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

Group 1: Dividend Yields and Investment Opportunities - The average dividend yield of the S&P 500 is 1.3%, making it challenging to find high-yield dividend stocks [1] - Healthpeak Properties (DOC) offers an annual dividend rate of $1.20, resulting in a yield of 6.2% [2] - Verizon Communications provides a quarterly dividend of $2.66 per share, yielding 6.8%, appealing to income investors [3] - Expanding the search to U.S.-listed stocks yielding 6% or more with a market cap over $2 billion reveals 141 potential high-yield dividend stocks [10] - Among the 10 stocks in the index yielding 6% or more, not all are considered bargains, with some like Walgreens Boots Alliance being labeled as "value traps" [13] Group 2: Company Financials and Performance - Verizon's market cap is 1.24 times its sales, lower than its five-year average of 1.48 times, with a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 8.62 times, below its five-year average of 9.58 times [4] - Verizon's wireless revenues increased by 3.3% to $19.5 billion in Q1 2024, with free cash flow rising 17% year-over-year to $2.7 billion [22] - Healthpeak Properties completed a merger with Physicians Realty Trust, valuing the combined companies at $21 billion, with shareholders receiving 0.674 Healthpeak shares per Physicians Realty share [20] - Healthpeak's balance sheet shows $1.7 billion of long-term debt maturing before 2028, with a weighted average interest rate of 3.8% on its total debt of $8.73 billion [21] - Artisan Partners Asset Management has paid out $1.63 in dividends year-to-date, with an annual dividend yield of 6.33% based on a share price of $40 [24]