Best Dividend Stocks To Keep An Eye On – April 22nd

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ, Verizon Communications, Philip Morris International, Ford Motor, and Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares are the five Dividend stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Dividend stocks are shares in companies that pay out a portion of their earnings to shareholders in the form of dividends on a regular basis. These stocks are attractive to investors who seek both potential capital growth and a steady income stream, making them a popular choice for long-term investing and income-focused portfolios. 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.

SQQQ stock traded down $3.24 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $38.26. The company had a trading volume of 87,306,440 shares, compared to its average volume of 48,285,504. ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ has a 52-week low of $26.21 and a 52-week high of $64.65. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $35.91 and a 200-day simple moving average of $33.24.

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 down $0.04 on Tuesday, hitting $42.89. 25,198,068 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 20,185,563. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $43.51 and its 200-day moving average price is $41.99. The company has a market cap of $180.57 billion, a PE ratio of 10.35, a PEG ratio of 4.45 and a beta of 0.41. Verizon Communications has a 52 week low of $37.59 and a 52 week high of $47.36. The company has a current ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21.

Philip Morris International (PM)

Philip Morris International Inc. operates as a tobacco company working to delivers a smoke-free future and evolving portfolio for the long-term to include products outside of the tobacco and nicotine sector. The company's product portfolio primarily consists of cigarettes and smoke-free products, including heat-not-burn, vapor, and oral nicotine products primarily under the IQOS and ZYN brands; and consumer accessories, such as lighters and matches.

Shares of PM stock traded up $1.43 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $163.61. The stock had a trading volume of 5,535,097 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,592,117. Philip Morris International has a 12-month low of $92.94 and a 12-month high of $165.00. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $154.05 and its two-hundred day moving average is $136.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $254.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 0.46.

Ford Motor (F)

Ford Motor Company develops, delivers, and services a range of Ford trucks, commercial cars and vans, sport utility vehicles, and Lincoln luxury vehicles worldwide. It operates through Ford Blue, Ford Model e, and Ford Pro; Ford Next; and Ford Credit segments. The company sells Ford and Lincoln vehicles, service parts, and accessories through distributors and dealers, as well as through dealerships to commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments.

NYSE:F traded up $0.18 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $9.65. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 90,199,566 shares, compared to its average volume of 71,958,716. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $38.23 billion, a PE ratio of 6.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 1.41. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $9.60 and a 200-day moving average of $10.12. Ford Motor has a 1 year low of $8.44 and a 1 year high of $14.85.

Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares (TSLL)

NASDAQ TSLL traded up $0.60 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $7.38. 110,663,447 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 81,058,073. Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares has a 52 week low of $4.94 and a 52 week high of $41.50. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $11.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $18.40. The company has a market cap of $3.87 billion, a PE ratio of 48.19 and a beta of -5.14.