Dividend Stocks

IBM (NYSE:IBM) reported earnings at the end of October. The quarterly results gave investors some cause for cheer, but also various reasons for continued concern over the future of IBM stock. Source: Twin Design / Shutterstock.com As a result, IBM gave back some of its recent momentum and fell once again below the $140 mark.

BP (NYSE:BP) stock remains steady as the company transitions to a new CEO. The problem is that has remained too steady. Source: JuliusKielaitis / Shutterstock.com The stock has seen little movement in the nine years Bob Dudley has served as CEO. Mr. Dudley took over in the midst of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that

On Oct. 15, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), the healthcare giant, reported Q3 earnings and revenue that beat analysts’ average expectations. Yet, over the past 12 months, JNJ stock is down about 9%. Source: Alexander Tolstykh / Shutterstock.com Now many investors are wondering whether the company may end the year on a high note. In the next

“Cheap” stocks aren’t necessarily the best cheap stocks to buy. And dividend stocks, even those with a high payout, aren’t necessarily safe. A low share price attracts some investors. So does a high dividend. But both can actually be signs of danger. After all, a stock under $10 almost always has declined a long way

Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC) reported third-quarter results on Oct. 31 that were mediocre. However, it did manage to report earnings per share of 69 cents, 15 cents higher than analysts’ average estimate. Kraft Heinz stock jumped more than 13% on the positive surprise. Source: Casimiro PT / Shutterstock.com As a result of the  better-than-expected earnings, my

Even though  the U.S.-China trade war is seemingly easing, it could flare back up again at any time. As a result, many investors are still looking for defensive stocks to buy now. Of course, in the most extreme example, you can elect to go all into cash. However, history has proven that to be the

Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) is a classic dividend stock for the portfolio. However, investors might be cautious on fresh exposure to PG stock after a rally of 31.8% in the last year. I am of the opinion that valuations still remain at sane levels and PG stock is worth considering. Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com

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Investors are facing an interesting conundrum — they must balance potential growth with an increasing litany of concerns. So far, earnings have been not so bad. The vast bulk of stocks in the S&P 500 have beat estimates. And with that, stocks have continued to hit record highs. On the other hand, however, the overall

While most tech stocks have been booming in 2019, Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) has remained calm. A grinding rise to the high-$50 range was followed by sharp disappointment over earnings in August. The shares opened Nov. 6 at about $47.81. That’s just 11% over where it started the year after last December’s tech wreck. And that’s

When anyone offers you a gilt-edged, can’t miss, sure thing opportunity … walk away. Every investment carries risk. This is especially true in the oil patch, circa 2019. Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com Over the last six months shares in Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) have fallen 10%. It is evident the “peak oil” theory of the

For investors interested in income, Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) is a must-have stock. While the shares are up only 34% over the last five years, against a Nasdaq Composite gain of 76%, the dividend has been steadily increasing. It was at 61 cents per share in 2014. For the most recent quarter, it was $1.45. Source: Michael

The case for Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD) stock seems easy enough to make. Gilead stock is one of the cheapest names in the S&P 500, at roughly 9x Wall Street profit estimates for 2019. Source: Shutterstock A dividend yield at 4% adds income to the attractive valuation. But the case against GILD stock is just as

Walgreens Boots Alliance (NYSE:WBA), is on the wrong path, and it’s starting to show in the Walgreens stock price. Source: Shutterstock WBA announced its fourth-quarter earnings on Oct. 28. While the results beat estimates, they weren’t great. Earnings of $677 million, 75 cents per share, on revenue of $34 billion were half the $1.5 billion,

[Editor’s note: “6 Monthly Dividend Stocks to Buy” was previously published in Sept. 2019. It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available.] Most dividend stocks pay their shareholders quarterly, but a few dividend-yielding stocks offer monthly distributions. The group is small: less than 100, with many of the offerings being exchange-traded funds

Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC) beat earnings estimates and the stock rose 13% on Halloween. Earnings of $899 million, or 69 cents per share, sailed by estimates of 61 cents. But sales were down nearly 5% from a year earlier, at $6.1 billion. Source: Casimiro PT / Shutterstock.com There’s more to the story. Even with its recent

After several years of people favoring growth names over value and dividend stocks, sentiment has switched gears. That’s because people are looking for sources of yield again. With the Federal Reserve cutting rates once more, the safe sources of fixed-income yield are drying up. 10-year treasury bond yields, for example have gotten cut nearly in

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) is trading near five-year highs as sales to cloud data centers continue to grow. The company beat earnings estimates on Oct. 24 by a substantial margin. CEO Bob Swan predicted double-digit earnings growth for the second half of the year. Despite this, INTC stock remains cheap relative to the market. Source: dennizn /

Investors tend to gravitate to dividend stocks, particularly when those equities increase their payout on an annual basis. When these types of stocks achieve 25 consecutive years of payout hikes, analysts refer to them as “dividend aristocrats.” As many of the top tech stocks matured, they embraced the practice of annual dividend increases. Now, dividend

Over the past year, shares of Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM), the leading chipmaker, are up about 26%.  Thanks to its diversified revenue stream and the strength of its technological offering, I believe that QCOM stock belongs in a long-term growth portfolio. Source: Xixi Fu / Shutterstock.com However, there might be some short-term volatility as well as profit-taking, especially ahead