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Dividend Stocks To Follow Today - October 1st

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Key Points

  • Pfizer, Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares, and Merck & Co., Inc. are highlighted as top dividend stocks to monitor for October due to their recent trading volumes and potential for reliable cash returns.
  • Pfizer continues to innovate with a focus on biopharmaceutical products, including new COVID-19 treatments and vaccines.
  • Merck & Co., Inc. operates through segments including Pharmaceutical and Animal Health, emphasizing its diverse portfolio of health solutions.
  • Five stocks we like better than Pfizer.

Pfizer, Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares, and Merck & Co., Inc. are the three Dividend stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Dividend stocks are shares of companies that return a portion of their earnings to shareholders in the form of regular cash payments, typically on a quarterly basis. Investors often favor them for the steady income stream they provide, which can help offset market downturns. Key metrics like dividend yield and payout ratio offer insights into the reliability and sustainability of a company’s distributions. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Dividend stocks within the last several days.

Pfizer (PFE)

Pfizer Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells biopharmaceutical products in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company offers medicines and vaccines in various therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular metabolic, migraine, and women's health under the Eliquis, Nurtec ODT/Vydura, Zavzpret, and the Premarin family brands; infectious diseases with unmet medical needs under the Prevnar family, Abrysvo, Nimenrix, FSME/IMMUN-TicoVac, and Trumenba brands; and COVID-19 prevention and treatment, and potential future mRNA and antiviral products under the Comirnaty and Paxlovid brands.

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Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares (TSLL)

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Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)

Merck & Co., Inc. is a health care company, which engages in the provision of health solutions through its prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, animal health, and consumer care products. It operates through the following segments: Pharmaceutical, Animal Health, and Other. The Pharmaceutical segment includes human health pharmaceutical and vaccine products.

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