Top Dividend Stocks To Keep An Eye On – November 5th

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ, Chevron, Southern, PepsiCo, Philip Morris International, Pfizer, and NIKE are the seven 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 profits to shareholders, usually as cash payments. Investors may value them for income as well as potential share-price growth, but dividends are not guaranteed and can be reduced or stopped. 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 traded up $6.55 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $48.12. 90,504,279 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 55,797,016. ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ has a 52-week low of $31.42 and a 52-week high of $90.71. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $37.13 and a two-hundred day moving average of $49.90.

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 stock traded down $0.81 during trading on Thursday, hitting $216.15. 5,610,736 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 10,256,769. Chevron has a 52 week low of $146.49 and a 52 week high of $236.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $427.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.83, a P/E/G ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 0.47. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $214.40 and a 200 day simple moving average of $193.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.25.

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 NYSE SO traded down $0.23 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $92.89. 10,634,836 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,899,896. The company’s 50-day moving average is $88.02 and its two-hundred day moving average is $92.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.59. The company has a market capitalization of $106.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.33, a PEG ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 0.30. Southern has a 1 year low of $81.69 and a 1 year high of $99.58.

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.

PEP traded up $1.03 on Thursday, hitting $143.45. The company had a trading volume of 6,421,027 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,214,105. The company has a market cap of $195.48 billion, a PE ratio of 18.03, a PEG ratio of 4.09 and a beta of 0.31. PepsiCo has a 12-month low of $123.47 and a 12-month 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 fifty day simple moving average is $133.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is $145.80.

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.

PM stock traded down $8.02 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $203.26. 4,356,063 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,945,534. Philip Morris International has a 52-week low of $146.35 and a 52-week high of $214.35. The business has a 50 day moving average of $195.27 and a 200-day moving average of $182.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $316.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.72, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.34.

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.

Shares of NYSE:PFE traded down $0.55 during trading on Thursday, hitting $30.24. The company had a trading volume of 27,236,289 shares, compared to its average volume of 39,771,918. The stock has a market cap of $172.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 0.96. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $28.69 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $26.86. Pfizer has a one year low of $23.62 and a one year high of $31.44.

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.

NYSE:NKE traded down $0.98 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $39.51. 18,970,564 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 24,667,480. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $36.88 and its 200-day moving average is $45.88. NIKE has a 12-month low of $31.97 and a 12-month high of $69.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $58.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.97, a P/E/G ratio of 4.49 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a current ratio of 2.07, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39.