A quarterly dividend payment from a high-quality stock may be as close to a sure thing as an investor can find on Wall Street. Even during periods of broad market weakness, the lower a stock's price falls,

SA Quant identifies high-quality, income-generating stocks that can help offset losses for volatile markets and provide investors with a passive income stream.

2024 was a great year for the stock market. The S&P 500 index climbed 23% for the year, driven by continued outperformance from large-cap growth stocks. But not every company participated in the ongoing market rally. Value stocks, in particular, lagged the rest of the market, and some have seen their prices drop to incredible bargains.

These stocks have good track records of dividend growth.

Johnson & Johnson is like the Fort Knox of dividend stocks. The healthcare company has an AAA bond rating. That's tied for the best in the world and is higher than the U.S. government. This rating signifies that the company has a strong capacity to meet its financial obligations even during the deepest economic downturns.