Ari Gutman: 7 Discounted Dividend Stocks to Buy Immediately

From earnings season and concerns of a slowdown in the banking sector, markets are looking a little more shaky. While investors may want to scale out of aggressive trades, there are still opportunities that play to today’s values.

Most of those values include companies that pay dividends. Regular cash distributions significantly reduce portfolio volatility. And dividends can be used to reinvest in the same company, or to build a new position for a more diversified portfolio.

With rising interest rates potentially slowing the economy, some stocks remain on sale. That includes companies such as Exxon Mobil (XOM).

One of the world’s largest oil and gas players, shares are well off of their highs from last year.

Plus, the company is expanding from fossil fuels and into the lithium space. That will allow the company to play the growth of electric vehicles.

Company insiders have been buyers of shares. And the stock trades at less than 9 times earnings, which makes Exxon inexpensive compared to the rest of the market.

With a dividend yield of about 3.4 percent, Exxon has one of  the larger yields among the oil majors.

That’s just one example of a dividend stock trading at a reasonable value in today’s markets. With more volatility likely in the coming weeks, traders and investors alike can still stay invested with dividend stocks.

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