Meet This Monster Dividend Stock That Continues to Crush the Market in 2025

The stock market has switched gears in 2025. Growth stocks that were crushing it in 2023 and 2024 have gone south, while steady value stocks with dividend payments have outperformed the broad market indices. British American Tobacco (NYSE: BTI) is up 17% year to date in U.S. dollar terms, which shows the resiliency of cheap value stocks in times of market volatility.Even with these gains, British American Tobacco sports a dividend that yields 7%, which is much higher than the market average. And this dividend payout can keep growing in the years to come. Here's why British American Tobacco stock should keep crushing the market in 2025 and beyond.Tobacco and nicotine have varying investor views. Some investors see the industry as on the way out the door, with volume declines in wealthier countries like the United States especially hurting sales. This has not affected the earnings of nicotine conglomerates like British American Tobacco due to the consistent price hikes the company has implemented on its cigarette products.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool