Member Login
  1. Category
    2. /
  2. Investing Articles
    3. /
  3. Dividend Shares
    4. /

Dividend Shares

Top Articles

Mature Caucasian woman sat at a table with coffee and laptop while making notes on paper
Investing Articles

Top British dividend stocks to buy for January

| The Motley Fool Staff

We asked our writers to share their top dividend stocks for January, with insurers and investment companies notable inclusions!

Read more »

Snowing on Jubilee Gardens in London at dusk
Investing Articles

Best British dividend stocks to buy for December

| The Motley Fool Staff

We asked our freelance writers to share the top dividend stocks they’d buy in December, with healthcare providers and housebuilders…

Read more »

Recent Dividend Shares News

Investor looking at stock graph on a tablet with their finger hovering over the Buy button
Investing Articles

Down 21% and yielding 10%, is this income stock a top contrarian buy now?

| Charlie Keough

Despite its falling share price, this Fool reckons he's found an income stock that could be worth taking a closer…

Read more »

Bronze bull and bear figurines
Investing Articles

1 hidden dividend superstar I’d buy over Lloyds shares right now

| Simon Watkins

My stock screener flagged that I should sell my Lloyds shares and buy more Phoenix Group Holdings for three key…

Read more »

Hand of person putting wood cube block with word VALUE on wooden table
Investing Articles

A solid track record and 5.4% yield, this is my top dividend stock pick for May

| Mark David Hartley

A great dividend stock is about more than its yield. When hunting for dividend heroes, I look at several metrics…

Read more »

Investing Articles

Here’s how I’d aim for a ton of passive income from £20k in an ISA

| Alan Oscroft

To get the best passive income from an ISA, I think we need to balance risk with the potential rewards.…

Read more »

Investing Articles

The smartest dividend stocks to consider buying with £500 right now

| Alan Oscroft

In the past few years, the UK stock market’s been a great place to find dividend stocks paying top yields.…

Read more »

Investing Articles

How much passive income would I make from 945 National Grid shares?

| Simon Watkins

National Grid shares pay a healthy dividend that, over time, can produce a sizeable passive income if the dividends are…

Read more »

Young Black man sat in front of laptop while wearing headphones
Investing Articles

Investing just £10 a day in UK stocks could bag me a passive income stream of £267 a week!

| Sumayya Mansoor

This Fool explains how investing in UK stocks rather than buying a couple of takeaway coffees a day could help…

Read more »

Investing Articles

If I were retiring tomorrow, I’d snap up these 3 passive income stocks!

| Sumayya Mansoor

Our writer was recently asked which passive income stocks she’d be happy to buy if she were to retire tomorrow.…

Read more »

Young Caucasian woman with pink her studying from her laptop screen
Dividend Shares

These 2 dividend stocks are getting way too cheap

| Jon Smith

Jon Smith looks at different financial metrics to prove that some dividend stocks are undervalued at the moment and could…

Read more »

Young Asian man drinking coffee at home and looking at his phone
Investing Articles

£9,000 in savings? Here’s how I’d aim to turn that into a £12,300 annual passive income

| Charlie Keough

This Fool explains how he'd target thousands of pounds in passive income every year by investing in high-quality businesses.

Read more »

Portrait of elderly man wearing white denim shirt and glasses looking up with hand on chin. Thoughtful senior entrepreneur, studio shot against grey background.
Dividend Shares

Is Legal & General the best stock to buy in the FTSE right now?

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

UK investors have been piling into Legal & General in recent weeks. But are there better FTSE shares to buy…

Read more »

Passive income text with pin graph chart on business table
Investing Articles

£9,000 in savings? Here’s how I’d try to turn that into £7,864 every year in passive income

| Simon Watkins

Investing a relatively small amount in high-yielding stocks and reinvesting the dividends paid can generate significant passive income over time.

Read more »

Arrow symbol glowing amid black arrow symbols on black background.
Investing Articles

Is Aviva’s share price a bargain now it’s trading well below £5?

| Simon Watkins

Aviva’s share price has slumped to well below £5, but even before that it looked a bargain to me, with…

Read more »

Investing Articles

The M&G share price looks far too low to me!

| Cliff D'Arcy

The M&G share price has dived by nearly 16% since peaking on 21 March. But with a near-10% dividend yield,…

Read more »

Investing Articles

1 no-brainer pick I’d love to buy for my Stocks & Shares ISA!

| Sumayya Mansoor

A Stocks & Shares ISA is a great investment vehicle for our writer. Here she explains why, and one stock…

Read more »

Investing Articles

£10k in an ISA? Here’s how I’d target a regular £30k+ second income stream

| Ben McPoland

Reliable dividends can help provide a lot more financial freedom. Here's how I'd aim for a substantial second income inside…

Read more »

BUY AND HOLD spelled in letters on top of a pile of books. Alongside is a piggy bank in glasses. Buy and hold is a popular long term stock and shares strategy.
Investing Articles

433 shares in this FTSE 100 dividend superstar could make me £18,803 in annual passive income!

| Simon Watkins

This overlooked FTSE 100 gem has one of the best yields in the index, looks undervalued, and makes me big…

Read more »

Young Caucasian woman at the street withdrawing money at the ATM
Investing Articles

If I’d put £5,000 into Santander shares 1 year ago, here’s how much I’d have now

| Ben McPoland

Santander shares have outperformed over the past 12 months, leaving this Fool wondering if he should add the bank stock…

Read more »

UK money in a Jar on a background
Investing Articles

Here’s how I’d invest £10 a week to aim for £191 a month in passive income

| Stephen Wright

Stephen Wright outlines how he’d invest in dividend growth stocks over a long time to aim for significant passive income…

Read more »

Investing Articles

Here’s what dividend forecasts could do for the Aviva share price

| Alan Oscroft

Even after the turnaround of the past few years, the Aviva share price doesn't seem to want to move very…

Read more »

Close-up of British bank notes
Investing Articles

Here’s how I’d target £130 per week in dividends from a Stocks and Shares ISA

| Christopher Ruane

Using a Stocks and Shares ISA as a dividend machine does not have to be hard work. Our writer explains…

Read more »

Young woman working at modern office. Technical price graph and indicator, red and green candlestick chart and stock trading computer screen background.
Investing Articles

Down 6% in 2 weeks, the Lloyds share price is in reverse

| Cliff D'Arcy

After hitting a one-year high on 8 April, the Lloyds share price has suddenly reversed course. But as a long-term…

Read more »

Investing Articles

£3,000 in savings? Here’s how I’d use that to start earning a monthly passive income

| Christopher Ruane

Our writer digs into the details of how spending a few thousand pounds on dividend shares now could help him…

Read more »

Investing Articles

Here’s what dividend forecasts could do for the BP share price in the next three years

| Alan Oscroft

I can understand why the BP share price is low, as oil's increasingly seen as evil. But BP's a cash…

Read more »

Man writing 'now' having crossed out 'later', 'tomorrow' and 'next week'
Investing Articles

This FTSE 100 Dividend Aristocrat is on sale now

| Stephen Wright

Stephen Wright thinks Croda International’s impressive dividend record means it could be the best FTSE 100 stock to add to…

Read more »

Investing Articles

3 shares I’d buy for passive income if I was retiring early

| Roland Head

Roland Head profiles three FTSE 350 dividend shares he’d like to buy for their passive income to support an early…

Read more »

Investing Articles

Here’s how many Aviva shares I’d need for £1,000 a year in passive income

| Ben McPoland

Our writer has been buying shares of this FTSE 100 insurer, but how many would he need to aim for…

Read more »

Mature Caucasian woman sat at a table with coffee and laptop while making notes on paper
Investing Articles

With an £8K lump sum, I could create an annual second income worth £5,347

| Sumayya Mansoor

This Fool explains how a second income is achievable by using a lump sum, investing in stocks, and the magic…

Read more »

Investing Articles

Here’s what dividend forecasts could do for the BT share price in the next 3 years

| Alan Oscroft

With the BT share price down so low, the dividend looks very nice indeed. The company's debt is off-putting, though.…

Read more »

Investing Articles

2 FTSE 250 stocks to consider buying for powerful passive income

| Sumayya Mansoor

Our writer explains why investors should be looking at these two FTSE 250 picks for juicy dividends and growth.

Read more »

Middle-aged white man pulling an aggrieved face while looking at a screen
Investing Articles

2 dividend shares I wouldn’t touch with a bargepole in today’s stock market

| Ben McPoland

The stock market is full of fantastic dividend shares that can deliver rising passive income over time. But I don't…

Read more »

Frustrated young white male looking disconsolate while sat on his sofa holding a beer
Investing Articles

Use £20K to earn a £2K annual second income within 2 years? Here’s how!

| Christopher Ruane

Christopher Ruane outlines how he'd target a second income of several thousand pounds annually by investing in a Stocks and…

Read more »

Investing Articles

Why I’m confident Tesco shares can provide a reliable income for investors

| Roland Head

This FTSE 100 stalwart generated £2bn of surplus cash last year. Roland Head thinks Tesco shares look like a solid…

Read more »

Smart young brown businesswoman working from home on a laptop
Investing Articles

£20,000 in savings? I’d buy 532 shares of this FTSE 100 stock to aim for a £10,100 second income

| Stephen Wright

Stephen Wright thinks an unusually high dividend yield means Unilever shares could be a great opportunity for investors looking to…

Read more »

Investing Articles

1 FTSE dividend stock I’d put 100% of my money into for passive income!

| Charlie Carman

If I could invest in just one stock to generate a regular passive income stream, I'd choose this FTSE 100…

Read more »

Young mixed-race woman jumping for joy in a park with confetti falling around her
Investing Articles

Forecasts are down, but I see a bright future for FTSE 100 dividend stocks

| Alan Oscroft

Cash forecasts for UK dividend stocks are falling... time to panic! Actually, no. I reckon the future has never looked…

Read more »

Passive and Active: text from letters of the wooden alphabet on a green chalk board
Investing Articles

2 spectacular passive income stocks I’d feel confident going all in on

| Mark David Hartley

While it's true that diversification is key when it comes to safe and reliable investing, these two passive income stocks…

Read more »

Long-term vs short-term investing concept on a staircase
Investing Articles

£20,000 in savings? Here’s how I’d aim to turn that into a £1,231 monthly second income!

| Simon Watkins

Generating a sizeable second income can be life-enhancing, and it can be done from relatively small investments in high-dividend-paying stocks.

Read more »

A pastel colored growing graph with rising rocket.
Investing Articles

Is Legal & General’s share price the best bargain in the FTSE 100?

| Simon Watkins

Legal & General’s share price looks very undervalued to me. It also yields 8.3% and seems set to benefit from…

Read more »

Mature Caucasian woman sat at a table with coffee and laptop while making notes on paper
Investing Articles

Forget gold! I’d rather buy these 3 FTSE high-yielders in a Stocks and Shares ISA

| Harvey Jones

Gold looks like a risky investment to me as the price hits an all-time high. I'm ignoring the fuss to…

Read more »