article thumbnail

This Completely Off-the-Radar Company Yielding 11.5% Might Be the Safest High-Octane Dividend Stock to Own in 2025

The Motley Fool

This may be Wall Street's safest 11%-plus-yielding stock for 2025 Though there are well over 100 publicly traded companies currently yielding north of 10% on an annual basis, the one that could allow income seekers to sleep easy at night is little-known business development company (BDC) PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT).

Companies 246
article thumbnail

Billionaires Are Buying Hercules Capital Left and Right. Is the High-Yield Dividend Stock Right for Your Portfolio?

The Motley Fool

If you don't have enough capital to spread among dozens of qualified candidates, or a team of experienced analysts who can help you recognize potential winners, you would be more likely to lose your shirt by putting your money into such businesses than to realize significant gains over the long run. per share in 2010, to the $0.40

Capital 243
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Billionaires Are Buying These 2 Ultra-High Yield Dividend Stocks Hand Over Fist. Are They Smart Buys for Your Portfolio?

The Motley Fool

Hercules Capital Hercules Capital is a business development company ( BDC ) that lets everyday investors get in on the ground floor with innovative tech and life science businesses. Its investments include a mixed bag of successful companies, including Axsome Therapeutics , Palantir Technologies , and Transmedics Group.

article thumbnail

Investing $100,000 in These 3 Ultra-High-Yield Dividend Stocks Could Bring $10,000 in Passive Income to Your Portfolio in 2024

The Motley Fool

While many different types of companies pay dividends, business development companies (BDCs) represent a unique opportunity. For this reason, BDCs tend to garner a lot of attention from investors looking to supplement their portfolio with some dividend income. Hercules Capital: 11.5% Image source: Getty Images.

article thumbnail

1 Ultra-High-Yield Dividend Stock You'll Want to Have on Your Radar as Rate Cuts Loom

The Motley Fool

There are many types of businesses that could benefit from reductions in interest rates. In particular, I've been looking closely at business development companies ( BDCs ). What are business development companies? Moreover, underwriting protocols vary from one company to the next.

article thumbnail

2 Unstoppable Dividend Stocks Yielding More Than 9% That Income-Seeking Investors Will Want to Buy in October and Hold Forever

The Motley Fool

Ares Capital Ares Capital is the world's largest publicly traded business development company ( BDC ). As a result, heaps of well-run midsize businesses are starving for capital and willing to pay eye-popping interest rates. In the second quarter, the average yield on debt securities in Ares Capital's portfolio was 12.2%

Investors 245
article thumbnail

2 Ultra-High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy Now for a Lifetime of Passive Income

The Motley Fool

Ares Capital Ares Capital is the world's largest publicly traded business development company, or BDC. At the end of June, there were 525 companies in Ares Capital's portfolio. The company it's most exposed to is responsible for just 1.8% of the total portfolio. At recent prices, it offers an 8.9%

Legal 244