Best of both worlds: 20 high dividend-paying stocks that Wall Street analysts expect to also beat the market, according to TipRanks

• Investors can earn returns in stocks through share-price appreciation or dividend payments.
• You can also do both, and then reinvest the dividends. 
• TipRanks compiled buy-rated stocks with high dividend yields, including Ford and Mercedes-Benz.

One way to profit in the stock market is by betting on a company’s ability to grow its share price over time.

Another way is by buying shares of a company that pays dividends. Some investors then employ a dividend reinvestment plan that puts the dividends back into the stock, potentially snowballing their position and increasing its payout over time.