3 of the Best Dividend Stocks to Own

Morningstar · Susan Dziubinski · 2026-11-02 19:51 UTC

These dividend stocks with economic moats offer durable payouts.

These dividend stocks with economic moats offer durable payouts.

Susan Dziubinski: Hi, I’m Susan Dziubinski, co-host of The Morning Filter podcast. Each week at the end of an episode, Morningstar Chief US Market Strategist Dave Sekera shares a few stock picks. Dave’s picks are typically stocks that are trading below what Morningstar thinks they’re worth.

But besides valuation, what other qualities do Dave’s stock picks tend to have in common? For starters, they’re often stocks of companies with economic moats. We think companies with economic moats are likely to remain competitive for a decade or more. Dave’s stock picks also tend to be from companies that generate reliable cash flows and that pay at least a modest dividend.

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