UnitedHealth Group, Chevron, and Verizon Communications are the three Dividend stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Dividend stocks are shares of companies that regularly distribute a portion of their earnings to shareholders in the form of cash payments, known as dividends. These companies tend to be well-established with stable cash flows, making them attractive to investors seeking steady income and potential capital appreciation. Dividend stocks can also offer lower volatility compared to non-dividend-paying equities. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Dividend stocks within the last several days.
UnitedHealth Group (UNH)
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated operates as a diversified health care company in the United States. The company operates through four segments: UnitedHealthcare, Optum Health, Optum Insight, and Optum Rx. The UnitedHealthcare segment offers consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services for national employers, public sector employers, mid-sized employers, small businesses, and individuals; health care coverage, and health and well-being services to individuals age 50 and older addressing their needs; Medicaid plans, children's health insurance and health care programs; and health and dental benefits, and hospital and clinical services, as well as health care benefits products and services to state programs caring for the economically disadvantaged, medically underserved, and those without the benefit of employer-funded health care coverage.
NYSE UNH traded down $0.98 during trading on Monday, hitting $281.67. 8,443,300 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,822,996. UnitedHealth Group has a 12 month low of $248.88 and a 12 month high of $630.73. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $304.47 and a 200 day simple moving average of $432.39. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. The company has a market capitalization of $255.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.79, a PEG ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 0.45.
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Chevron (CVX)
Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the integrated energy and chemicals operations in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Upstream and Downstream. The Upstream segment is involved in the exploration, development, production, and transportation of crude oil and natural gas; processing, liquefaction, transportation, and regasification of liquefied natural gas; transportation of crude oil through pipelines; transportation, storage, and marketing of natural gas; and carbon capture and storage, as well as a gas-to-liquids plant.
Shares of Chevron stock traded down $0.23 during trading on Monday, reaching $149.81. The company's stock had a trading volume of 11,328,618 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,562,759. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 1.08. The business's fifty day moving average price is $144.04 and its 200-day moving average price is $148.68. The firm has a market cap of $261.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.83. Chevron has a one year low of $132.04 and a one year high of $168.96.
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Verizon Communications (VZ)
Verizon Communications Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of communications, technology, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide. It operates in two segments, Verizon Consumer Group (Consumer) and Verizon Business Group (Business).
Shares of Verizon Communications stock traded up $1.70 during trading on Monday, reaching $42.54. The company's stock had a trading volume of 38,136,979 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,337,722. Verizon Communications has a one year low of $37.59 and a one year high of $47.36. The firm has a market cap of $179.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.28 and a beta of 0.37. The business's fifty day moving average price is $42.88 and its 200-day moving average price is $42.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.61.
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