| | | The Wall Street Journal is already raising the alarm about a potential market crash, and Weiss Ratings research points to the first half of 2026 as a particularly rough stretch for certain holdings.
Some of America's most popular stocks could take serious damage as a radical market shift plays out. Analysts at Weiss Ratings have identified five names you may want to remove from your portfolio before this unfolds.
If any of these are in your portfolio, now is the time to review your positions. See the 5 stocks to avoid |
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| Ex-Dividend Stocks for Monday, August 3rd |
| | Company | Share Price | Amount / Period | Yield | Previous Amount | Payout Ratio | Payable Date | | AMP Ameriprise Financial | $547.28 | $1.70 quarterly | 1.30% | $1.70 | 16.4% | 8/21/26
| | AON AON | $360.71 | $0.82 quarterly | 0.92% | $0.82 | 18.0% | 8/14/26
| | BX Blackstone | $128.18 | $1.29 quarterly | 4.14% | $1.16 | 103.8% | 8/10/26
| | C Citigroup | $132.67 | $0.67 quarterly | 2.02% | $0.60 | 25.9% | 8/28/26
| | DK Delek US | $67.71 | $0.26 quarterly | 1.58% | $0.26 | -112.1% | 8/10/26
| | DKL Delek Logistics Partners | $60.60 | $1.14 quarterly | 7.91% | $1.13 | 143.0% | 8/10/26
| | DMLP Dorchester Minerals | $27.61 | $1.27 quarterly | 18.56% | $0.48 | 136.7% | 8/13/26
| | EQH Equitable | $47.69 | $0.30 quarterly | 2.46% | $0.30 | -42.3% | 8/10/26
| | EVTC Evertec | $30.48 | $0.05 quarterly | 0.69% | $0.05 | 9.7% | 9/4/26
| | EWBC East West Bancorp | $131.00 | $0.80 quarterly | 2.43% | $0.80 | 30.8% | 8/17/26
| | FSBC Five Star Bancorp | $47.19 | $0.25 quarterly | 2.05% | $0.25 | 29.6% | 8/10/26
| | GGAL Grupo Financiero Galicia | $49.77 | $0.05 monthly | 1.31% | - | 214.1% | 8/10/26
| | KMI Kinder Morgan | $32.20 | $0.30 quarterly | 3.66% | $0.30 | 76.3% | 8/17/26
| | LAZ Lazard | $42.41 | $0.50 quarterly | 4.60% | $0.50 | 98.0% | 8/14/26
| | NRG NRG Energy | $134.56 | $0.48 quarterly | 1.36% | $0.48 | 223.5% | 8/17/26
| | OHI Omega Healthcare Investors | $50.80 | $0.68 quarterly | 5.34% | $0.67 | 95.7% | 8/14/26
| | OKE ONEOK | $90.83 | $1.07 quarterly | 4.70% | $1.07 | 76.3% | 8/14/26
| | PEBO Peoples Bancorp | $41.66 | $0.42 quarterly | 4.25% | $0.42 | 50.8% | 8/17/26
| | PNW Pinnacle West Capital | $100.95 | $0.91 quarterly | 3.46% | $0.91 | 67.8% | 9/1/26
| | SXT Sensient Technologies | $123.87 | $0.41 quarterly | 1.30% | $0.41 | 44.2% | 9/1/26
| | TXNM TXNM Energy | $57.93 | $0.42 quarterly | 2.91% | $1.15 | 121.6% | 8/14/26
| | WABC Westamerica Bancorporation | $60.15 | $0.48 quarterly | 3.18% | $0.48 | 42.3% | 8/14/26
| | Please note you must purchase shares of these companies by the market close today to receive the next dividend payment. |
Marc Chaikin, founder of Chaikin Analytics, is flagging a little-known company that just secured a partnership with Nvidia - one he believes positions it ahead of Tesla in the autonomous vehicle race.
With a market-moving announcement expected on July 31st, Chaikin is urging investors to swap overpriced AI stocks for this under-the-radar name before markets open. He's also releasing a free Hotlist and Hitlist of buy and sell ideas for the second half of 2026. Get the ticker symbol and full details at no charge today |
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Ex-Dividend Stocks for Tuesday, August 4th |
| | Company | Share Price | Amount / Period | Yield | Previous Amount | Payout Ratio | Payable Date | | AMAL Amalgamated Financial | $49.38 | $0.17 quarterly | 1.43% | $0.17 | 18.1% | 8/20/26
| | AROC Archrock | $35.73 | $0.23 quarterly | 2.40% | $0.22 | 47.8% | 8/11/26
| | BANR Banner | $70.41 | $0.52 quarterly | 2.99% | $0.52 | 34.3% | 8/14/26
| | BY Byline Bancorp | $39.27 | $0.14 quarterly | 1.49% | $0.12 | 14.5% | 8/18/26
| | CCEC Capital Clean Energy Carriers | $22.28 | $0.15 quarterly | 2.58% | $0.15 | 31.7% | 8/13/26
| | FIBK First Interstate BancSystem | $38.02 | $0.47 quarterly | 4.93% | $0.47 | 57.8% | 8/14/26
| | ITUB Itau Unibanco | $8.48 | $0.00 monthly | 0.53% | $0.00 | 4.1% | 9/9/26
| | LVS Las Vegas Sands | $49.02 | $0.30 quarterly | 2.65% | $0.30 | 46.7% | 8/12/26
| | MET MetLife | $96.21 | $0.59 quarterly | 2.58% | $0.59 | 45.9% | 9/8/26
| | SPH Suburban Propane Partners | $18.68 | $0.33 quarterly | 7.09% | $0.33 | 65.3% | 8/11/26
| | SRCE 1st Source | $89.74 | $0.45 quarterly | 2.16% | $0.43 | 26.4% | 8/14/26
| | Please note you must purchase shares of these companies by the market close tomorrow to receive the next dividend payment. |
Alexander Green bought Apple in 1996, recommended Nvidia at a split-adjusted 66 cents in 2004, and picked up Amazon and Netflix under $3 per share in 2005.
Now the chief investment strategist at The Oxford Club has identified three AI stocks he believes could be the most profitable investments of the next decade. Click here to get all three AI stock names from Alexander Green |
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Ex-Dividend Stocks for Wednesday, August 5th |
| | Company | Share Price | Amount / Period | Yield | Previous Amount | Payout Ratio | Payable Date | | AWI Armstrong World Industries | $174.63 | $0.34 quarterly | 0.90% | $0.34 | 18.6% | 8/19/26
| | BBD Banco Bradesco | $3.60 | $0.00 monthly | 1.22% | $0.00 | 20.5% | 9/9/26
| | BBDO Banco Bradesco | $3.36 | $0.00 monthly | 1.27% | $0.00 | 20.5% | 9/9/26
| | EQT EQT | $53.29 | $0.17 quarterly | 1.34% | $0.17 | 15.3% | 9/1/26
| | HFWA Heritage Financial | $29.73 | $0.25 quarterly | 3.30% | $0.24 | 45.7% | 8/19/26
| | IDA IDACORP | $143.40 | $0.88 quarterly | 2.33% | $0.88 | 58.6% | 8/31/26
| | MTG MGIC Investment | $30.04 | $0.17 quarterly | 2.35% | $0.15 | 19.0% | 8/20/26
| | NBBK NB Bancorp | $23.01 | $0.07 quarterly | 1.33% | $0.07 | 18.5% | 8/19/26
| | SYF Synchrony Financial | $75.82 | $0.34 quarterly | 1.88% | $0.30 | 12.3% | 8/17/26
| | UVSP Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania | $44.24 | $0.23 quarterly | 2.10% | $0.23 | 26.6% | 8/19/26
| | Please note you must purchase shares of these companies by the market close tomorrow to receive the next dividend payment. |
New Dividend Declarations for Friday, July 31st |
| | Company | Share Price | Amount / Period | Yield | Previous Amount | Payout Ratio | Payable Date | | ARES Ares Management | $128.31 | $1.35 quarterly | 4.21% | $1.35 | 251.2% | 9/30/26
| | AU AngloGold Ashanti | $79.17 | $0.72 quarterly | 3.64% | $1.16 | 68.0% | 9/4/26
| | BBUC Brookfield Business | $29.62 | $0.06 quarterly | 0.84% | $0.06 | -55.6% | 9/29/26
| | BEP Brookfield Renewable Partners | $32.89 | $0.39 quarterly | 4.77% | $0.39 | -506.5% | 9/29/26
| | CVX Chevron | $197.11 | $1.78 quarterly | 3.61% | $1.78 | 123.4% | 9/10/26
| | IMO Imperial Oil | $129.57 | $0.87 quarterly | 1.92% | $0.87 | 38.2% | 10/1/26
| | IRMD iRadimed | $90.86 | $0.20 quarterly | 0.88% | $0.20 | 43.7% | 8/28/26
| | MGA Magna International | $68.66 | $0.50 quarterly | 2.88% | $0.50 | 82.8% | 8/28/26
| | OGN Organon & Co. | $13.56 | $0.02 quarterly | 0.59% | $0.02 | 8.6% | 9/10/26
| | OPY Oppenheimer | $106.52 | $0.20 quarterly | 0.75% | $0.20 | 9.5% | 8/28/26
| | PWP Perella Weinberg Partners | $17.65 | $0.07 quarterly | 1.59% | $0.07 | 116.7% | 9/10/26
| | TU TELUS | $9.56 | $0.19 quarterly | 5.61% | $0.42 | 275.0% | 10/1/26
| | WT WisdomTree | $19.31 | $0.03 quarterly | 0.62% | $0.03 | 29.3% | 8/26/26
| | XOM ExxonMobil | $155.65 | $1.03 quarterly | 2.65% | $1.03 | 69.5% | 9/10/26
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| Dividend Stock IdeasThis is a list of companies that meet common criteria that investors use to evaluate dividend stocks. This list contains companies that have dividend yields greater than 3%, payout ratios of less than 75% (or less than 100% for REITs), five-year average annual dividend growth of at least 1.5% and a minimum market cap of $1 billion. |
| | Company | Dividend Yield | Annual Payout | Payout Ratio | Annual Dividend Growth | P/E Ratio | Market Cap | | TBCG TBC Bank Group PLC | 5.30% | GBX 1,067.01 | 41.39% | 5.29% | 1.87 | £2.65K | | FSK FS KKR Capital Corp. | 15.91% | $1.68 | N/A | 1.81% | N/A | $2.96K | | BGEO Lion Finance Group PLC | 4.45% | GEL 1,622.58 | 31.57% | 4.90% | 2.26 | GEL500.47K | | EFC Ellington Financial Inc. | 11.56% | $1.56 | 93.98% | 4.36% | 8.00 | $1.69K | | PRGO Perrigo Company plc | 11.25% | $1.16 | N/A | 5.21% | N/A | $1.43K | | WPP WPP plc | 4.71% | GBX 31.90 | N/A | 4.75% | N/A | £3.24K |
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