My Top 3 Dividend Stocks to Buy Now

If you are looking at the consumer space and trying to find dividend stocks, three companies you might want to consider are Unilever (NYSE: UL), Hormel Foods (NYSE: HRL), and Realty Income (NYSE: O). Although they are each dealing with very different business backdrops, they all have historically attractive dividend yields. Here's a quick look at each.

Unilever is a global consumer staples giant with products ranging from food (Hellmann's) to soap (Dove) and a whole lot in-between. The current dividend yield is roughly 3.7%, which is toward the high side of the company's historical yield range. That suggests the shares are on the sale rack today as the industry shifts from raising prices (helped along by inflation) to fighting for market share.