5 Relatively Secure And Cheap Dividend Stocks, Yields Up To 8% Plus (October 2026)

This article is part of our monthly series where we highlight five large-cap, relatively safe, dividend-paying companies offering significant discounts to their historical norms. We go over our filtering process to select just five conservative DGI stocks from more than 7,500 companies that are traded on U.S. exchanges, including OTC networks. In addition to the primary list that yields 4.6%, we present two other groups of five DGI stocks, each with moderate to high yields of up to 8%.

Seeking Alpha • 21 hours ago

Reasons Why Investors Can Consider Buying ADP Stock Now

Automatic Data Processing's strong stock performance, AI integration, strategic acquisitions & healthy cash flow indicate sustained growth in fiscal 2027.

Zacks Investment Research • Oct 9, 2026

ADP National Employment Report Preliminary Estimate for September 19, 2026

ROSELAND, N.J., Oct 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- For the four weeks ending September 19, 2026, U.S. private employers added an average of 23,750 jobs per week, according to the NER Pulse, a weekly update of the monthly ADP National Employment Report  (NER).

PRNewsWire • Oct 6, 2026

These 5 Dividend Kings Raised Their Payouts The Most Over The Last Year

Altria (NYSE:MO | MO Price Prediction) sends its latest quarterly check of $1.11 per share to shareholders on October 9, 2026. The prior rate was $1.06, so the raise works out to 4.7%.

24/7 Wall Street • Oct 6, 2026

Procter & Gamble Has Raised Its Dividend for 70 Years. These 4 Stocks Share Its Reliability

Yield alone tells you nothing about whether a dividend actually survives a recession or a patent cliff.

24/7 Wall Street • Oct 6, 2026

Automatic Data Processing vs. Lumentum: Which Technology Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?

Automatic Data Processing maintains a massive global footprint, paying one in six workers in the United States. Lumentum is seeing explosive revenue growth driven by the demand for optical components in artificial intelligence and cloud computing.

The Motley Fool • Oct 4, 2026

ADP Warns of Cooling Labor Market While Its Own Business Feels the Chill

ADP publishes the jobs data Wall Street watches every month, but its own payroll counts now tell a different story about where the labor market is actually heading.

24/7 Wall Street • Oct 3, 2026

Jobs Market Stays Flat at +29K, Futures Love It

One caveat to our overall agreeable employment situation these days is in the underperformance in Average Hourly Earnings.

Zacks Investment Research • Oct 2, 2026

ADP National Employment Report: Private-Sector Employment Increased by 90,000 Jobs in September

Base pay rose 3.2%; gross pay was up 4.7% ROSELAND, N.J., Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Private-sector employment increased by 90,000 jobs in September, according to the ADP National Employment Report®  produced by ADP Research in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab ("Stanford Lab").

PRNewsWire • Sep 30, 2026

August PCE/Core PCE Inflation Readings Lighter Than Expected

August PCE/Core PCE Inflation Readings Lighter Than Expected.

Zacks Investment Research • Sep 30, 2026