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2 Ultra-High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy and Hold

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Shares of the phone and internet service provider have fallen about 23% in 2023 as investors worry about a high debt load and potential litigation regarding lead-lined cables. Selling off its media assets helped reduce AT&T's debt load, but the company was still sitting on $132 billion in net debt at the end of June.

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Want to Gain $500 in Annual Dividend Income? Invest $5,460 in These 3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks.

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AT&T finished September with $129 billion in net debt. This is a heavy load, but highly reliable cash flows from mobile, home, and business internet subscribers are sufficient to whittle it down to a more manageable figure. 30 and it's using these profits to reduce debt. AT&T generated $19.8 yield at recent prices.

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Want an Extra $1,000 in Annual Dividend Income in 2024? Invest $13,670 in These Magnificent, High-Yield Dividend Stocks

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There was $129 billion in net debt on AT&T's balance sheet at the end of September, which isn't as frightening as it might seem. The company expects to achieve a manageable net debt-to-adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA) ratio of 2.5 yield at recent prices.

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3 Stocks That Cut You a Check Each Month

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Main Street Capital Another stock that pays a monthly dividend is Main Street Capital (NYSE: MAIN) , which is a business development company (BDC) that invests in the debt and equity of lower-middle-market companies.

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Want an Extra $100 in Annual Dividend Income? Invest $1,320 in These 3 High-Yield Stocks

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The company hasn't raised the payout since slashing it a couple of years ago, and at recent prices, the telecom stock offers a 6.1% AT&T racked up a lot of debt building out its 5G infrastructure. At the end of March, the company's net debt level was 2.9 times adjusted EBITDA in the first half of 2025.

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Better High-Yield Buy: Hercules Capital or PennantPark?

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One type of business that income-focused investors might have come across is the business development company (BDC) , which invests in the debt and equity of middle-market companies. And about 96% of its debt investments are at floating rates. About 96% of its debt portfolio is floating rate.

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Is Ares Capital Stock a Buy?

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Ares Capital is a business development company ( BDC ) that provides financing for middle-market companies (businesses that generate between $10 million and $250 million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) every year).

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