Chevron, UnitedHealth Group, and Exxon Mobil 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, typically on a quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis. These dividends provide investors with a steady income stream in addition to any capital gains from stock price appreciation. Investors often favor dividend stocks for their blend of income generation, financial stability and generally 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.
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 NYSE:CVX traded down $1.59 during trading on Friday, reaching $149.79. The stock had a trading volume of 45,762,307 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,540,907. Chevron has a 52 week low of $132.04 and a 52 week high of $168.96. The business's 50-day moving average price is $144.04 and its 200 day moving average price is $148.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 0.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $261.59 billion, a PE ratio of 17.12, a P/E/G ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.83.
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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.
Shares of UnitedHealth Group stock traded down $5.62 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $282.45. The company had a trading volume of 14,902,160 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,804,386. 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 $256.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 0.45. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $304.47 and a 200 day simple moving average of $433.39. UnitedHealth Group has a 1-year low of $248.88 and a 1-year high of $630.73.
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Exxon Mobil (XOM)
Exxon Mobil Corporation engages in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas in the United States and internationally. It operates through Upstream, Energy Products, Chemical Products, and Specialty Products segments. The Upstream segment explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas.
XOM traded down $3.79 during trading on Friday, reaching $107.87. 32,323,515 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 15,861,815. The company's fifty day moving average price is $108.66 and its 200-day moving average price is $108.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 1.24. Exxon Mobil has a fifty-two week low of $97.80 and a fifty-two week high of $126.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $464.88 billion, a PE ratio of 14.31, a P/E/G ratio of 2.08 and a beta of 0.50.
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