Dividend Stocks To Keep An Eye On - November 11th

Key Points

• MarketBeat flagged seven high-trading-volume securities as dividend stocks to watch: ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ), PepsiCo, Chevron, NIKE, CVS Health, Verizon, and AT&T.
• SQQQ is an inverse leveraged fund seeking daily returns equal to three times the inverse of the Nasdaq-100’s daily performance, rather than an operating company like the other names on the list.
• The article notes that dividend stocks can provide income, but dividend payments may change or be discontinued; it provides recent trading and valuation data but no specific dividend recommendations.

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ, PepsiCo, Chevron, NIKE, CVS Health, Verizon Communications, and AT&T are the seven Dividend stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Dividend stocks are shares of companies that distribute a portion of their profits to shareholders, usually through regular cash payments called dividends. Investors may buy them for income or reinvest the payments to grow their holdings, but dividends can change or be discontinued. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Dividend stocks within the last several days.

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ)

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (the Fund) seeks daily investment results, which corresponds to three times the inverse of the daily performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index (the Index). The Index includes 100 of the non-financial domestic and international issues listed on National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ) Stock Market.

NASDAQ:SQQQ traded down $3.34 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $40.22. 43,316,274 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 55,992,273. ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ has a 12-month low of $31.42 and a 12-month high of $90.71. The business's 50-day moving average price is $37.71 and its 200 day moving average price is $49.46.

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PepsiCo (PEP)

PepsiCo, Inc. engages in the manufacture, marketing, distribution, and sale of various beverages and convenient foods worldwide. The company operates through seven segments: Frito-Lay North America; Quaker Foods North America; PepsiCo Beverages North America; Latin America; Europe; Africa, Middle East and South Asia; and Asia Pacific, Australia and New Zealand and China Region.

Shares of PEP traded down $0.76 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $142.85. 4,916,147 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,242,593. The company has a current ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.90. PepsiCo has a 12 month low of $123.47 and a 12 month high of $171.48. The stock has a market cap of $194.67 billion, a PE ratio of 17.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.22 and a beta of 0.31. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $133.41 and its 200-day simple moving average is $145.72.

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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.

NYSE:CVX traded up $1.21 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $212.43. The company had a trading volume of 2,880,400 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,230,780. The company has a market capitalization of $417.52 billion, a PE ratio of 15.54, a P/E/G ratio of 0.49 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. Chevron has a 52-week low of $146.49 and a 52-week high of $236.48. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $215.19 and its 200-day moving average price is $194.85.

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NIKE (NKE)

NIKE, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, markets, and sells athletic footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories, and services worldwide. The company provides athletic and casual footwear, apparel, and accessories under the Jumpman trademark; and casual sneakers, apparel, and accessories under the Converse, Chuck Taylor, All Star, One Star, Star Chevron, and Jack Purcell trademarks.

NIKE stock traded down $0.33 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $38.34. The company's stock had a trading volume of 12,538,232 shares, compared to its average volume of 24,578,055. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 2.07 and a quick ratio of 1.39. NIKE has a 12 month low of $31.97 and a 12 month high of $69.14. The stock has a market cap of $56.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.66 and a beta of 1.01. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $36.90 and a 200-day moving average price of $45.37.

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CVS Health (CVS)

CVS Health Corporation provides health solutions in the United States. It operates through Health Care Benefits, Health Services, and Pharmacy & Consumer Wellness segments. The Health Care Benefits segment offers traditional, voluntary, and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services.

Shares of CVS stock traded up $0.07 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $89.08. The company's stock had a trading volume of 5,326,246 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,579,684. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $90.12 and its 200 day simple moving average is $88.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $113.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.37, a P/E/G ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 0.58. CVS Health has a one year low of $69.51 and a one year high of $110.68.

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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).

VZ traded up $0.14 on Wednesday, hitting $46.45. The company had a trading volume of 8,677,406 shares, compared to its average volume of 27,235,201. The firm has a market capitalization of $192.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.84, a P/E/G ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 0.28. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $46.47 and a 200-day simple moving average of $46.96. Verizon Communications has a 52-week low of $38.68 and a 52-week high of $51.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 0.63 and a quick ratio of 0.58.

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AT&T (T)

AT&T, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of telecommunications and technology services. It operates through the Communications and Latin America segments. The Communications segment offers wireless, wireline telecom, and broadband services to businesses and consumers located in the US and businesses globally.

NYSE T traded up $0.19 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $22.13. 18,176,807 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 48,697,883. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.82. The firm has a market cap of $149.11 billion, a PE ratio of 11.96, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 0.30. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $23.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of $24.90. AT&T has a 52-week low of $19.89 and a 52-week high of $29.43.

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