Dow Dividend Stocks to Rise Up to 52%

BOSTON (TheStreet) -- After the stock market fell from a three-month high this week on lingering job-market woes, it's a more attractive time to invest in Dow shares.

In a rally, America's biggest companies tend to outperform due to cheapness, and in a sell-off, they typically fall less because of relative safety. All the while, Dow stocks pay weighty dividends. Can you really have growth and safety?

The following 10 Dow stocks have the greatest potential to rise, based on analysts' price targets. They are ordered by expected return, from great to greatest. And the best of the bunch is projected by analysts to rise 52% in the next few months.

10. Industrial conglomerate General Electric(GE) boosted second-quarter profit 16% to $3.1 billion, or 30 cents a share. Revenue declined 4.9% to $37 billion. Its operating margin widened from 20% to 22%. GE has $74 billion of cash and $490 billion of debt, translating to a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.3. GE's stock trades at a forward earnings multiple of 13 and a cash flow multiple of 5, 17% and 32% discounts to peer averages. It offers a 2.4% dividend yield.