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The UK stock market\u2019s filled with plenty of high-yield income stock opportunities right now. And while double-digit payouts can be risky, several companies have so far managed to keep on rewarding loyal shareholders with chunky passive income.<\/p>\n
With that in mind, let\u2019s explore two such investments. Are these terrific buying opportunities, or should I steer clear?<\/p>\n
First on the list is the FTSE 250 enterprise, Energean (LSE:ENOG). With operating cash flows remaining stable, the oil & gas producer has continued to maintain dividends for the third year in a row. Yet with the share price slipping, the yield\u2019s been steadily climbing. And right now, investors can lock in a massive 10.28% payout.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s going on?<\/p>\n
The business continues to be highly cash generative and has even secured exceptional contracted revenues of $20bn, granting management rare long-term visibility. Yet this might be just the tip of the iceberg.<\/p>\n
With the company\u2019s second oil train to its flagship floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel already entering commercial operation, the firm\u2019s production capacity is on track to expand considerably.<\/p>\n
In other words, operating cash flows could be set to grow even larger, paving the way for even more dividends.But if that\u2019s the case, why aren\u2019t more investors taking advantage of the high yield?<\/p>\n
Despite what the share price suggests, Energean\u2019s incoming cash flow surge hasn\u2019t gone unnoticed. Institutional analysts are fully aware of this growth catalyst, yet they still refuse to aggressively buy shares for one big reason: systemic geopolitical risk.<\/p>\n
The problem is that Energean\u2019s FPSO is operating just off the coast of Israel \u2013 essentially next door to the US-Iran conflict. And all it takes is one drone strike to damage or potentially destroy Energean\u2019s most valuable asset.<\/p>\n
At the start of March, the Israeli Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure had already ordered the company to temporarily cease production as a result of escalating geopolitical conflict. And while Energean received the green light to restart operations earlier this month, future shutdown orders remain a persistent and recurring threat.<\/p>\n
For conservative income stock investors seeking exposure to the oil & gas sector, Energean\u2019s likely a bad fit. There\u2019s no denying the cash-backed 10.3% dividend yield is exceptionally compelling, but it\u2019s also genuinely risky.<\/p>\n
If production is forced to shut down again for a prolonged period, future cash flows could disappoint, risking a rapid and substantial dividend cut in the worst-case scenario.<\/p>\n
Having said that, if the war comes to an end, the evaporation of geopolitical uncertainty could trigger a sharp upward correction in Energean\u2019s share price, closing the window of opportunity to lock in a double-digit payout. This is a classic high-risk, high-reward scenario. So for investors with the stomach for volatility, Energean could indeed be an income stock worth investigating further.<\/p>\n
The post Here\u2019s 1 passive income stock yielding 10%+ today!<\/a> appeared first on The Motley Fool UK<\/a>.<\/p>\n More reading<\/p>\n Zaven Boyrazian has no position in any of the shares mentioned. The Motley Fool UK has no position in any of the shares mentioned. Views expressed on the companies mentioned in this article are those of the writer and therefore may differ from the official recommendations we make in our subscription services such as Share Advisor, Hidden Winners and Pro. Here at The Motley Fool we believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors.<\/a><\/p>\n Motley Fool UK 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image source: Getty Images The UK stock market\u2019s filled with plenty of high-yield income stock opportunities right now.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12366,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[275,8109,8108,8107,5762,5691,5692,8106,5,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-17552","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uk","8":"tag-cash-flows","9":"tag-energean","10":"tag-floating-production-storage-and-offloading","11":"tag-fpso","12":"tag-income-stock","13":"tag-passive-income","14":"tag-share-price","15":"tag-stock-opportunities","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/116435764016563189","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}