Top 7 dividend stocks to buy in 2022

         Top 7 dividend stocks to buy in 2022

Dividend stocks are stocks that pay out regular cash dividends to their shareholders on a regular basis. Dividend stocks can be a good way to supplement your income, but the finest dividend stocks can also help you build wealth over time.

However, not every dividend stock is a smart investment, and many investors aren't sure where to start. With that in mind, here's a list of dividend-paying stocks to examine, as well as some key characteristics to look for in top dividend stocks.

Dividend companies that are well-chosen can provide a powerful combination of growth and income to your investment portfolio. The goal is to select organizations that will be able to successfully manage the market environment in the next years.

Here are five of the best dividend stocks to buy right now (in no particular order):

1.     AGNC Investment Corp. (AGNC): AGNC Investment Corp. ("AGNC") is an internally-managed real estate investment trust ("REIT") that was founded in 2008. On a leveraged basis, we invest principally in agency residential mortgage-backed securities, largely through collateralized borrowings structured as repurchase agreements.

Share price: 14.05 USD and Dividend yield: 10.25%.

2.     Broadmark Realty Capital Inc. (BRMK): Broadmark Realty Capital Inc. (NYSE: BRMK) provides short-term first deed of trust loans backed by real estate for the purchase, renovation, rehabilitation, or development of residential or commercial properties. Broadmark Realty Capital administers and services its loan portfolio in all market circumstances and economic cycles.

Share price: 8.96 USD and Dividend yield: 9.38%

3.     Horizon Technology Finance Corp. (HRZN): Horizon is a leading venture finance platform that provides structured debt products to life science and technology companies in a smart and creative manner. Horizon has been providing loan capital to some of the most intriguing firms for decades, thanks to its skilled team of investment and operational specialists.

Share price: 15.67 USD and Dividend yield: 7.66%

4.     PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (PFLT): PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. is a non-diversified, closed-end, externally managed investment company. The Company's investment goals are to provide current income as well as capital appreciation while preserving capital. The Company typically invests in variable rate or floating rate loans and other investments made to the United States middle-market private companies whose debt is rated below investment grade in order to meet its investment objectives.

Share price: 13.42 USD and Dividend yield: 8.49%

5.     Prospect Capital Corp. (PSEC): PSEC is a closed-end investment firm that has opted to be classified as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as modified. In 2004, PSEC completed its initial public offering.

PSEC generally invests in first-lien and second-lien senior loans, as well as mezzanine debt with an equity component in some situations. For refinancings, leveraged buyouts, acquisitions, recapitalizations, later-stage growth investments, and capital expenditures, we lend capital to middle-market companies and private equity financial sponsors.

Share price: 8.33 USD and Dividend yield: 8.64%

6.     Sabine Royalty Trust (SBR): Sabine Royalty Trust (the Trust) is an express trust that receives a distribution from Sabine Corporation (Sabine) of royalty and mineral interests in certain undeveloped oil and gas properties in Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, including landowner's royalties, overriding royalty interests, minerals (other than executive rights, bonuses, and delay rentals), production payments, and any other similar, non-participatory interests (the Royalties).

Share price: 50.24 USD and Dividend yield: 8.25%

7.     Stellus Capital Investment Corp. (SCM): Stellus Capital Investment Corporation is a business development firm that is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Company principally originates and invests in private middle-market debt financing, including first lien, unitranche, second lien, and unsecured loans, typically with equity co-investments.

Share price: 13.67 USD and Dividend yield:  8.19%