Hot Dividend Stocks To Watch For 2019

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RealNetworks (NASDAQ: RNWK) and Aspen Technology (NASDAQ:AZPN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

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This table compares RealNetworks and Aspen Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets RealNetworks -11.87% -21.20% -14.36% Aspen Technology 33.19% -61.04% 73.96%

Analyst Ratings

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Hot Dividend Stocks To Watch For 2019: United Parcel Service Inc.(UPS)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) has been assigned a $150.00 target price by Goldman Sachs Group in a research note issued on Monday. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the transportation company’s stock. Goldman Sachs Group’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 21.88% from the stock’s current price.

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  1. United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS)
  Shares of this package delivery service have plunged around 30% from their January 2018 highs. The February market plunge resulted in a steep gap, exasperating an already dire situation.

• [By Jeremy Bowman]

  Here are Amazon's biggest competitors and their respective industries:

  Walmart (e-commerce, retail, grocery, India) Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) (retail, Amazon Prime) Target (NYSE:TGT) (retail, fast shipping) Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (product search, cloud computing, voice-activated technology) Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) (cloud computing) eBay (e-commerce, marketplace) Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) (video streaming) Etsy (NASDAQ:ETSY) (e-commerce) UPS (NYSE:UPS) (logistics, delivery) FedEx (NYSE:FDX) (logistics, delivery)

  Below, we'll examine each of the industries from which Amazon draws competitors and its closest rivals in each sector.

Hot Dividend Stocks To Watch For 2019: ONEOK Inc.(OKE)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE:OKE) has been assigned an average rating of “Buy” from the twenty analysts that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and ten have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $69.00.

• [By Matthew DiLallo]

  ONEOK (NYSE:OKE) is off to a fast start in 2018. The pipeline and processing giant has benefited from the improvement in the oil market because drillers are completing more wells, which are flowing into its system. However, as good as the first quarter was, it's only the beginning for investors, which management made clear on the accompanying conference call with the following points:

• [By Matthew Frankel, CFP®, Neha Chamaria, and Matthew DiLallo]

  With that in mind, there are some stocks that pay more than IBM that may be worth a look. These three Motley Fool contributors have their eyes on Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (NYSE:SKT), Dominion Energy (NYSE:D), and ONEOK (NYSE:OKE), and here's why:

Hot Dividend Stocks To Watch For 2019: S&P Smallcap 600(PH)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Neha Chamaria]

  In terms of dividend growth, only four of the above stocks -- 3M, Colgate-Palmolive, Coca-Cola, and Procter & Gamble -- feature among the 10 fastest dividend-growth kings. In other words, there are six other stocks from the dividend kings list that have grown their dividends at a faster pace than most stocks in the above table in the past decade, some even at double-digits.  

  Six top dividend kings by dividend growth Dividend King 10-Year Dividend CAGR Current Dividend Yield Payout Ratio (TTM) Lowe's Companies  18.5% 2% 34.5% Hormel Foods  16.3% 2.1% 39.2% Parker-Hannifin Corp (NYSE:PH) 14% 1.7% 35.2% Nordson Corporation  12.2% 0.9% 13.3% Dover Corp (NYSE:DOV) 9% 2% 37.4% American States Water (NYSE:AWR) 7.6% 1.9% 54.8%

  TTM: Trailing 12 months. Data sources: YCharts and Yahoo! Finance. Table by author.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

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• [By Joseph Griffin]

  State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System reduced its position in Parker Hannifin (NYSE:PH) by 3.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 172,950 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 6,667 shares during the period. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System owned approximately 0.13% of Parker Hannifin worth $29,580,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  ClariVest Asset Management LLC reduced its stake in shares of Parker Hannifin (NYSE:PH) by 3.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 122,268 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 3,773 shares during the period. ClariVest Asset Management LLC owned approximately 0.09% of Parker Hannifin worth $20,913,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Investment analysts at Barclays started coverage on shares of Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) in a report issued on Thursday, MarketBeat reports. The firm set an “overweight” rating and a $200.00 price target on the industrial products company’s stock. Barclays’ price target indicates a potential upside of 12.54% from the stock’s current price.

Hot Dividend Stocks To Watch For 2019: Nucor Corporation(NUE)

Advisors' Opinion:

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  America's oil renaissance is powered almost exclusively by technology, as companies like Schlumberger (SLB) and Core Labs (CLB) are breathing new life into once forgotten wells. Nucor (NUE) has a similar leadership position in the steel industry thanks to technology, and that company will only benefit more that President Trump's tariffs put the market on a more level playing field.

• [By Lee Jackson]

  This top steel company could continue to do very well if the economy sees continued strength this year and nonresidential construction grows. Nucor Corp. (NYSE: NUE) is one of North America’s largest steel producers, with almost 27 million tons of finished steel capacity at 23 mini-mills throughout the United States. The company’s downstream steel products business includes rebar fabrication, steel joists/deck, cold finished bars, fasteners, building systems and wire mesh. Nucor also has 5 million tons of scrap processing capacity.

• [By Reuben Gregg Brewer]

  Almost any company can look good during an industry upturn. That is why Warren Buffett's quote, "You never know who's swimming naked until the tide goes out," is both funny and poignant. Very often, it's downturns that show investors which companies are the true industry leaders. Recent downturns in the steel and oil industries were highly informative in this regard, proving once again why U.S. steel giant Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) and oil services company Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE:HP) are the cream of the crop in their respective industries. And this has nothing to do with the fact that both of these companies have increased dividends annually for more than four decades.

• [By Jason Hall]

  Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) reported its first-quarter 2018 results on April 19, delivering earnings of $1.10 per share. While this was a little less than the year-ago result of $1.11 per share and the $1.20 per share in the fourth quarter of 2017, it was above most investor expectations. And when adjusted for one-time gains and expenses related to the newly enacted federal tax law in late 2017, and for tax-status changes at a subsidiary, it was a better result than recent quarters.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its stake in shares of Nucor Co. (NYSE:NUE) by 2,434.8% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 10,139 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,739 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC’s holdings in Nucor were worth $634,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Hot Dividend Stocks To Watch For 2019: TAL International Group Inc.(TAL)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Shares of TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL) have earned an average rating of “Hold” from the eight brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have given a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $49.00.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Tarena International (NASDAQ: TEDU) and TAL Education (NYSE:TAL) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

• [By Max Byerly]

  TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL) was downgraded by analysts at Citigroup from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report issued on Thursday, The Fly reports.

Hot Dividend Stocks To Watch For 2019: PPL Corporation(PPL)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Reuben Gregg Brewer]

  PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) has a dividend yield of 5.8%, relatively high when you compare it to fellow utility companies like Southern Company (NYSE:SO) and Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK), which sport yields of 5% and 4.7%, respectively. That higher yield should make you question PPL as an investment...but once you find out what's going on here, you'll probably be pleased to jump aboard this high-yielding utility.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Goelzer Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of PPL Co. (NYSE:PPL) by 3.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 120,687 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,140 shares during the period. Goelzer Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in PPL were worth $3,414,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

• [By Max Byerly]

  PPL (NYSE:PPL) had its target price dropped by equities researchers at Morgan Stanley from $29.00 to $28.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday. The firm presently has an “equal weight” rating on the utilities provider’s stock. Morgan Stanley’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 7.16% from the stock’s previous close.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Pembina Pipeline Corp (TSE:PPL) (NYSE:PBA) insider Cameron Goldade sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$25.96, for a total value of C$51,920.00.