| | | Market volatility hasn’t disappeared — but investor behavior has changed.
Instead of chasing broad rallies, capital is increasingly flowing toward areas showing clear demand, real-world adoption, and long-term relevance. Artificial intelligence continues to stand out on all three fronts.
Across earnings calls and corporate spending plans, AI investment is no longer theoretical. It’s being deployed, measured, and expanded — even as other sectors lose momentum.
That shift is creating selective opportunities for investors paying attention. 2 AI Stocks Positioned for the Next Phase of Growth |
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| Ex-Dividend Stocks for Monday, February 9th |
| | Company | Share Price | Amount / Period | Yield | Previous Amount | Payout Ratio | Payable Date | | AAPL Apple | $278.12 | $0.26 quarterly | 0.40% | $0.26 | 13.1% | 2/12/26
| | AMP Ameriprise Financial | $543.46 | $1.60 quarterly | 1.23% | $1.60 | 17.6% | 2/27/26
| | BX Blackstone | $129.73 | $1.49 quarterly | 4.17% | $1.29 | 133.0% | 2/17/26
| | CQP Cheniere Energy Partners | $57.76 | $0.78 quarterly | 5.43% | $0.78 | 80.7% | 2/13/26
| | CWT California Water Service Group | $44.52 | $0.34 quarterly | 3.07% | $0.30 | 58.5% | 2/20/26
| | DLX Deluxe | $27.85 | $0.30 quarterly | 5.01% | $0.30 | 63.8% | 2/23/26
| | ETR Entergy | $98.04 | $0.64 quarterly | 2.67% | $0.64 | 63.2% | 3/2/26
| | GLP Global Partners | $46.97 | $0.76 quarterly | 6.49% | $0.76 | 144.5% | 2/13/26
| | GWW W.W. Grainger | $1,198.11 | $2.26 quarterly | 0.85% | $2.26 | 25.5% | 3/1/26
| | HTO H2O America | $52.37 | $0.44 | - | - | 53.3% | 3/2/26
| | HXL Hexcel | $85.97 | $0.18 quarterly | 0.90% | $0.17 | 49.3% | 2/17/26
| | LAZ Lazard | $56.75 | $0.50 quarterly | 3.81% | $0.50 | 91.7% | 2/20/26
| | LPG Dorian LPG | $32.39 | $0.70 special | 9.50% | - | - | 2/24/26
| | LVS Las Vegas Sands | $57.83 | $0.30 quarterly | 1.96% | $0.25 | 42.7% | 2/18/26
| | MPLX Mplx | $56.02 | $1.08 quarterly | 7.66% | $1.08 | 89.4% | 2/17/26
| | NMM Navios Maritime Partners | $60.36 | $0.05 quarterly | 0.33% | $0.05 | 2.3% | 2/12/26
| | OHI Omega Healthcare Investors | $45.31 | $0.67 quarterly | 6.18% | $0.67 | 138.9% | 2/17/26
| | PZZA Papa John's International | $34.68 | $0.46 quarterly | 5.06% | $0.46 | 164.3% | 2/20/26
| | RBA RB Global | $117.84 | $0.31 quarterly | 1.09% | $0.31 | 59.3% | 3/2/26
| | WBS Webster Financial | $73.28 | $0.40 quarterly | 2.48% | $0.40 | 27.1% | 2/19/26
| | WTRG Essential Utilities | $37.46 | $0.34 quarterly | 3.50% | $0.34 | 56.8% | 3/2/26
| | Please note you must purchase shares of these companies by the market close today to receive the next dividend payment. |
Ex-Dividend Stocks for Tuesday, February 10th |
| | Company | Share Price | Amount / Period | Yield | Previous Amount | Payout Ratio | Payable Date | | AEP American Electric Power | $120.80 | $0.95 quarterly | 3.19% | $0.95 | 55.4% | 3/10/26
| | ARCB ArcBest | $111.96 | $0.12 quarterly | 0.55% | $0.12 | 18.4% | 2/24/26
| | AROC Archrock | $32.07 | $0.22 quarterly | 3.01% | $0.21 | 56.0% | 2/18/26
| | ASML ASML | $1,413.01 | $1.88 quarterly | 0.53% | $1.86 | 24.6% | 2/18/26
| | AWK American Water Works | $124.46 | $0.83 quarterly | 2.56% | $0.83 | 58.2% | 3/3/26
| | DLB Dolby Laboratories | $64.90 | $0.36 quarterly | 2.29% | $0.36 | 58.1% | 2/18/26
| | FBK FB Financial | $61.64 | $0.21 quarterly | 1.38% | $0.19 | 31.7% | 2/24/26
| | FIBK First Interstate BancSystem | $38.82 | $0.47 quarterly | 5.13% | $0.47 | 63.7% | 2/20/26
| | GABC German American Bancorp | $44.37 | $0.31 quarterly | 3.06% | $0.29 | 38.3% | 2/20/26
| | IBM International Business Machines | $299.09 | $1.68 quarterly | 2.28% | $1.68 | 60.3% | 3/10/26
| | KMT Kennametal | $40.29 | $0.20 quarterly | 2.33% | $0.20 | 65.6% | 2/24/26
| | LEVI Levi Strauss & Co. | $20.54 | $0.14 quarterly | 2.73% | $0.14 | 38.4% | 2/25/26
| | MGY Magnolia Oil & Gas | $27.00 | $0.17 quarterly | 2.59% | $0.15 | 33.5% | 3/2/26
| | MWA Mueller Water Products | $29.17 | $0.07 quarterly | 1.04% | $0.07 | 22.2% | 2/20/26
| | RES RPC | $5.79 | $0.04 quarterly | 2.52% | $0.04 | 106.7% | 3/10/26
| | SCCO Southern Copper | $200.10 | $1.00 quarterly | 2.17% | $0.90 | 75.5% | 2/27/26
| | V Visa | $331.82 | $0.67 quarterly | 0.81% | $0.67 | 25.1% | 3/2/26
| | Please note you must purchase shares of these companies by the market close tomorrow to receive the next dividend payment. |
The Wall Street Journal is asking whether a stock market crash is coming. Research from Weiss Ratings suggests the first half of 2026 could be very tough for certain stocks as a radical shift hits the market. Some of America's most popular names could take serious damage. Analysts have identified five stocks you should consider avoiding before this event plays out. If these are in your portfolio, you'll want to review your positions carefully. See the five stocks to avoid and learn what's driving this shift. |
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Ex-Dividend Stocks for Wednesday, February 11th |
| | Company | Share Price | Amount / Period | Yield | Previous Amount | Payout Ratio | Payable Date | | HOMB Home BancShares | $30.64 | $0.21 quarterly | 2.85% | $0.21 | 34.9% | 3/4/26
| | KVUE Kenvue | $18.12 | $0.21 quarterly | 4.78% | - | 110.7% | 2/25/26
| | NBN Northeast Bancorp | $125.34 | $0.01 quarterly | 0.04% | $0.01 | 0.4% | 2/25/26
| | NOMD Nomad Foods | $12.91 | $0.17 quarterly | 5.35% | $0.17 | 47.2% | 2/26/26
| | PCAR PACCAR | $127.35 | $0.33 quarterly | 1.21% | $1.40 | 29.3% | 3/4/26
| | SIMO Silicon Motion Technology | $128.06 | $0.50 quarterly | 1.94% | $0.50 | 54.7% | 2/26/26
| | SIRI Sirius XM | $21.68 | $0.27 quarterly | 5.38% | $0.27 | 38.2% | 2/27/26
| | SLB SLB | $50.74 | $0.30 quarterly | 2.41% | $0.29 | 48.1% | 4/2/26
| | ST Sensata Technologies | $36.00 | $0.12 quarterly | 1.40% | $0.12 | -240.0% | 2/25/26
| | TGT Target | $115.48 | $1.14 quarterly | 4.28% | $1.14 | 55.3% | 3/1/26
| | URI United Rentals | $901.15 | $1.97 quarterly | 0.87% | $1.79 | 18.5% | 2/25/26
| | UVSP Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania | $35.83 | $0.22 quarterly | 2.63% | $0.22 | 28.0% | 2/25/26
| | WINA Winmark | $452.68 | $0.96 quarterly | 0.84% | $0.96 | 34.2% | 3/2/26
| | WLFC Willis Lease Finance | $200.18 | $0.40 quarterly | 0.91% | $0.40 | 9.6% | 2/20/26
| | WT WisdomTree | $15.76 | $0.03 quarterly | 0.74% | $0.03 | 16.0% | 2/25/26
| | Please note you must purchase shares of these companies by the market close tomorrow to receive the next dividend payment. |
| Dividend Stock IdeasThis is a list of companies that meet common criteria that investors use to evaluate dividend stocks. This list contains companies that have dividend yields greater than 3%, payout ratios of less than 75% (or less than 100% for REITs), five-year average annual dividend growth of at least 1.5% and a minimum market cap of $1 billion. |
| | Company | Dividend Yield | Annual Payout | Payout Ratio | Annual Dividend Growth | P/E Ratio | Market Cap | | TBCG TBC Bank Group PLC | 6.67% | GBX 711.13 | 29.26% | 5.29% | 1.75 | £2.35K | | UKW Greencoat UK Wind PLC | 10.88% | GBX 10.09 | N/A | 1.86% | N/A | £2.12K | | KRP Kimbell Royalty | 10.15% | $1.40 | N/A | 2.06% | N/A | $1.49K | | LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | 9.95% | $5.48 | N/A | 5.35% | N/A | $17.74K | | WU The Western Union Company | 9.37% | $0.94 | 41.05% | 3.28% | 4.49 | $3.27K | | BME B&M European Value Retail S.A. | 7.42% | GBX 15 | 60.73% | 2.73% | 7.04 | £1.77K |
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