These stocks hold up well and pay a nice dividend during bear markets

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VIEW IN BROWSER | LOGIN MY ACCOUNT These Stocks Hold Up During Bear Markets With the S&P 500 close to crossing into a bear market as stocks continue their 2022 slide, investors looking for stable names in rocky times have a few opportunities.   Stocks have been through several bear markets in the past 20 years, and a handful of companies have fared pretty well despite the carnage. CNBC Pro screened for stocks in the S&P 1500 composite index that showed the best median returns over each of the last three bear markets.    Subscribe to read the latest from CNBC Pro to see the six high dividend stocks that hold up in bear markets. Subscribe Now   Here are more of today's top stories, exclusive for CNBC Pro subscribers!   The sell-off has entered 'a new phase,' Allianz's El-Erian says. How investors can deal with it WED, MAY 18 2022   Strategist says U.S. stocks are undervalued right now — and names his top picks to buy the dip WED, MAY 18 2022   Jeremy Grantham says today's bubble is worse than 2000, calls stocks to at least double their losses WED, MAY 18 2022   Art Cashin of UBS says stocks are now at risk of even deeper sell-off WED, MAY 18 2022   Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls of the day: Apple, Tesla, CSX, Under Armour, Target & more THU, MAY 19 2022   Goldman's investor guide to a recession shows stocks could fall another 11% to 18% THU, MAY 19 2022 Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy © 2022 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS