The International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) dividend may well be the one good thing about IBM stock right now.
It certainly eases the pain of the last two years, where the company has struggled to regain highs it hit in March 2013.
By Jim Bach, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @JimBach22 -
The International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) dividend may well be the one good thing about IBM stock right now.
It certainly eases the pain of the last two years, where the company has struggled to regain highs it hit in March 2013.
But don't be so quick to jump on the stock solely for that IBM dividend...
By Jim Bach, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @JimBach22 -
The International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) dividend may well be the one good thing about IBM stock right now.
It certainly eases the pain of the last two years, where the company has struggled to regain highs it hit in March 2013.
But don't be so quick to jump on the stock solely for that IBM dividend...
By Jim Bach, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @JimBach22 -
For all the reasons to avoid International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) stock right now, the IBM dividend may seem like the only reason to buy it.
And while it's always good for stocks to yield some kind of income for investors, the IBM dividend is not by itself a reason to buy IBM stock.
Here's what you need to consider before buying IBM stock...