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November Pharma And Biotech Dividend Stocks To Look Out For

Regularly affected by the ever-changing regulatory environment, the pharmaceutical and biotech industry is not one for producing the most stable cash flow. Thus, investors don’t usually associate this industry with strong and reliable income. However, some of the best-known pharma and biotech names are also very solid dividend providers. Companies such as Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer, dish out income to shareholders by leveraging their size to constantly refresh their drug portfolios. If you’re a buy-and-hold investor, these healthy dividend stocks in the pharma and biotech industry can generously contribute to your monthly portfolio income.

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)

JNJ has a good dividend yield of 2.44% and pays 55.94% of it’s earnings as dividends . JNJ has increased its dividend from $1.66 to $3.36 over the past 10 years. They have been consistent too, not missing a payment during this 10 year period.

NYSE:JNJ Historical Dividend Yield Nov 22nd 17
NYSE:JNJ Historical Dividend Yield Nov 22nd 17

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE)

PFE has a solid dividend yield of 3.56% and the company has a payout ratio of 77.17% . While the yield has dropped at times in the last 10 years, dividends per share during this time have increased overall from $1.16 to $1.28.

NYSE:PFE Historical Dividend Yield Nov 22nd 17
NYSE:PFE Historical Dividend Yield Nov 22nd 17

Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK)

MRK has a wholesome dividend yield of 3.46% and pays out 180.13% of its profit as dividends . Over the past 10 years, MRK has increased its dividends from $1.52 to $1.88. Much to the delight of shareholders, the company has not missed a payment during this time. Merck is also a strong prospect for its future growth, with analysts expecting the company’s earnings to grow by an exciting triple-digit over the next three years.

NYSE:MRK Historical Dividend Yield Nov 22nd 17
NYSE:MRK Historical Dividend Yield Nov 22nd 17

For more solid dividend payers to add to your portfolio, you can use our free platform to explore our interactive list of top dividend payers.
To help readers see pass the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.

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