Dividend stocks outperform non-dividend-paying stocks over the long run. It happens in good markets and bad, and the benefit of dividends can be quite striking -- dividend payments have made up about 40% of the market's average annual return from 1936 to the present day. But few of us can invest in every single dividend-paying stock on the market, and even if we could, we might find better gains by being selective. That's why we'll be pitting two of the Dow Jones Industrial Average's (DJINDICES: ^DJI ) dividend payers against each other today to find out which Dow stock is the true dividend champion. Let's take a closer look at our two contenders now.
Tale of the tape
IBM (NYSE: IBM ) will be a 34-year veteran of the Dow by the end of next month. Based in the suburbs north of New York City, IBM has been producing cutting-edge technology for over a century, which gives it real claim to the title of "World's Oldest Tech Company." IBM employs over 430,000 people, but it's remarkably nimble for such a massive company. "Nonstrategic" parts of IBM's business worth a total of $15 billion in annual revenue have been divested over the past decade, and its three major new initiatives (Smarter Planet, data analytics, and cloud services) all enjoyed double-digit revenue growth in 2012. Due to the Dow's price-weighting system, IBM is its single most important component -- a move in IBM stock prices will have several times the impact of a move in nearly every other stock on the Dow.
Top Tech Companies To Own For 2014: Applied Micro Circuits Corporation(AMCC)
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation, a semiconductor company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, markets, sells, and supports integrated circuits for processing, transporting, and storing information. It offers physical layer products, which transmit and receive signals in a high-speed serial format, and convert high-speed serial formats to low-speed parallel formats and vice versa; framer and mapper products that transmit and receive signals to and from the physical layer in a parallel format are used in high-speed optical network infrastructure equipment; and embedded processor products for wireless infrastructure, wireless LAN, residential, datacenters, and enterprises. The company also offers packet processor ICs, which receive and transmit signals to and from the framing layer and perform the processing of packet and cell headers; and cell switching products that include packet routing switch fabric devices and queuing managers; and printed circuit boar d assemblies to OEMs. Its products are used in wireline and wireless communications equipment, such as wireless access points, wireless base stations, multi-function printers, enterprise and edge switches, blade servers, storage systems, gateways, core switches, routers, network attached storage, and transport platforms. The company offers its solutions for the enterprise, telecom, and consumer/small medium business markets primarily in the United States, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Europe, and other Asian countries. Applied Micro Circuits Corporation was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Monica Gerson]
Applied Micro Circuits (NASDAQ: AMCC) named Douglas T. Ahrens as its Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Applied Micro shares declined 2.40% to close at $12.63 yesterday.
- [By Lee Jackson]
Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (NASDAQ: AMCC) also has a high single digit exposure to Cisco Systems. Applied Micro�� product portfolio and continued efforts to provide maximum consumer satisfaction have augmented its market position. The integrated offload engines and advanced PacketPro architecture offer quality service and security and performance to its customers. The consensus price target for the stock stands at $13.
Top Tech Companies To Own For 2014: Electrovaya Inc Com Npv (EFL.TO)
Electrovaya Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of batteries, battery systems, and battery-related products for the electric transportation, utility scale energy storage and smart grid power, consumer, and healthcare markets in Canada. It develops portable power technology products using its Lithium Ion SuperPolymer technology. The company offers battery systems for plug in hybrid electric vehicles, electric vehicles, and two-wheel vehicles, as well as for commercial truck and offroad applications; and PowerPad series of batteries for notebook computers and other mobile applications, as well as Scribble Tablet PC products for the health care industry. It also provides cells and battery modules; and intelligent battery management systems for automotive, utility-scale, and other integrated systems. The company was formerly known as Electrofuel Inc. and changed its name to Electrovaya Inc. in March 2002. Electro vaya Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.
Top 5 Cheap Stocks To Watch Right Now: VOIS Inc (VOIS.PK)
VOIS Inc., incorporated on March 18, 2009, is a development-stage company. The Company is actively seeking opportunities to develop cloud-based services and develop products and services that will generate additional revenue, as well as seeking potential opportunities to acquire or merge with other companies that have product offerings that complement its business activities. On October 19, 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of Mind Solutions, Inc.
The Company was a social commerce Website designed to find and do business with buyers and sellers of on-demand work or manufacturing around the world. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012 (fiscal 2012), the Company had no revenue.
Top Tech Companies To Own For 2014: Tessera Technologies Inc.(TSRA)
Tessera Technologies, Inc., through its subsidiaries, develops, licenses, and delivers miniaturization technologies and products for electronic devices worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Intellectual Property and DigitalOptics. The Intellectual Property segment offers semiconductor packaging technologies, which create mechanical and electrical connection between semiconductor chips and systems, such as computers and communication equipments through connection to printed circuit boards. The DigitalOptics segment provides mobile camera module solutions in categories, including actuator technologies, image enhancement solutions, and wafer level optics that can be applied to mobile phones and other consumer electronic products. It also offers customized micro-optic lenses from diffractive and refractive optical elements to integrated micro-optical subassemblies. This segment serves customers in digital still cameras and mobile handsets markets, as well as semicon ductor lithography, high-end communication routers, military and defense, and barcode scanners markets. Tessera Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Rich Duprey]
Troubled Tessera Technologies (NASDAQ: TSRA ) announced today�that it has named a new interim chief financial officer, John Allen, who was previously the company controller. He will immediately assume the new role as his predecessor C. Richard Neely, Jr., who was only appointed to the position this past August, saw his tenure come to an abrupt end today. The press release announcing the change didn't even wish him luck in his endeavors.
- [By Lauren Pollock]
Tessera Technologies Inc.(TSRA) named its interim chief executive, Thomas Lacey, to the top post Tuesday, bringing to a close a months-long search for a permanent leader.
- [By Eric Volkman]
In the latest development in a fight over the future of Tessera Technologies (NASDAQ: TSRA ) , the company has replaced its chief executive. The new CEO, Thomas Lacey, will serve in an interim capacity until a replacement is found. His predecessor, Richard Hill, will continue to serve as the firm's board chairman. Tessera Tech is currently conducting a search for a more permanent CEO.
Top Tech Companies To Own For 2014: Sandvine Corp Com Npv (SVC.TO)
Sandvine Corporation develops and markets network policy control solutions for broadband Internet service providers in North America, the Caribbean and Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers network policy control solutions comprising a hardware platform and proprietary software modules, which provide a system for broadband Internet service providers to identify specific types of traffic across their networks, such as VoIP, online gaming, or video streams; and provides tools to help service providers apply specific network policies that enable the quality of service for their subscribers, mitigate malicious traffic, and manage their network. It also offers consultation, installation, integration, and training services; and support and software maintenance services. The company sells its products and services directly, as well as through network equipment resellers and value-added resellers. Sandvine Corporation was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada.
Top Tech Companies To Own For 2014: Ginsms Inc (GOK.V)
GINSMS Inc., through its subsidiary, Global Edge Technology Limited, operates as a technology services company in Hong Kong. The company offers inter-operator short messaging services (IOSMS) to mobile telecom operators. Its IOSMS gateway provides connections between various mobile and fixed line operators. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Central, Hong Kong.
Top Tech Companies To Own For 2014: Orbit International Corporation(ORBT)
Orbit International Corp., through its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of electronic components and subsystems, and commercial and custom power units. The company operates through two segments, Electronics and Power. The Electronics segment designs, manufactures, and sells customized panels, components, and subsystems for contract program requirements to prime contractors, governmental procurement agencies, and research and development laboratories. Its products include remote control units; intercommunication panels; displays; keyboards, keypads, and pointing devices; operator control trays; command display units; gun computer system cabinets; gun mount control panels; serial data converters; harness assemblies; and system integration products. This segment?s products are deployed in surveillance aircraft, shipboard programs, and land-based guidance control programs. This segment also performs the analysis and evaluation of caliber naval gun we apon systems performance; involves in the design, integration, and production of components for caliber naval gun weapon systems; and offers engineering supplies and services in support of caliber naval gun weapon systems initiatives. The Power segment designs, manufactures, and sells power supplies, AC power sources, frequency converters, uninterruptible power supplies, and associated analytical equipment and other electronic equipment, as well as commercial-off-the-shelf power modules. This segment?s products are used in production lines, engineering labs, oil and gas exploration, aircraft and ships, and related ground support systems. The company markets its products primarily through its direct sales personnel, as well as through manufacturer's representatives and distributors. The company was formerly known as Orbit Instrument Corp. and changed its name to Orbit International Corp. in July 1991. Orbit International Corp. was founded in 1957 and is based in Hauppauge, N ew York.
Top Tech Companies To Own For 2014: LinkedIn (LNKD)
LinkedIn Corporation operates an online professional network. The company, through its proprietary platform, allows members to create, manage, and share their professional identity online; build and engage with their professional networks; access shared knowledge and insights; and find business opportunities. Its platform also offers members with solutions, including applications and tools to search, connect, and communicate with business contacts, learn about career opportunities, join industry groups, research organizations, and share information. In addition, the company provides LinkedIn mobile applications across various platforms and languages, such as Android, Blackberry, iPad, and iPhone mobile devices; a public Website that allows developers to integrate its content and services into their applications; and a set of embeddable widgets to allow Web developers to include content from the company�s network into their Website or application. Further, it offers hiring solutions comprising LinkedIn Corporate Solutions that enable enterprises and professional organizations to find, contact, and hire qualified candidates; LinkedIn Jobs that allow enterprises and professional organizations to advertise job opportunities on the company�s network; and Subscriptions, which enable recruiters and hiring managers to find, contact, and manage potential candidates. Additionally, the company provides marketing solutions, such as LinkedIn Ads, a self-service platform that enable advertisers to build and target their advertisement to its members; and LinkedIn Ads for Enterprise, which are marketing solutions to target larger advertisers that receive dedicated account management and additional marketing solutions. It also offers premium subscriptions that are subscription packages designed for general professionals to manage their professional identity and connect with talent. LinkedIn Corporation was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Mountain Vi ew, California.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Dan Newman]
Many major social networks offer the ability to login to third-party websites with your social-network credentials. You can login with your Twitter,�Google� (NASDAQ: GOOG ) ,�LinkedIn� (NYSE: LNKD ) , or Facebook� (NASDAQ: FB ) account and skip having to create another account.�
- [By Julianne Pepitone]
Facebook (FB) and LinkedIn (LNKD) have proven that social media is a viable business. But Twitter's simplistic "micro-blogging" format carries bigger question marks than its peers.
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