by Ian Cooper

One of the best ways to protect your portfolio from market volatility and generate income is by buying reputable dividend stocks. In fact, here are a few you may want to consider.

Coca-Cola (KO)

With a yield of 2.86%, Coca-Cola (KO) is one to buy and hold long term. It’s expected to pay out its next dividend of 51 cents per share on April 1 to shareholders of record as of March 14.

Even better, earnings growth hasn’t been too shabby either. In its most recent quarter, the company’s EPS of 55 cents beat estimates by three cents. Revenue of $11.5 billion, up 6.5% year over year, beat by $800 million.

“We closed the year with strong fourth quarter results,” said CFO John Murphy. He added that free cash flow reached $10.8 billion in 2024, an 11% increase versus the prior year. Murphy also highlighted a 160-basis-point gross margin expansion and an 80-basis-point operating margin improvement for Q4, as noted by Seeking Alpha.

Occidental Petroleum (OXY)

OXY increased its quarterly dividend by 9% to $0.24 per share, payable April 15, 2025, to stockholders of record as of March 10, 2025. Plus, as noted by the company, “Strong operational performance drove operating cash flow of $3.6 billion and operating cash flow before working capital of $3.1 billion.”

“Our teams continued to demonstrate industry-leading performance during the fourth quarter of 2024, outperforming guidance across all three segments and delivering record U.S. production while improving our capital efficiency,” said President and CEO Vicki Hollub.

T-Mobile US (TMUS)

With a yield of 1.32%, T-Mobile US provides wireless communications services in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands. The company offers voice, messaging, and data services to postpaid, prepaid, and wholesale and other services customers.

It also just declared a dividend of 88 cents a share, which is payable on June 12 to shareholders of record as of May 30. Even better, analysts at Tigress Financial just raised their price target on TMUS to $290 from $280 with a buy rating.

The firm argues that TMUS “continues to benefit from ‘industry-leading’ subscriber growth and artificial intelligence leverage to advance the future of mobile networking, and will continue to drive revenue and cash flow growth and greater shareholder value creation.”