Top Dividend Stocks To Buy For 2019

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Middleby (NASDAQ: MIDD) and Tennant (NYSE:TNC) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and risk.

Dividends

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Tennant pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Middleby does not pay a dividend. Tennant pays out 54.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tennant has increased its dividend for 46 consecutive years.

Volatility & Risk

Middleby has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tennant has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Middleby and Tennant, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Top Dividend Stocks To Buy For 2019: Pinnacle West Capital Corporation(PNW)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

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• [By Joseph Griffin]

  M&T Bank Corp raised its position in Pinnacle West Capital Co. (NYSE:PNW) by 15.8% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 8,775 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,196 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp’s holdings in Pinnacle West Capital were worth $700,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Profund Advisors LLC lowered its stake in Pinnacle West Capital Co. (NYSE:PNW) by 26.6% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 7,249 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 2,622 shares during the period. Profund Advisors LLC’s holdings in Pinnacle West Capital were worth $578,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC increased its stake in shares of Pinnacle West Capital Co. (NYSE:PNW) by 38.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,514,179 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 692,367 shares during the quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC owned about 2.25% of Pinnacle West Capital worth $200,631,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Bank of America upgraded shares of Pinnacle West Capital (NYSE:PNW) from an underperform rating to a neutral rating in a research note issued to investors on Friday morning, Marketbeat.com reports. Bank of America currently has $81.00 target price on the utilities provider’s stock. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call.

Top Dividend Stocks To Buy For 2019: United Parcel Service Inc.(UPS)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Bank of Hawaii trimmed its holdings in shares of United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) by 55.8% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,861 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 3,607 shares during the quarter. Bank of Hawaii’s holdings in United Parcel Service were worth $299,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Laurel Wealth Advisors Inc. lowered its stake in shares of United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) by 6.9% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 20,335 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 1,498 shares during the quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors Inc.’s holdings in United Parcel Service were worth $2,128,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By ]

  At the beginning of May, after taking a look at the bizarre circumstances surrounding United Parcel Service's (NYSE: UPS) most recent earnings "beat," I warned that the stock was set to drop. Despite numerous positive headlines praising the company's Q1 "win," the company was suffering from declining profits and operating margins that had been deteriorating for three consecutive quarters.

• [By Adam Levy]

  For the last few years, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has experimented with various solutions to deliver packages the "last mile" from its fulfillment centers to customers' homes. It's long relied on partners like UPS (NYSE:UPS), FedEx (NYSE:FDX), and the United States Postal Service to help in the ever-increasing number of packages it's tasked with fulfilling.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Court Place Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) by 49.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,910 shares of the transportation company’s stock after buying an additional 2,287 shares during the period. Court Place Advisors LLC’s holdings in United Parcel Service were worth $723,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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Top Dividend Stocks To Buy For 2019: Telefonica SA(TEF)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

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• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Telefonica (BME:TEF) has been assigned a €10.70 ($12.44) target price by Deutsche Bank in a research note issued on Tuesday. The brokerage presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Deutsche Bank’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 30.49% from the company’s previous close.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Telefonica (NYSE: TEF) and Koninklijke KPN (OTCMKTS:KKPNY) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

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  BME:TEF traded up €0.15 ($0.19) during midday trading on Friday, reaching €8.20 ($10.12). 33,480,000 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 23,390,000. Telef?nica has a 12 month low of €7.45 ($9.20) and a 12 month high of €10.63 ($13.12).

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Top Dividend Stocks To Buy For 2019: Nordson Corporation(NDSN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Steve Symington]

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• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Nordson Co. (NASDAQ:NDSN) by 10.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 16,868 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,612 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Nordson were worth $2,300,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.