Jamie Dimon Issues Harsh Stock Market Warning – 5 of JPMorgan’s Safest Dividend Stocks

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  • The stock market is up a stunning 30% from the lows printed in April.

  • One of the safest sectors for investors for years has been the Utilities, but they have run this year due to huge current and future datacenter power needs.

  • Jamie Dimon’s warning comes on the heels of other top Wall Street bankers echoing the potential for a big sell-off.

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Jamie Dimon Issues Harsh Stock Market Warning – 5 of JPMorgan’s Safest Dividend Stocks

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Jamie Dimon is one of the highest-profile bankers in the world. Like Warren Buffett, David Solomon, or other Wall Street titans, when he speaks, people listen. The JPMorgan CEO called the three-year bull market run unmistakable, while warning that asset prices currently sit high and credit spreads are unusually tight, a rough combination that signals overconfidence. Like others issuing warnings, Mr. Dimon puts a big 6-month to 2-year window for a market correction, which he thinks could have a probability as high as 30%, citing profligate government spending, geopolitical issues, and rising global militarization. With the market hitting all-time highs and the Artificial Intelligence spending hitting astronomical levels, one thing is for sure: a correction is not a question of if, but when.

One item we have been examining is the market-cap-to-GDP ratio, a stock market indicator favored by Warren Buffett. Currently, the U.S. market capitalization-to-GDP ratio, commonly referred to as the Buffett Indicator, has reached an all-time high, surpassing 217% as of early October 2025. This indicates significant market overvaluation according to historical interpretations of the metric. The ratio, which compares the total value of the stock market to the country’s economic output, has not been this high in history. While this does not necessarily mean a market crash is imminent, it does suggest that current valuations are incredibly extended.

We screened the JPMorgan equity research database, looking for companies that are highly stable, pay reliable dividends, and operate in sectors that tend to perform well during market corrections, such as healthcare, utilities, and consumer staples.

Why do we recommend JP Morgan’s stocks?

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JPMorgan is one of the acknowledged leaders in the investment landscape on Wall Street and worldwide. The firm’s top-notch research department continues to provide institutional and high-net-worth clients with the best ideas across the investment spectrum and is likely to do so for years to come.

AT&T

AT&T is the world’s fourth-largest telecommunications company, measured by revenue. The legacy telecommunications company has been undergoing a lengthy restructuring process while maintaining a solid dividend of 4.24%. Seventeen analysts have given the stock a Buy rating, indicating comprehensive Wall Street support. AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T | T Price Prediction) provides a range of telecommunications, media, and technology services worldwide. Its Communications segment offers wireless voice and data communications services.

AT&T sells through its company-owned stores, agents, and third-party retail stores:

  • Handsets
  • Wireless data cards
  • Wireless computing devices
  • Carrying cases
  • Hands-free devices

AT&T also provides:

  • Data
  • Voice
  • SecuT
  • Cloud solutions
  • Outsourcing
  • Managed and provided professional services
  • Customer premises equipment for multinational corporations, small and mid-sized businesses, and governmental and wholesale customers.

Additionally, this segment provides residential customers with broadband fiber and legacy telephony voice communication services.

It markets its communications services and products under:

  • AT&T
  • Cricket
  • AT&T PREPAID
  • AT&T Fiber

The company’s Latin America segment provides wireless services in Mexico and video services throughout the region. This segment markets its services and products under the AT&T and Unefon brands.

JPMorgan has a price target of $33 for the stock.

Energy Transfer

Energy Transfer is one of North America’s largest and most diversified midstream energy companies with a solid 7.77% dividend. This top master limited partnership is a safe option for investors seeking energy exposure and income, as the company pays a substantial distribution. Energy Transfer LP (NYSE: ET) owns and operates one of the largest and most diversified portfolios of energy assets in the United States, with a strategic footprint in all of the major domestic production basins.

The company is a publicly traded limited partnership with core operations that include:

  • Complementary natural gas midstream, intrastate, and interstate transportation and storage assets
  • Crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGL), and refined product transportation and terminalling assets
  • NGL fractionation
  • Various acquisition and marketing assets

Following the acquisition of Enable Partners in December 2021, Energy Transfer owns and operates over 114,000 miles of pipelines and related assets in 41 states, spanning all major U.S. producing regions and markets. This further solidifies its leadership position in the midstream sector.

Through its ownership of Energy Transfer Operating, L.P., formerly known as Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., the company also owns Lake Charles LNG Company, the general partner interests, the incentive distribution rights, and 28.5 million standard units of Sunoco LP (NYSE: SUN), and the public partner interests and 39.7 million standard units of USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE: USAC).

The JPMorgan price target is posted at $22.

Entergy

Entergy Corporation is an energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations in the Deep South of the United States. This top utility stock always makes sense for conservative investors and pays a rich 2.48% dividend. Together with its subsidiaries, Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) produces and distributes electricity in the United States.

 It operates in two segments,

  • Utility 
  • Entergy Wholesale Commodities. 

The Utility segment generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power in portions of:

  • Arkansas,
  • Louisiana,
  • Mississippi, and
  • Texas
  • City of New Orleans

The company also distributes natural gas. 

The Entergy Wholesale Commodities segment is involved in:

  • The ownership, operation, and decommissioning of nuclear power plants located in the northern United States
  • Sale of electric power to wholesale customers
  • Provision of services to other nuclear power plant owners
  • Ownership of interests in non-nuclear power plants that sell electric power to wholesale customers

The company generates electricity from various sources, including gas, nuclear, coal, hydro, and solar. It sells energy to retail power providers, utilities, electric power co-operatives, power trading organizations, and other power generation companies. 

Its power plants have approximately 24,000 megawatts (MW) of electric generating capacity, which includes 5,000 MW of nuclear power.

The company delivers electricity to 3 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.

The JPMorgan price target for the shares is $103.

Merck

Merck develops and produces medicines, vaccines, biological therapies, and animal health products. Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE: MRK) is not just a healthcare company but a global force in the industry. This healthcare giant is a no-brainer down over 30% over the last year while paying a solid 3.53% dividend. The company operates through two segments:

  • Pharmaceutical
  • Animal Health

The Pharmaceutical segment offers human health pharmaceutical products in:

  • Oncology
  • Hospital acute care
  • Immunology
  • Neuroscience
  • Virology
  • Cardiovascular
  • Diabetes
  • Vaccine products, such as preventive pediatric, adolescent, and adult vaccines

The Animal Health segment discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines, health management solutions and services, as well as digitally connected identification, traceability, and monitoring products.

Merck serves:

  • Drug wholesalers
  • Retailers
  • Hospitals
  • Government agencies
  • Managed healthcare providers, such as health maintenance organizations
  • Pharmacy benefit managers and other institutions
  • Physicians
  • Physician distributors
  • Veterinarians
  • Animal producers

Merck’s growth is a result of its efforts and strategic collaborations. The company works with AstraZeneca PLC (NYSE: AZN), Bayer AG, Eisai Co., Ltd., Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, and Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) to jointly develop and commercialize long-acting treatments for HIV, demonstrating a commitment to innovation and growth.

The JPMorgan target price objective is posted at a whopping $120

Mondelez

This consumer staples giant is always a safe idea when the going gets tough, especially with a 3% dividend. Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is a snack company. The company’s core business is the manufacture and sale of chocolate, biscuits, and baked snacks.

The Company also has additional businesses in adjacent, locally relevant categories, including

  • Gum and candy
  • Cheese
  • Grocery
  • Powdered beverages

Its portfolio includes global and local brands such as Oreo, Ritz, LU, Clif Bar, and Tate’s Bake Shop biscuits and baked snacks, as well as Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka, and Toblerone chocolate.

Mondelez International segments include Latin America, AMEA, Europe, and North America. It sells its products in over 150 countries and operates in approximately 80 countries, with 147 principal manufacturing and processing facilities across 46 countries.

The company sells its products to:

  • Supermarket chains
  • Wholesalers
  • Supercenters
  • Club stores
  • Mass merchandisers
  • Distributors
  • Convenience stores
  • Gasoline stations
  • Drug stores
  • Value stores
  • Retail food outlets

The JPMorgan price target is set at $75.

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About the Author Lee Jackson →

Lee Jackson has covered Wall Street analysts' equity and debt research and equity strategy daily for 24/7 Wall St. since 2012. His broad and diverse career, which included a stint as the creative services director at the NBC affiliate in Austin, Texas, gives him unique insight into the financial industry and world.

Lee Jackson's journey in the financial industry spans over 30 years, with nearly two decades as an institutional equity salesperson at Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, and Morgan Stanley. His career was marked by his presence on the sell side during pivotal Wall Street events, from the dot.com rise and bubble to the Long Term Capital Management debacle, 9/11, and the Great Recession of 2008. This is a testament to his resilience and adaptability in the face of market volatility.

Lee Jackson’s practical financial industry experience, acquired from a career at some of the biggest banks and brokerage firms, is complemented by a lifetime of writing on various platforms. This unique combination allows him to shed light on the intricacies and workings of Wall Street in a way that only someone with deep insider experience and knowledge can. Moreover, his extensive network across Wall Street continues to provide direct access for him and 24/7 Wall St., a privilege few firms enjoy.

Since 2012, Jackson’s work for 24/7 Wall St. has been featured in Barron’s, Yahoo Finance, MarketWatch, Business Insider, TradingView, Real Money, The Street, Seeking Alpha, Benzinga, and other media outlets. He attended the prestigious Cranbrook Schools in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and has a degree in broadcasting from the Specs Howard School of Media Arts.

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