Top Dividend Stocks To Watch Right Now

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ForeScout Technologies (NASDAQ: FSCT) and Immersion (NASDAQ:IMMR) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

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This is a breakdown of current recommendations for ForeScout Technologies and Immersion, as reported by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ForeScout Technologies 0 2 6 0 2.75 Immersion 0 0 4 0 3.00

ForeScout Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $34.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.25%. Immersion has a consensus price target of $13.56, indicating a potential downside of 0.86%. Given ForeScout Technologies’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ForeScout Technologies is more favorable than Immersion.

Top Dividend Stocks To Watch Right Now: Investors Real Estate Trust(IRET)

Advisors' Opinion:

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Top Dividend Stocks To Watch Right Now: First Financial Northwest Inc.(FFNW)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

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Top Dividend Stocks To Watch Right Now: 3M Company(MMM)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Paul Ausick]

  3M Company (NYSE: MMM) traded down 2.50% at $199.06. The stock’s 52-week range is $191.44 to $259.77. Volume was about 20% below the daily average of around 2.9 million. A third industrial company that had no specific news but got whacked anyway.

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  In fact, top dividend-paying companies like Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), and 3M (NYSE:MMM) have consistently converted 15% or more of their revenues into free cash flows (FCF). Combined, the three companies generated nearly $173 billion in revenues in 2017. That's a lot of money, and a good chunk of it is going into shareholders' pockets. That's why these money-minting dividend stocks deserve your attention.

• [By Brian Feroldi, Matthew Frankel, and Dan Caplinger]

  Retirees should favor companies that operate in stable industries and offer their shareholders a predictable stream of income. So which stocks in particular do we think can fulfill their needs? We asked a team of Motley Fool investors to weigh in, and they picked�Senior Housing Properties Trust (NASDAQ:SNH),�Prologis�(NYSE:PLD), and 3M (NYSE:MMM).�

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  The Caterpillar news was followed by 3M (MMM) , which lowered full-year guidance, sending its shares down 6.8%. Lockheed Martin (LMT) then delivered blowout earnings, but mentioned that its cash flow might be challenged. Shares fell 6.1%.

Top Dividend Stocks To Watch Right Now: Amphenol Corporation(APH)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lee Jackson]

  This top stock has remained a favorite long-term pick at Deutsche Bank for some time.�Amphenol Corp. (NYSE: APH) is one of the world��s largest designers, manufacturers and marketers of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors, interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable.

• [By Logan Wallace]

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• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Greenleaf Trust reduced its holdings in Amphenol (NYSE:APH) by 4.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 17,234 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after selling 714 shares during the period. Greenleaf Trust’s holdings in Amphenol were worth $1,484,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Top Dividend Stocks To Watch Right Now: Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation(RL)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Shares of Ralph Lauren Corp (NYSE:RL) hit a new 52-week high and low during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $137.59 and last traded at $137.30, with a volume of 1474925 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $134.80.

• [By Leo Sun]

  Several apparel retailers recently disproved the bears, who believed that sluggish mall traffic, e-tailers, and fast fashion players would bury older clothing stores. That list of winners includes Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF), Guess (NYSE:GES), and Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL), which rallied 81%, 116%, and 106%, respectively, over the past 12 months.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Tredje AP fonden lowered its stake in Ralph Lauren Co. (NYSE:RL) by 6.2% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 16,720 shares of the textile maker’s stock after selling 1,110 shares during the period. Tredje AP fonden’s holdings in Ralph Lauren were worth $1,878,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Daniel Miller]

  Shares of Ralph Lauren Corp. (NYSE:RL), a global leader in design, marketing, and distribution of premium lifestyle apparel and other product categories, are popping 15% as of 11:20 a.m. EDT, after the company topped estimates on both the top and bottom lines during the fourth-quarter fiscal 2018.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  State of Tennessee Treasury Department raised its holdings in shares of Ralph Lauren Corp (NYSE:RL) by 75.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 105,127 shares of the textile maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 45,048 shares during the quarter. State of Tennessee Treasury Department owned approximately 0.13% of Ralph Lauren worth $11,753,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.