Altria vs. Eli Lilly: What's the Better Stock for Dividend Investors?

Tobacco giant Altria (NYSE: MO) provides a tremendously high dividend yield of 7%, which is well above the S&P 500 index average of 1.3%. But it comes with risks, as its business has been struggling to grow in recent years, and its rate of dividend increases has been modest.Meanwhile, pharma company Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) offers a much lower yield of less than 1%, but its dividend growth rate has been far more impressive.Which stock is the better buy if your priority is to collect a lot of dividend income?Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool