Bottom 10 Large-Cap Stocks with Lowest Dividend Safety Grades
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Feb 05 2026
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Source: seekingalpha
- Dividend Safety Overview: The latest assessment reveals that Crown Castle (CCI), Healthpeak Properties (DOC), and Ford Motor (F) all received an F grade for dividend safety, indicating significant challenges in maintaining dividend payments, which could impact investor confidence.
- Sector Distribution: These low-rated stocks span multiple sectors, including Telecom Tower REITs, Health Care REITs, automobile manufacturers, and retail, suggesting a widespread weakness in dividend sustainability among large companies across various market conditions.
- Market Performance Variance: Despite their low dividend safety grades, the one-month performance of these stocks varies significantly; for instance, The Gap (GAP) has seen gains exceeding 15%, while Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has declined over 11%, indicating differing market reactions to these companies.
- Rating Standards Explained: The dividend safety grade is a comprehensive measure of a company's ability to sustain and protect its dividend payments, rated from A+ to F, with D+ or below considered a sell, reflecting market concerns about the future profitability of these firms.
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Analyst Views on CCI
Wall Street analysts forecast CCI stock price to rise
11 Analyst Rating
8 Buy
3 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 78.590
Low
93.00
Averages
107.78
High
127.00
Current: 78.590
Low
93.00
Averages
107.78
High
127.00
About CCI
Crown Castle Inc. owns, operates and leases more than 40,000 cell towers and approximately 90,000 route miles of fiber supporting small cells and fiber solutions across every United States market. Its core business is providing access, including space or capacity, to its shared communications infrastructure via long-term tenant contracts in various forms, including lease, license, sublease and service agreements in the United States. Its segments include Towers and Fiber, which includes both small cells and fiber solutions. The Towers segment provides access, including space or capacity, to the Company's more than 40,000 towers throughout the United States. The Towers segment also provides ancillary services relating to the Company's towers, consisting of site development services and installation services. The Fiber segment consists of communications infrastructure offerings of small cells and fiber solutions.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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