ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ, Southern, Chevron, United Parcel Service, PepsiCo, AT&T, and Duke Energy are the seven Dividend stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Dividend stocks are shares of companies that regularly distribute part of their profits to shareholders, typically as cash payments. Investors may use them to earn income, though dividend payments can be reduced or stopped and aren’t guaranteed. 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.
Shares of SQQQ stock traded up $1.56 during trading on Friday, hitting $42.49. The company had a trading volume of 43,024,417 shares, compared to its average volume of 56,029,695. The stock's 50-day moving average is $37.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $49.22. ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ has a 52 week low of $31.42 and a 52 week high of $90.71.
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Southern (SO)
The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. The company also develops, constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, gas distribution operations, and gas pipeline investments operations.
Shares of Southern stock traded up $0.90 during trading on Friday, hitting $93.37. 17,438,928 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,021,071. The stock has a market cap of $108.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.28, a PEG ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 0.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.55. Southern has a 52 week low of $81.69 and a 52 week high of $99.58. The firm's fifty day moving average is $88.57 and its 200-day moving average is $92.58.
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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.
CVX traded up $2.40 on Friday, hitting $218.75. 2,686,139 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,206,547. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.34. Chevron has a 12 month low of $146.49 and a 12 month high of $236.48. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $215.33 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $195.33. The stock has a market capitalization of $429.94 billion, a PE ratio of 16.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.50 and a beta of 0.47.
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United Parcel Service (UPS)
United Parcel Service, Inc., a package delivery company, provides transportation and delivery, distribution, contract logistics, ocean freight, airfreight, customs brokerage, and insurance services. It operates through two segments, U.S. Domestic Package and International Package. The U.S. Domestic Package segment offers time-definite delivery of express letters, documents, small packages, and palletized freight through air and ground services in the United States.
Shares of United Parcel Service stock traded up $1.83 on Friday, hitting $112.21. The stock had a trading volume of 4,661,563 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,601,543. The company has a quick ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67. United Parcel Service has a one year low of $90.84 and a one year high of $122.41. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $100.40 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $104.77. The stock has a market cap of $95.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.56, a PEG ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 0.98.
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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 up $2.32 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $144.58. 3,008,354 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,243,327. PepsiCo has a 1 year low of $123.47 and a 1 year high of $171.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.90. The business's 50-day moving average price is $133.53 and its 200-day moving average price is $145.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $197.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.17, a PEG ratio of 4.28 and a beta of 0.31.
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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.
AT&T stock traded down $0.04 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $22.14. 18,212,856 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 48,598,258. AT&T has a one year low of $19.89 and a one year high of $29.43. The company has a market cap of $149.11 billion, a PE ratio of 11.97, a PEG ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 0.30. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $23.65 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $24.88. The company has a current ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22.
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Duke Energy (DUK)
Duke Energy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy company in the United States. It operates through two segments: Electric Utilities and Infrastructure (EU&I), and Gas Utilities and Infrastructure (GU&I). The EU&I segment generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity in the Carolinas, Florida, and the Midwest.
Shares of NYSE DUK traded up $0.73 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $129.32. 2,990,472 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,029,885. The company has a market cap of $100.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.91, a PEG ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 0.33. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $120.51 and a 200-day moving average price of $124.71. Duke Energy has a 52 week low of $112.40 and a 52 week high of $134.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.68.
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