Best Dividend Stocks To Watch For 2019

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Technology stocks have historically been slow to embrace dividends, and until recently, Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) dividend history was no exception to that rule. After discontinuing a token payout in the mid-1990s, Apple went more than 15 years without making any dividend payouts at all. Yet now, the tech giant has not only started paying dividends but has increased them regularly, giving it a respectable yield even after a big run higher for its stock. Moreover, its modest payout ratio gives it plenty of room to boost scheduled quarterly dividends further in the future. Let's look more closely at Apple's dividend history to get a better sense of how the tech company has come to be a giant in the dividend world as well.

Apple's history of dividend payments

Apple has a long history of paying dividends, but it also has a long gap in the middle of its dividend history. From 1987 to 1995, it paid quarterly dividends that ranged from $0.06 to $0.12 per share, but that was before three subsequent stock splits that have given longtime investors 28 Apple shares for every one share they owned during that time span. Then in 1995, Apple suspended its dividends, choosing instead to focus on growth initiatives.

Best Dividend Stocks To Watch For 2019: Zumiez Inc.(ZUMZ)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) was downgraded by investment analysts at ValuEngine from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Thursday.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Zumiez’s (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) same-store sales increased by 4.9% during the month of January. Zumiez’s stock rose by 7.6% in the first full-day of trading following the news.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Divisar Capital Management LLC reduced its position in shares of Zumiez Inc. (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) by 81.6% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 26,994 shares of the apparel and footwear maker’s stock after selling 120,085 shares during the period. Zumiez comprises approximately 0.2% of Divisar Capital Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 26th largest position. Divisar Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Zumiez were worth $676,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

• [By Max Byerly]

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• [By Ethan Ryder]

  DA Davidson initiated coverage on shares of Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) in a report published on Tuesday, The Fly reports. The firm issued a neutral rating on the apparel and footwear maker’s stock.

Best Dividend Stocks To Watch For 2019: EZCORP, Inc.(EZPW)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  EZCORP (NASDAQ:EZPW) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The credit services provider reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.15 by ($0.01), Bloomberg Earnings reports. The company had revenue of $199.94 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $198.24 million. EZCORP had a return on equity of 6.81% and a net margin of 5.33%. EZCORP’s quarterly revenue was up 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.12 EPS.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  EZCORP (NASDAQ: EZPW) and Zagg (NASDAQ:ZAGG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

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Best Dividend Stocks To Watch For 2019: CACI International, Inc.(CACI)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Garrett Baldwin]

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  Three Stocks to Watch Today: CSCO, M, BLK The earnings report calendar is headlined today by Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO). The tech giant will report fiscal fourth-quarter earnings after the bell. Wall Street expects that the firm will report earnings per share (EPS) of $0.69 on top of $12.77 billion in revenue. Shares of Macy's Inc. (NYSE: M) are on the move after the company reported earnings before the bell. The iconic retailer reported adjusted EPS of $0.70 on top of $5.57 billion in revenue. Wall Street had expected EPS of $0.49 on top of $5.61 billion in revenue. Shares of Macy's stock were off 5.3% in premarket hours. George Soros' firm Soros Fund Management increased its stake in shares of Blackrock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) by a whopping 60% in the second quarter, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing. If you were using Money Morning's proprietary Stock VQScore, you'd have known that Blackrock was sitting in the "Buy Zone" before the SEC filing was made public. The global asset manager has a perfect 4.75 score, and it will look to blast off now that other investors start to follow Soros and other institutional investors that love this stock. To learn more about the Money Morning Stock VQScore, go here right now. Look for additional earnings reports from NetApp Inc. (Nasdaq: NTAP), MSG Networks Inc. (NYSE: MSGN), CACI International Inc. (NYSE: CACI), Briggs & Stratton Corp. (NYSE: BGG), SpartanNash Co. (Nasdaq: SPTN), and Luxoft Holding Inc. (NYSE: LXFT).

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• [By Max Byerly]

  CACI INTERNATIONAL INC Common Stock (NYSE:CACI) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the seventeen ratings firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have assigned a hold recommendation, eleven have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $190.23.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Caci International (NYSE:CACI)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by stock analysts at Cowen in a research report issued on Sunday. They presently have a $190.00 price objective on the information technology services provider’s stock. Cowen’s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 12.80% from the stock’s current price.

• [By Lou Whiteman]

  CACI (NYSE:CACI) earlier this year fell short in its audacious bid to steal CSRA from the arms of General Dynamics, but the company did walk away with an attractive consolation prize from the deal.

• [By Rich Smith]

  Let's start with the story that sparked the rally. Last night, Reuters cited three sources "familiar with the matter" saying that Engility "is exploring a sale" -- perhaps to CACI International (NYSE:CACI) or Science Applications International Corp (NYSE:SAIC), two peer defense contractors that are both three to four times larger than Engility.

• [By Max Byerly]

  CACI (NYSE:CACI) shares hit a new 52-week high and low on Thursday . The company traded as low as $168.20 and last traded at $167.30, with a volume of 993 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $167.55.