As the risks of a recession are rising, it would be prudent to have defensive dividend stocks in your portfolio.
Deere (DE -0.60%) and Raytheon (RTX -0.18%) are two excellent choices for investors looking for defensive dividend stocks. Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian picks his favorite between the two dividend stocks.
*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of May 26, 2023. The video was published on May 28, 2023.
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