Top Dividend Stocks To Follow Now – December 24th

Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares, Exxon Mobil, and Merck & Co., Inc. are the three Dividend stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Dividend stocks are shares of companies that regularly return a portion of their profits to shareholders as cash payments (or sometimes additional shares), usually on a quarterly basis. Investors buy dividend stocks to generate income, benefit from potential dividend growth, and reduce portfolio volatility relative to non‑paying equities. Dividends are set by the company’s board and are not guaranteed, so yield and payout consistency are key factors to evaluate. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Dividend stocks within the last several days.

Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares (TSLL)

Exxon Mobil (XOM)

Exxon Mobil Corporation engages in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas in the United States and internationally. It operates through Upstream, Energy Products, Chemical Products, and Specialty Products segments. The Upstream segment explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas.

Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)

Merck & Co., Inc. is a health care company, which engages in the provision of health solutions through its prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, animal health, and consumer care products. It operates through the following segments: Pharmaceutical, Animal Health, and Other. The Pharmaceutical segment includes human health pharmaceutical and vaccine products.