5 Dividend Stocks with Over 8% Yield

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In this article, we discuss the 5 dividend stocks with over 8% yield. If you want our detailed analysis of these stocks, go directly to 9 Dividend Stocks with Over 8% Yield

5. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE:ARI)

Dividend yield: 12%

Apollo Commercial is a New York-based REIT that invests in and manages commercial first mortgage loans, subordinate financings, and other commercial real estate-related debt investments. The stock is rising as the company recently posted strong Q3 results. The company’s management said that the quarterly results show the company’s strength of ARI’s floating rate loan portfolio. Adjusted EPS in the quarter came in at $0.37, beating analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.35. Revenue in the period totaled $76.3 million, beating the consensus of $62.2 million.

Apollo Commercial has a dividend yield of about 12% as of October 29.

As of the end of the second quarter of this year, 9 hedge funds in our database had stakes in the company. The total value of these stakes was $23 million.

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