.15% 7.92% 55.52% Options Chain 6.75 7.75 0.04 13 70 None
47 SHEL Shell Plc ADR (Representing - ) 66.69 74.18 58.55 13.90% 5/16 Yes 2.78 4.29% 4.07% 2.01% 10.62% -0.53% 54.94% Options Chain 2.05 2.30 0.03 17 70 None
48 HON Honeywell International Inc 214.18 240.29 179.36 19.41% 5/16 No 4.42 2.10% 3.43% 1.70% 4.64% 6.16% 50.86% Options Chain 6.50 7.05 0.03 12 69 None
49 KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc 34.66 37.52 29.92 15.84% 3/28 No 0.91 2.66% 5.14% 2.54% 8.05% -0.22% 82.27% Options Chain 0.75 1.13 0.03 9 64 None
50 O Realty Income Corp 56.96 62.79 48.20 18.17% 5/01 Yes 3.17 5.55% 5.33% 2.63% 3.56% 3.03% 323.98% Options Chain 1.33 1.85 0.03 8 61 None
51 HSY Hershey Company 164.00 206.26 138.94 18.04% 5/16 No 5.48 3.28% 0.00% 0.00% 12.59% 10.34% 50.18% Options Chain 3.90 5.25 0.03 13 65 None
52 VZ Verizon Communications Inc 43.84 46.61 36.47 20.21% 4/10 No 2.70 6.23% 1.40% 0.70% 1.81% 2.99% 64.23% Options Chain 1.17 1.38 0.03 14 72 None
53 CL Colgate-Palmolive Company 90.00 107.54 84.85 6.07% 4/17 No 2.02 2.23% 5.05% 2.49% 3.83% 8.64% 57.22% Options Chain 2.45 2.70 0.03 13 63 None
54 NLY Annaly Capital Management Inc 19.29 21.36 16.59 16.27% 3/31 No 2.65 13.65% 7.69% 3.77% -5.56% -0.43% 163.58% Options Chain 0.48 0.56 0.03 12 58 None
55 PG Procter & Gamble Company 160.12 178.84 155.17 3.19% 4/21 No 4.08 2.55% 6.74% 3.32% 5.59% 8.68% 64.60% Options Chain 4.08 4.40 0.03 12 72 None
56 JNJ Johnson & Johnson 155.80 169.99 139.56 11.64% 5/27 No 4.96 3.21% 5.91% 2.91% 5.55% 13.03% 55.17% Options Chain 3.80 4.05 0.03 16 66 None
57 ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc 242.32 276.43 214.66 12.89% 6/30 No 5.90 2.47% 3.45% 1.71% 6.18% 13.63% 50.38% Options Chain 3.95 6.10 0.03 12 64 None
58 KHC Kraft Heinz Company 28.70 35.61 26.90 6.69% 5/30 No 1.60 5.61% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% -4.69% 73.06% Options Chain 0.60 0.71 0.02 10 69 None
59 SYY Sysco Corp 70.77 81.12 67.12 5.44% 7/03 No 2.04 2.91% 6.93% 3.41% 4.09% 15.53% 52.31% Options Chain 1.30 1.70 0.02 14 55 None
60 EQR Equity Residential Properties Trust 71.72 76.83 59.41 20.72% 3/31 No 2.72 3.85% 4.53% 2.24% 3.54% 3.41% 104.12% Options Chain 1.65 1.70 0.02 11 62 None
61 TSN Tyson Foods Inc - Class A 61.23 65.82 52.36 16.94% 5/30 Yes 1.98 3.27% 1.52% 0.76% 2.74% 17.72% 66.89% Options Chain 1.00 1.33 0.02 17 63 None
62 VICI VICI Properties Inc 31.70 33.57 26.29 20.58% 3/20 No 1.71 5.43% 2.06% 1.03% 5.81% 9.24% 68.50% Options Chain 0.60 0.28 0.02 10 78 None
63 WPC W. P. Carey Inc 61.30 65.16 51.58 18.84% 3/31 No 3.52 5.68% 2.01% 1.00% -4.08% 2.92% 168.18% Options Chain 0.65 1.13 0.02 9 58 None