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Updated on June 20th, 2025 by Bob Ciura

Blue-chip stocks are established, financially strong, and consistently profitable publicly traded companies.

Their strength makes them appealing investments for comparatively safe, reliable dividends and capital appreciation versus less established stocks.

This research report has the following resources to help you invest in blue chip stocks:

Resource #1: The Blue Chip Stocks Spreadsheet List

 

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There are currently more than 500 securities in our blue chip stocks list.

We categorize blue chip stocks as companies that are members of 1 or more of the following 3 lists:

Simply put, blue chip stocks have at least 10 consecutive years of dividend increases.

At the same time, we often recommend income investors consider high dividend stocks, for their elevated dividend yields.

High dividend stocks means more income for every dollar invested. All other things equal, the higher the dividend yield, the better.

The combination of dividend yield and growth, can result in outstanding long-term returns.

In this research report, we analyze 10 blue chip stocks with high dividend yields of 5.0% and greater.

The list is sorted by dividend yield, in ascending order.

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High Yield Blue Chip #10: Altria Group (MO)

Altria is a tobacco stock that sells cigarettes, chewing tobacco, cigars, e-cigarettes, and more under a variety of brands, including Marlboro, Skoal, and Copenhagen, among others.

With a current dividend yield of nearly 8%, Altria is an ideal retirement investment stock.

This is a period of transition for Altria. The decline in the U.S. smoking rate continues. In response, Altria has invested heavily in new products that appeal to changing consumer preferences, as the smoke-free category continues to grow.

Source: Investor Presentation

The company also has a 35% investment stake in e-cigarette maker JUUL, and a 45% stake in the Canadian cannabis producer Cronos Group (CRON).

On April 29, 2025, Altria Group reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2025. The company posted net revenues of $5.26 billion, a 5.7% decline from the same period in 2024, attributed primarily to lower cigarette shipment volumes, which fell by 13.7%.

Despite this, adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) rose by 6% year-over-year to $1.23, surpassing analyst expectations of $1.19.

In the smokeable products segment, net revenues declined by 5.8%, but adjusted operating companies income increased by 1.2%, driven by higher pricing and lower manufacturing costs.

The oral tobacco products segment saw a 0.5% increase in net revenues, supported by an 18% rise in on! nicotine pouch shipments.

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High Yield Blue Chip #9: Enterprise Products Partners LP (EPD)

Enterprise Products Partners was founded in 1968. It is structured as a Master Limited Partnership, or MLP, and operates as an oil and gas storage and transportation company.

Enterprise Products has a large asset base which consists of nearly 50,000 miles of natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, and refined products pipelines.

It also has storage capacity of more than 250 million barrels. These assets collect fees based on volumes of materials transported and stored.

Source: Investor Presentation

On April 29, 2025, Enterprise Products Partners L.P. reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2025. The company posted a net income attributable to common unitholders of $1.4 billion, or $0.64 per diluted unit, compared to $1.5 billion, or $0.66 per unit, in the same quarter of 2024.

Distributable cash flow (DCF) increased by 5% year-over-year to $2.0 billion, providing 1.7 times coverage of the declared distribution and allowing the partnership to retain $842 million for reinvestment.

Adjusted EBITDA remained strong at $2.4 billion, reflecting consistent operational performance. The company declared a quarterly distribution of $0.535 per common unit, a 3.9% increase from the previous year.

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High Yield Blue Chip #8: Universal Health Realty Income Trust (UHT)

Universal Health Realty Income Trust operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT), specializing in the healthcare sector. The trust owns healthcare and human service-related facilities.

Its property portfolio includes acute care hospitals, medical office buildings, rehabilitation hospitals, behavioral healthcare facilities, sub-acute care facilities and childcare centers.

Universal Health’s portfolio consists of 76 properties located in 21 states.

On April 28, 2025, Universal Health Realty Income Trust (UHT) reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. The company achieved net income of $4.8 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, compared to $5.3 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, in the same period of the previous year.

This decrease was primarily attributed to a $401,000 reduction in property-level income and a $122,000 increase in interest expenses, reflecting higher average borrowings and rising interest rates.

Funds from operations (FFO) totaled $11.9 million, or $0.86 per diluted share, down from $12.4 million, or $0.90 per share, in the first quarter of 2024. Total revenues declined by 2.4%.

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High Yield Blue Chip #7: Pfizer Inc. (PFE)

Pfizer Inc. is a global pharmaceutical company focusing on prescription drugs and vaccines. Pfizer’s top products are Eliquis, Prevnar family, Paxlovid, Comirnaty, Vyndaqel family, Ibrance, and Xtandi. Pfizer had revenue of $63.6B in 2024.

Pfizer reported Q1 2025 results on April 29th, 2025. Company-wide revenue fell 8% operationally and adjusted diluted earnings per share climbed 12% to $0.92 versus $0.82 on a year-over-year basis.

The revenue decline was because of a steep drop in Plaxlovid sales on adjustments in prior years and manufacturer discounts from the IRA Medicare Part D Redesign, offset by growing revenue from the existing portfolio, and cost savings.

Global Biopharmaceuticals sales declined 8% led by a decrease in Primary Care (-20%), offset by gains in Specialty Care (+6%), and Oncology (+7%).

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High Yield Blue Chip #6: Telus Corp. (TU)

TELUS Corporation is one of the ‘big three’ Canadian telecommunications companies. TELUS is focused in Western Canada and provides a full range of communication products and services through two business segments: Wireline and Wireless.

In early May, TELUS reported (5/9/25) financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2025. The company posted decent customer growth. It posted total mobile customer growth of 218,000, growth of fixed customers by 9,000 and an industry-leading churn rate of 0.84% at its postpaid mobile business.

Revenue grew 3% thanks to higher service revenues in TELUS digital experience segment. Earnings-per-share remained flat at $0.19, mostly due to thinner operating margins.

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High Yield Blue Chip #5: MPLX LP (MPLX)

MPLX LP is a Master Limited Partnership that was formed by the Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) in 2012. In 2019, MPLX acquired Andeavor Logistics LP.

The business operates in two segments:

In early May, MPLX reported (5/6/25) financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2025. Adjusted EBITDA and distributable cash flow (DCF) per share grew 7% and 8.5%, respectively, over the prior year’s quarter, primarily thanks to higher tariff rates and increased volumes of liquids and gas.

MPLX maintained a healthy consolidated debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio of 3.3x and a solid distribution coverage ratio of 1.5x.

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High Yield Blue Chip #4: Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE)

Alexandria Real Estate Equities owns and operates life science, technology and ag-tech campuses across North America.

Key locations for this Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) include Boston, San Francisco, New York, San Diego, Seattle, Maryland, and the Research Triangle (North Carolina).

On April 28th, 2025, Alexandria reported first quarter 2025 results for the period ending March 31st, 2025. For the quarter, the company generated $758 million in revenue, a 1.4% decrease compared to Q1 2024.

Adjusted funds from operations (FFO) totaled $392 million or $2.30 per share compared to $404 million or $2.35 per share in Q1 2024.

Alexandria ended the quarter with $5.3 billion in liquidity. And more than fifty percent of the company’s tenants are investment-grade or publicly traded large cap businesses.

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High Yield Blue Chip #3: Cogent Communications Holdings (CCOI)

Cogent Communications Holdings (CCOI) was founded in 1999 on the premise that bandwidth can be treated and sold like a commodity. The company offers low-cost, high-speed internet access and private network services to small to medium-sized businesses in 50 countries worldwide.

Cogent offers high-speed internet access across two distinct customer bases, Corporate or “On Net,” which generates 59% of revenues, and Netcentric or High bandwidth customers, which account for the remaining 41% of revenue.

Cogent can offer on-net Internet access exclusively through its own facilities, eliminating the dependency on the local telephone and cable companies while offering speeds from as low as 100 Mbps to 400 Gbps.

The company also serves Netcentric users or companies who like to deliver content to their customers, such as media service providers and web hosting companies.

Cogent Communications Holdings released its Q1 2025 results on May 8th, 2025. Service revenue for the quarter was $247.0 million, representing a 2.1% decline from Q4 2024 and a 7.2% decrease compared to Q1 2024. Foreign exchange headwinds accounted for $0.5 million of the sequential decline.

On-Net Revenue increased slightly to $129.6 million, up 0.7% from Q4, but down 6.5% year-over-year. Off-Net Revenue came in at $107.3 million, marking a 5.2% decrease from the prior quarter and a 9.2% decline from Q1 2024.

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High Yield Blue Chip #2: LyondellBasell Industries (LYB)

LyondellBasell is one the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world. The company provides materials and products that help advance solutions for food safety, water purity, fuel efficiency of vehicles, and functionality in electronics and appliances.

LyondellBasell sells products in more than 100 countries and is the world’s largest producer of polymer compounds. The company, with U.S operations headquartered in Houston, Texas and global operations headquartered in London, generated $40.3 billion in sales last year.

On April 26th, 2025, LyondellBasell posted its Q1 results for the period ending March 31st, 2025. The company posted revenues of $9.18 billion, marking a sequential decline from $9.45 billion in Q4, due to downtime impacts, lower volumes, and compressed margins across several key segments.

The company posted adjusted EBITDA of $576 million, down from $687 million in Q4, reflecting higher feedstock and energy costs, reduced polyolefin margins, and lower licensing revenues.

Adjusted net income for Q1 was $169 million ($0.52 per share), down from $249 million ($0.75) in Q4.

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High Yield Blue Chip #1: Delek Logistics Partners LP (DKL)

Delek Logistics Partners, LP is a publicly traded master limited partnership (MLP) headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee. Established in 2012 by Delek US Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DK), Delek Logistics owns and operates a network of midstream energy infrastructure assets.

These assets include approximately 850 miles of crude oil and refined product transportation pipelines and a 700-mile crude oil gathering system, primarily located in the southeastern United States and west Texas.

The company’s operations are integral to Delek US’s refining activities, particularly supporting refineries in Tyler, Texas, and El Dorado, Arkansas.

Delek Logistics provides services such as gathering, transporting, and storing crude oil, as well as marketing, distributing, and storing refined products for both Delek US and third-party customers.

First-quarter 2025 results for Delek Logistics Partners, LP reported net income of $39.0 million, equal to $0.73 per diluted limited-partner unit—a 20% increase from $32.6 million in Q1 2024—driven by robust midstream operations in the Permian and Delaware basins and strategic acquisitions.

Adjusted EBITDA rose to $116.5 million, up 15% year-over-year from $101.5 million, reflecting higher throughput volumes from the integration of Gravity Water Midstream and H2O assets, offsetting declines in wholesale marketing and transportation segments.

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