3 stocks for investors looking for passive income and upside potential.

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is on track to have an above-average year in 2025 after a rapid recovery from a steep sell-off in April. The impressive performance comes on top of back-to-back gains of more than 20% in 2023 and 2024.

Needless to say, the S&P 500 is running hot, so investors may want to take extra care to ensure they are targeting quality companies that can justify their valuations with future earnings growth.

Here's why these three Motley Fool contributors think WM ( WM 0.81% ) , International Business Machines ( IBM -2.70% ) , and Delta Air Lines ( DAL 0.07% ) stand out as top dividend stocks to double up on in August.

WM is as reliable as it gets when it comes to gen

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