The Smartest High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy With $2,000 Right Now

Energy Transfer plans to increase its high-yielding payout by 3% to 5% per year. Enterprise Products Partners has raised its distribution for 27 straight years.

The Motley Fool • 4 hours ago

7%+ Yields Every Retiree Should Own: Near‑Perfect Preferreds Hiding In Plain Sight

Finding high-quality, durable, high-yielding investments is one of the best ways to build a passive income stream for retirement. Preferreds from high-quality companies provide durable, high-yield income with relatively low risk, making them attractive additions to retirement-focused portfolios. I share two of the most attractive, high-yielding preferreds available for retirees today.

Seeking Alpha • Dec 12, 2025

Avoid The High-Yield Fund Trap: My Blueprint For High Yield And High Returns

Retiring on passive income from dividends is a great way to reduce sequence of returns risk. Many investors generate this income from a basket of high-yield CEFs and ETFs. However, this strategy comes with a lot of risks and shortcomings.

Seeking Alpha • Dec 11, 2025

MPLX: How It Became A Top 2026 Income Play

MPLX LP offers a compelling 7.7% dividend yield, recently increased by 12.5%, appealing to income-focused investors. Recent management actions, including two major deals, position MPLX for growth over the next two years despite limited upside per Wall Street. The company trades at a valuation premium to MLP peers, with JPMorgan noting the stock appears fully valued with constrained capital appreciation potential.

Seeking Alpha • Dec 10, 2025

Dividend Stocks for 2026: Where to Invest as the Market Cools

As we enter the final stretch of 2025, it's clear that this has been a strong year for equities. However, with valuations across the tech sector stretched and talk of an AI-fueled bubble growing louder, many investors are beginning to look for more stable, income-generating opportunities.

MarketBeat • Dec 10, 2025

MPLX: Powering The AI Data Center Boom, Yielding 7.7%

At first glance, MPLX seems like a boring business, but this is far from the truth. The company is currently undergoing a transformation into an "energy provider" for the future. The signing of the first major contracts for energy supply to data centers creates the potential for realizing new projects. Considering MPLX's superiority compared to other Midstream competitors, I assign the units a "Buy" rating.

Seeking Alpha • Dec 9, 2025

MPLX's Rally Pushed It To A Valuation With Minimal Upside (Rating Downgrade)

MPLX LP is downgraded from very bullish to neutral due to stretched valuation after a significant rally. MPLX trades at the highest multiples in its peer group, with price to EBITDA at 9.55x and price to operating cash flow at 9.33x. Despite a 7.72% yield and strong distribution growth, MPLX's yield is less compelling versus cheaper, higher-yielding peers like ET and PAA.

Seeking Alpha • Dec 9, 2025

MPLX LP: My Favourite Midstream Play Right Now

MPLX LP is rated a Strong Buy, supported by robust distribution growth, a 7.71% yield, and a resilient business model. MPLX's partnership with Marathon Petroleum ensures stable, long-term revenue streams, with about 58% of pipeline and 69% of terminal throughput contracted. Both crude oil and natural gas segments show rising margins and operational stability, with forward EBITDA projected to grow from $3.9B to $5.2B by 2030.

Seeking Alpha • Dec 9, 2025

MPLX: High Yield Meets Growth In Midstream, Fresh 10-Year High (Upgrade)

MPLX units surged 20% recently, outperforming XLE and SPY on a total return basis. Strong Q3 earnings, growing distributions, and capital deployment support long-term income and growth potential. Technical breakout, bullish golden cross, and high volume support suggest further upside toward the $62 target.

Seeking Alpha • Dec 8, 2025

5 Relatively Secure And Cheap Dividend Stocks, Yields Up To 8% (December 2025)

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 3.6%, we present two other groups of five DGI stocks each, from moderate to high yields of up to 8%.

Seeking Alpha • Dec 6, 2025