5 Relatively Secure And Cheap Dividend Stocks, Yields Up To 8% (September 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, from moderate to high yields of up to 8%.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 12, 2026

JBS co-owner lobbied Trump to lower beef import tariffs, WSJ reports

Brazilian billionaire Joesley Batista, one of ​the owners of meatpacker ‌JBS , met U.S. President Donald Trump on August 20 ​to discuss how ​additional beef supply from ⁠Brazil could help ​tame U.S. beef prices ​if Trump dropped a 26% import tax, the Wall ​Street Journal reported ​on Monday, citing people familiar with ‌the ⁠matter.

Reuters • Sep 1, 2026

ETFs to Gain as Trump Waives Off Tariffs on Beef Imports Temporarily

Trump's 90-day beef tariff waiver could lower costs for fast-food chains and meat distributors, benefiting ETFs with exposure to these companies.

Zacks Investment Research • Aug 26, 2026

Trump's Beef Import Plan Could Put More Pressure on Meatpackers

Trump's plan to allow more beef imports could ease hamburger prices while adding pressure on meatpackers Tyson Foods and JBS.

Barrons • Aug 21, 2026

JBS Proposes to Acquire Remaining Stake in Pilgrim's Pride

JBS, the world's largest meatpacker, currently owns about 82% of Pilgrim's Pride's common stock.

WSJ • Aug 18, 2026

JBS seeks full control of Pilgrim's Pride

Brazil's JBS , the world's largest meatpacker, on Tuesday proposed acquiring the remaining shares of ​Pilgrim's Pride PPC.O, seeking full control of the U.S. ‌poultry producer.

Reuters • Aug 18, 2026

JBS Announces Proposal to Acquire Remaining Publicly Traded Shares of Pilgrim's Pride Corporation

AMSTELVEEN, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JBS N.V. (“JBS,” “we” or “us”) (NYSE: JBS; B3: JBSS32) today announced that it has submitted a non-binding proposal to the Board of Directors of Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (NASDAQ: PPC) (“PPC”) to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of PPC that are not owned by JBS or its affiliates for a fixed exchange ratio of 2.086 JBS Class A common shares for each PPC share of common stock (the “Proposed Transaction”), based on the JBS and PPC cl.

Business Wire • Aug 18, 2026

JBS Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

JBS NYSE: JBS reported record second-quarter sales of $24 billion as its diversified protein operations helped offset continued pressure in U.S. beef markets, while management outlined a leadership transition and a new Southeast Asia growth platform.

MarketBeat • Aug 11, 2026

JBS N.V. (JBS) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

JBS N.V. (JBS) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha • Aug 11, 2026

JBS Heir to Take Over as CEO of Meatpacking Dynasty

Wesley Batista Filho, who leads JBS's U.S. business, will succeed Gilberto Tomazoni as chief executive next year.

WSJ • Aug 10, 2026