3 Dividend Stocks Down 8%, 16%, and 37% to Buy in December

These three dividend-paying companies are on sale and all yield over 3%.The major stock market indexes are hovering around all-time highs, but there are plenty of industries that have had their fair share of struggles so far this year.Upstream exploration and production (E&Ps) like Devon Energy (DVN 0.29%) and APA (APA 0.58%) are down significantly on the year.Meanwhile, Target (TGT 1.71%) erased all of its year-to-date gains (and them some) by plunging after reporting its third-quarter earnings.Here's why ...