3 Dividend Stocks to Buy Now That Are Crushing the S&P 500 in 2025

The S&P 500 has rocketed higher in recent weeks but is still down year to date at the time of this writing. Trade tensions have eased somewhat, but there remains a great deal of macroeconomic uncertainty -- not to mention the ongoing "stroke of the pen risk," which refers to the dangers that companies can face from sudden changes in national policy.In these uncertain times, investors who might be looking for reliable sources of passive income that they'll be able to count on no matter what the economy does may want to take a closer look at Allegion (NYSE: ALLE), Pitney Bowes (NYSE: PBI), and Southern Company (NYSE: SO). All three companies regularly raise their dividends and are outperforming the S&P 500 so far in 2025.Here's why they stand out as top buys now.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool