Best Dividend Stocks to Buy and Hold FOREVER! 💸

Hey, welcome back subscribers to my world of stocks. So, given that we are now well into 2026, I thought it'd be a perfect time to talk about some of the best dividend stocks to be investing in this very year at today's prices for the long term. And I'm actually going to make a few bonus videos, too, with extra dividend stocks over the coming week. So, make sure you're subscribed for those bonus videos, too. But in today's episode, we're going to kick things off with five of my absolute favorite among them, for which I specifically chose some deep value plays with prices that I believe are dramatically oversold, resulting in some mouthwatering dividend yields and at also dirt cheap valuations. So, make sure you hit that like button if you want more videos just like this. But with all that said, let's just go ahead and jump straight into my list here. All right. Now, I've got a wide variety of different options here uh to consider, but let's actually start things off right now with a dividend monster that I feel gets heavily slept on these days. and that is the consumer staples giant Clorox, ticker symbol CLX, who's not only lost well over half of its entire value from the pandemic highs, but it's also trading even lower today than they were before the pandemic ever even happened. And they're even negative over the past 10 years, too. Now, the result being though that right now is one of the best times to lock in that dividend as it's yielding over 4 and a.5% which is among the highest levels that it's ever been throughout their entire history. A history, by the way, that spans nearly five decades of consecutive raises, meaning that Clorox is also well on its way to even reaching dividend king status, too. And despite always trading for a high premium, justifiably so because of that reliable track record, well, the recent dip in price has actually left their PE ratios now trading close to the same levels as the sector and a whopping 30 to even as high as like 70% lower than their own 5-year averages, too. Now, obviously, a stock isn't going to suffer such a big, you know, multi-year downturn like this without some serious issues to be aware of. And to be honest, most of the stocks on today's list will have some, you know, very real uh concerns or reasons to be cautious going forward, too. But in my opinion, much of it is being overblown, causing the stocks to now be greatly oversold, which in the case of Clorox, they were actually soaring high during the pandemic for obvious reasons as demand spiked through the roof for their various cleaning products along with other, you know, household necessities. But in order to meet that extraordinary demand, the company was forced to invest heavily to increase their production capacity, which put a major strain on their margins. And once demand fell off a cliff coming off of the pandemic, while the inflation and the high interest rates that we were left with ultimately destroyed their profitability even further, which you can see on this chart here showing their annual earnings per share. But because of their brand strength and high competitive modes with proven brands like Clorox Bleach, you know, Pine Soul, Liquid Plumber, Fresh Step Cat Litter, Glad Plastic Bags, Hidden Valley Condiments, Kings Ford Charcoal, Brittle Water Filtration, BSB's personal care products, and so many more. Well, their financials have slowly started recovering once again, which I believe we're only in the earliest of stages in right now. And given enough time, I do believe that their margins will improve much further while their mouthwatering dividend continues to be one of the most attractive and sought after in the entire market. Okay. Now, while Clorox may not be a dividend king quite yet, stock number two is actually just that and it's also one of my favorites too in Federal Realy, ticker symbol FRT, who as a retail real estate investment trust. Uh it was actually an amazing performer throughout history up until the whole retail apocalypse and the pandemic sent shares crashing into the ground where it's not only lost over 30% of its value in the past 10 years but it's also trading even lower today than they were you know like even pre- pandemic which is a direct result of our high interest rate environment that hurts REITs by you know raising borrowing costs making their growth and expansion plans far more expensive while also raising the yields of bonds making them more attractive to investors over reap dividends too. But hey, two things on this now. First of all, Federal only relies on around a 100 different properties that they are hand selected for being in the highest quality locations with hightraffic large population densities and high average income. And in the areas where they are still expanding, well, it's mostly through their innovative resi over retail project that will build more residential density around their already existing retail properties in order to create more synergies and drive higher long-term growth. It's a perfect strategy, by the way. It's one that I have a lot of confidence in longterm because it makes their residential buildings more attractive to renters. You know, being closer to some really nice shopping centers. Everybody kind of likes that. while also driving higher foot traffic to those retail locations too that uh Federal happens to own. And number two is that you know interest rates will eventually come down leaving us with what is still one of the best performers in the space but that is now trading at about the same valuation as the sector on funds from operations despite having one of the best dividends around. In fact, Federal is actually the only REIT in all existence that has reached dividend king status. The only one having grown it for close to six decades in a row and that is now yielding well over 4% which historically has always been one of the best levels to be buying the stock. And so that's Federal. I happen to really like it and I've been scooping up shares. Now, if Federal isn't just quite your cup of tea, though, don't worry because for dividend stock number three, I've got another great and giant business here that is um I would say very critical to tech infrastructure around the world. And that stock is the giant telecom REIT known as American Tower, ticker symbol AMT, who may not be as flashy or highprofile as, you know, maybe some other dividend players in the telecom space like, you know, Giants Verizon or AT&T, but yet it's arguably just as important, if not more so, for the future of the digital world, as AMT actually owns the dirt and steel that makes 5G your data and your entire connected life possible as they own both the land and the massive tower structures on top of it, which they then lease out to multiple tenants like Verizon and AT&T and even government agencies too, who then attach their own antennas and equipment to the top. But despite acting as a bit of a monopoly in that space with close to 150,000 communication sites around the world, well, the stock has actually been getting hammered more recently, losing close to half of its entire value from the top, which happened to, you know, start right around the time that our interest rates happen to also balloon up, you know, coming off the pandemic, sending borrowing costs through the roof. And because AMT does borrow so heavily to buy land and build these massive towers as they continue expanding, well, the market decided to punish the stock for it. But although the price is down right now, their cash flows are still growing. And once interest rates do come down too, AMT will have a much smoother runway for all of their new expansion projects, which by the way are also heavily tied to new data center properties too that are on the rise thanks to all the demand for AI compute, making it actually their highest growth segment as well. Yet, because of the fall in price, well, AMT is now trading at about the same level as the sector, while the dividend has now rocketed higher to a yield of nearly 4%, which is also among the highest levels that it's ever been. And for such a, you know, high quality REIT like this to be trading for that much of a discount and and at that strong of a dividend, I just think it's a great pick and shovel stock to load up on before rates pivot once again. Okay, now for all my biotech investors out there, or really just anyone who likes to get some really deep value in their investments, I've got another very strong pick for you here in option number four, and that is a worldleading biotech in Fizer, ticker symbol PF, who hey, let's be honest, this one does tend to be much more on the controversial side of things, very polarizing these days. But like I said, if you're trying to get tremendous value in your dividend investment, then that controversy might just be the exact thing that is going to drag a stock like this down to some very attractive levels from an investment perspective alone. As Fizer has now lost well over half of its entire value from the top, leaving it trading even lower today than it did an entire decade ago. and with one of the dirt cheapest valuations that you'll ever find in a pharma giant like this as they now trade close to 50% lower than the sector median on a 4p basis. While the dividend yield has also skyrocketed to nearly 6 and 12% which has not only been grown for over a decade and a half straight, but it's also at a level here that we almost never get to see in this stock, meaning that it's very likely a great time to be buying in. And while there are some concerns to be aware of, much of it really has to do with the demand simply falling off for their V-shots post pandemic that caused their sales in fact to nearly get cut in half coming off of that giant surge. But what everyone seems to forget is that Fizer had already made so much money off of those V-shots, making them actually literally the largest pharmaceutical company in the entire world at one point that it's enabled them to also go out there and go on really one of the absolute largest monumental acquisition sprees that I've ever seen in my entire life where Fizer has now spent upwards of around $80 billion in just a couple years time strategically acquiring several large biotech companies including by the way the 10 billion that they spent on Medsera to enter the red-hot weight loss market as well as they work towards rebuilding their growth pipeline for the future which now but by the way sits north of a 100 different treatments aimed for future release which is also among the highest in the entire world and so because of it I just think investors are too fixated on present performance without really calculating the strong return to growth that we're likely to see over the next decade and more as those lucrative acquisitions really start to pay off for them. Again, I get that it's not, you know, the most favored name in the market these days. Far from it really. But if we're talking about a sleeping giant here with tremendous rebound potential and at one of the cheapest valuations with one of the largest dividends in the sector, then Fizer stock definitely fits that bill and it does look pretty attractive here in 2026. All right. Now, if you didn't like that last pick, I completely understand. But don't you worry because I literally saved the best choice of all for dividend stock number five. Am I a good salesman or what? I'm I'm really trying to sell these dividend stocks. No, but in all seriousness, I just these are some stocks that I do happen to like. But moving on here, dividend stock number five. Again, I actually did save my favorite of all for this last one, and that is Vichi Properties. ticker symbol VICI, who unlike some of the other names that we've covered so far, Vichi definitely hasn't seen that same type of monumental crash from the top. However, because of the high interest rate environment that continues to plague REITs, well, Vich's price has still been, I would say, very suppressed for years when it should otherwise have been soaring much higher. And that's because Vichi has one of the absolute strongest businesses you will ever find in a REIT where they own some of the richest high-value cash cow casinos and resorts in the entire world. mostly throughout the Las Vegas strip and the result of which is that they consistently produce 100% rent collection even through the pandemic wi-i which you know very few reads can even dream of saying that and with contracts that are also being adjusted now to be CPI linked meaning they can charge more as inflation goes up too and so as a result of their very strong and resilient cash flows coupled with the fall in the stock price well their valuation has now fallen to be even cheaper than the sector by over 20% on funds from operations, even though I I actually consider this the best rate of all. And at the same time, their dividend yield has also risen up to well over 6%, which is not only among the highest levels it's ever been, it's also been grown every single year since they started paying it. And I'm just telling you right now that when you finally see interest rates start falling once again, uh this is a stock that I I personally believe will rocket much higher than where it is today once investors see the value in that. In fact, it's probably my highest conviction uh REIT stock, excuse me, in the entire market right now. But again, those are just my opinions. Those are just some of the stocks that I happen to like. Uh I'm not I made that joke earlier. I'm not trying to sell these dividend stocks to you. By all means, do your own research and make your own decisions. I couldn't care less what you guys buy. That's your choice. I'm just sharing my opinion on YouTube. And uh you know, hopefully you enjoy it. But hey, I'd love to hear what dividend stocks you guys like. Did I leave any off the list that are your personal favorites? Let me know down in the comments because I'm always willing to make videos on the stocks that you guys like, too. So, let me know. And like I said, make sure you subscribe because uh I've got bonus dividend stocks video come videos coming out very soon that I'm actually working on right now. So, it's going to be a ton of fun. And thank you for watching the video. If you did enjoy it, please hit that like button. If you want to support me even beyond that, you can always um sign up for my Patreon and link is in the description. You get access to my daily stock trades. You get access to our community discord, our community portfolio. It's a ton of fun. So, you know, that's always an option, too. But hey, just for just for coming here and watching the video, that means the world to me. I really appreciate you guys. I love you all. I hope you're all doing well, and I will catch you in the next video. Thanks for your support. Hope you're all doing well. Take care, my friends. Bye-bye.