3 Inexpensive Stocks with Sturdy Dividends
We think the payouts on these undervalued names are sustainable.
Markets
Market Indexes
Name
|
Value
|
Graph
|
Change
|
Change %
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Market | Closed | 9,870.58 |
128.88
|
1.32%
|
| U.S. Mid Cap | Closed | 13,253.76 |
106.49
|
0.81%
|
| U.S. Small Cap | Closed | 12,941.75 |
68.77
|
0.53%
|
| DJIA | Closed | 31,188.38 |
257.86
|
0.83%
|
| S&P 500 | Closed | 3,851.85 |
52.94
|
1.39%
|
| NASDAQ | 13,457.25 |
260.07
|
1.97%
|
U.S. Barometer Closed
Gainers, Losers, Actives
Equity Name
|
Price Change
|
Percent Change
|
|---|---|---|
| Gevo Inc |
2.36
|
−21.40%
|
| BlackBerry Ltd |
0.45
|
3.60%
|
| Bionano Genomics Inc |
1.09
|
−11.93%
|
| Ford Motor Co |
0.84
|
8.38%
|
| Apple Inc |
4.20
|
3.29%
|
| NIO Inc ADR |
0.74
|
−1.27%
|
| Plug Power Inc |
3.97
|
−5.97%
|
| General Electric Co |
0.04
|
−0.35%
|
| Bank of America Corp |
0.42
|
−1.28%
|
| Trimble Inc |
2.23
|
3.22%
|
News
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- Stocks Extend Climb Amid Big Earnings Day | Dow Jones
- Procter & Gamble Gets Shoppers to Pay Up — Update | Dow Jones
- Bank of New York Mellon Down Over 6%, Worst Performer in S&P 500 So Far Today — Data Talk | Dow Jones
- Merck KGaA Shares Fall After Announcement of Cancer-Drug Trial Interruption | Dow Jones
- Stocks Extend Climb Amid Big Earnings Day | Dow Jones
- UnitedHealth's Profit Slips as Health-Care Visits Return—Update | Dow Jones
- Netflix Up Over 14%, On Pace for Record High Close — Data Talk | Dow Jones
- P&G Has Topped Out for Now — Heard on the Street | Dow Jones
- Netflix Shares Jump As Streaming Giant Eyes Buybacks, Looks To Break Even On Cash | Dow Jones
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