5 Best Dividend Paying Stocks To Buy Now

4. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 134

An American multinational tech company, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is next on our list of the best dividend paying stocks to buy now. The company holds an 11-year track record of consistent dividend growth and it currently offers a quarterly dividend of $0.24 per share. As of January 30, the stock has a dividend yield of 0.50%.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) was a part of 134 hedge fund portfolios at the end of Q3 2023, down slightly from 135 in the previous quarter, as per Insider Monkey’s database. The stakes owned by these hedge funds have a collective value of nearly $180 billion.

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