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.

As the U.S. stock market experiences a notable upswing, with major indices like the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average posting their best weekly gains in months, investors are increasingly looking toward dividend stocks as a stable source of income amidst the volatility.

While most of Wall Street focuses on large and mega-cap stocks, as they provide a degree of safety and liquidity, many investors are limited in the number of shares they can buy. Many of the most significant public companies,

Agree's dividend yields 4.2% at the current price, or nearly 3.5 times the S&P 500 average. The dividend has had a compound annual growth rate of 6% during the past 10 years, and the company switched from a quarterly to a monthly dividend in 2021.

When seeking high-yield dividend stocks, one of the best places to look is in the midstream energy space. Many of these companies are structured as master limited partnerships (MLPs), which pass through their profits to their unitholders and as such don't pay corporate taxes.