3 Dividend Stocks Yielding Around 3% That You Can Buy Right Now for Durable and Growing Income

These companies have excellent records of paying and growing their higher-yielding dividends.The average dividend stock yields less than 1.5% these days, as measured by the current yield on the S&P 500. However, many stocks offer higher-yielding dividends, enabling their investors to collect more income.Coca-Cola (KO 0.46%), Southern Company (SO 0.79%), and Sun Communities (SUI 0.71%) all currently offer dividend yields of around 3%, putting them at about double that of the S&P 500. Further, this trio of di ...