Dividend Stocks

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) stock is down over 64% from its highs in the last year, and 63% or so from its January 2020 peak. As it stands, I believe COP stock may not have yet touched the bottom. Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com Oil prices may keep falling. This will hurt all oil stocks, including COP. The

The Covid-19 outbreak and the recent decline in oil prices have delivered a one-two punch to investors worldwide. Share prices of oil companies like BP (NYSE:BP) have simply crashed during this violent market pullback. BP stock gave back nearly triple its value year-to-date, before clawing back to a price nearly half of its pre-coronavirus highs. Source:

Last month I wrote a hopeful article on Nokia (NYSE:NOK). I thought it was possible the company might be able to restore its dividends. That would be a boon for NOK stock — it would soar if dividends come back by the end of the year. Source: RistoH / Shutterstock.com However, NOK stock is not

The market’s turbulence has caused investors to seek solace in safe investments that offer some protection against wild swings. That said, dividend stocks — or companies that pay a dividend — have been a popular choice because of their steady income potential and perceived safety. However, not all dividend stocks are created equally — especially

The technology sector led the market higher during the recently deceased bull market, so it’s not surprising that the group has been a drag during the newly minted bear market. The “new normal” puts Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) and Qualcomm stock in a near-term bind. Source: Akshdeep Kaur Raked / Shutterstock.com Qualcomm is in the seminconductor sector,

The fiscal year 2019 was challenging for Altria Group (NYSE:MO), as the company reported impairment charges related to its investment in e-cigarette company Juul. MO stock started recovering in fiscal year 2020. But the spread of the coronavirus from China stalled the bounce back, which triggered a broad market plunge and the stock declined sharply.

Where’s the one place you shouldn’t invest when a recession is on its way? Cyclicals. Even more specifically, the automakers are definitely a group that should be avoided during economic downturns. That’s exactly why Ford (NYSE:F), General Motors (NYSE:GM) and others are getting hammered right now. Source: Proxima Studio / Shutterstock.com Ford’s shares are now

Whether you’re a conservative investor socking away funds for retirement or a seasoned day trader, solid dividend stocks always make a good portfolio stuffer. While most passive income-generating companies won’t make you rich, they can provide stability, especially in uncertain times. Plus, if we incur a downturn in the markets, dividend payers tend to lose

If you’re a novice at dividend investing, Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) stock and its larger-than-life 10% payout may make your mouth water. Source: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com After all, you might (wrongly) reason, what could be bad about chasing a big yield when the company in question is Exxon, a company with a $130 billion market

Year-to-date, 3M (NYSE:MMM) is down about 23%. As headlines around the world regarding the health and economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak ebb and flow, most names, including MMM stock, make big daily moves. Source: Shutterstock This month, the share price has been as low as $128 and as high as $154. It closed Tuesday up

[Editor’s note: This article is regularly updated to include the most relevant information available.] People generally assume that a dividend stock has to have a high starting yield to generate lots of income. This is a mistaken assumption. In fact, you often earn more income over the long run buying a fast-growing company with a

Limit down. It seems that those two words have been uttered more this past week than in the past decade. And this is always the challenge with a high-flying market that has soared for so long. It’s easy to forget that the laws of physics don’t apply. But as we’re seeing, for every action there

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) stock is going to make people a lot of money once the market stops falling. Source: canon_shooter / Shutterstock.com Since Feb. 19, shares have dropped from $67 to their March 12 price of below $50. This has taken the price-to-earnings ratio below 12, and the dividend yield to almost 2.5%. The company had

Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) chair Elizabeth Duke and board member James Quigley resigned March 8 under pressure from both the House Financial Services Committee and within the bank itself. WFC stock fell more than 12% on the news.   Source: Shutterstock The resignations came just hours before CEO Charlie Scharf appeared in front of Congress Tuesday to

Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC) stock is still overvalued. Don’t try to catch this falling knife. Even though Kraft Heinz is down a lot since Feb. 13 — when it reported 2019 earnings — the free fall may not be over. Source: Eyesonmilan/Shutterstock.com Why? The company insists on maintaining its $1.60 per share annual dividend. The reality

The bull market is officially dead, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping over 20% from its record high. What was born on March 9, 2009 has officially ended just days after its 11th birthday. Time to seek safety with some dividend stocks. The carnage is hard to fathom: The fastest pullback in history driven

Down almost 24% year-to-date, Ford (NYSE:F) isn’t going to be confused with Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) when it comes to automotive equity share price appreciation. Even the roughly 14% shed by rival General Motors (NYSE:GM) looks good compared to F stock and even highly speculative Nio (NASDAQ:NIO) is lower by just 3.73% to start the year. Source:

You can’t get a return loaning money to the government today. The 10-year U.S. Treasury note is yielding less than 0.5%. Source: overcrew / Shutterstock.com But I know where you can get a 9% yield, and maybe more tomorrow. Ford Motor (NYSE:F). Now, don’t run away. I’m serious. Ford opened March 9 at about $6

The banks have not had it easy lately. While the coronavirus from China has stirred up plenty of volatility in the stock market, the financial sector has been hit especially hard. Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) has been drilled, falling about 42% from its 52-week high. Source: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com However, unlike most of its peers,

High-yield dividend stocks, whose underlying companies have large buyback programs, tend to do quite well over time. The rationale behind this is that the buybacks allow the dividends paid out to increase rapidly over time. In addition, high-yield dividend stocks with high buybacks tend to have higher share prices over time. This is because there