UBS just named several "high-quality" dividend-paying stocks with solid earnings that are unlikely to cut their dividends. The stock picks include companies from different regions and sectors, which were selected using quantitative models and further scrutinized by UBS sector analysts. The Swiss bank's analysts found that the U.S. is considered the safest region for dividends, with a low probability of a dividend cut at 6.2%.
While the top five dividend payers are from Europe and Japan, UBS sees stocks there generally underperforming compared with the United States. "Dividend growth prospects in Pacific ex Japan and Europe are negative, and Real Estate in Europe has the worst growth forecast at -18.7%," said the UBS analysts led by Claire Jones. UBS expects Italian companies such as supermajor oil company Eni , UniCredit and Fiat-Chrysler parent Stellantis will yield more than 5%.
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