DOC, VZ, APAM: 6% Dividend-Yielding Bargains to Buy Now

The average dividend yield of the 503 stocks in the S&P 500 is 1.3%. That makes it difficult to find high-yield dividend stocks to buy. Healthpeak Properties (NYSE:DOC) is a healthcare-focused REIT (real estate investment trust) based in Denver. Its annual dividend rate of $1.20 yields 6.2%. Verizon's quarterly dividend amounts to an annual payment of $2.66 a share, a yield of 6.8%. Income investors ought to like that. On a price-to-sales basis, its market cap is 1.24x sales, lower than its five-year averag ...