There’s a group of stocks that can help you ride out the recent market volatility while still getting a good chunk of income. The market has seen much turbulence in recent days, seesawing between gains and losses in reaction to President Donald Trump’s trade policy changes. All the three major averages sold off Thursday, a day after the market’s historic rally. On Wednesday, the S & P 500 posted its third largest single-day gain since World War II after Trump announced a 90-day pause on steeper U.S. tariff rates for most countries. The three indexes are still on pace for a positive week despite the recent losses, however, with the S & P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average each on track for a week-to-date gain of more than 3%, as of Thursday’s close. The Nasdaq Composite , meanwhile, is facing an advance of more than 5% in the period. With the recent volatility, CNBC Pro screened for stocks in the S & P 500, excluding real estate, that could provide investors some sanctuary, according to the following criteria: Has a dividend yield higher than the 10-year Treasury yield of 4.376% but not more than twice that (4.376% < dividend yield < 8.752%) Has a payout ratio greater than 25 Has a debt-to-equity ratio of less than 100 All data is current as of Thursday at 2:53 p.m. ET. Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer – which made the list with a dividend yield of 7.65%, a payout ratio over the last 12 months of 118.4% and a debt-to-equity ratio of 76.2% – has taken a beating over the past week. The stock has seen a decline of more than 6% in the period, lagging the broader market. Pfizer shares, along with those of other giants in the industry like AbbVie , Merck and Eli Lilly , notably came under pressure earlier this week when Trump said that the U.S. is going to announce ” very shortly a major tariff on pharmaceuticals .” The stock has also underperformed the broader market in recent months, falling about 26% in the past six and more than 19% in the past three. That’s compared with the S & P 500’s loss of more than 9% for both timeframes. PFE 6M mountain PFE, 6-month On Thursday, Chevron was likewise on pace for a negative week, having seen a week-to-date tumble of nearly 6%. The energy name has a dividend yield of 4.68% as well as a payout ratio of 66.8% and a total debt-to-equity ratio of 19.3%. This week, Scotiabank downgraded Chevron to sector perform from sector outperform and cut its price target to $143 from $160, which implies limited upside potential of about 6% from Thursday’s close. “We think CVX has a higher likelihood of reducing their current buyback run rate from the recent annual pace of ~$17.5B to $10.0B in the coming quarters,” analyst Paul Cheng wrote in a note to clients dated Thursday. “In comparison, we think XOM has a higher probability of maintaining the current payout pace.” Most analysts on Wall Street have taken a bullish stance, however. Of the 25 total analysts covering Chevron, 17 have a strong buy or buy rating, per LSEG data. Meanwhile, food stock Kraft Heinz has a 5.5% dividend yield, a 70.4% payout ratio and a 41.5% debt-to-equity ratio. Shares were also on pace for a weekly loss, shedding more than 2%.
