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Prices are always shifting but these should be close to correct:
| dividend yield | payout ratio | |
| F | 6.80% | 65.22% |
| SIG | 5.85% | 47.01% |
| LYTS | 6.31% | 43.48% |
| OSB | 4.25% | 28.57% |
| IVZ | 6.35% | 56.07% |
| BTI | 7.48% | 68.00% |
| KO | 3.47% | 75.40% |
These are all pretty solid companies that are selling for pretty cheap, and offer a consistent dividend. So why not just pick the one with the highest dividend yield and be done with it? Well, you also need to consider the sustainability of that dividend, which is easiest to measure in the payout ratio. So we want a high yield and low payout ratio on a solid company balance sheet. Based on the combination of considerations, I chose OSB out of this list to put my most recent investment in, since it still has a high yield, but a very low payout ratio, so that yield is very "secure."