High-yielding stocks are back in vogue this year as investors hunt for dividends in a low-rate environment and favor value-oriented strategies. Barron’s screened the S&P 500 based on data from S&P Dow Jones Indices for top-yielding stocks and came up with eight companies with dividends in the range of 5% to 7%. A similar screen in January of S&P 500 high-yielders has yielded numerous winners, including (PM) (PM), (IBM) (IBM), and (PRU) (PRU).
