The EPS Rating is a key indicator of technical strength in a stock and is based on three years of quarterly earnings with ...

Earnings per share is the quotient of a company's net income divided by the number of shares of stock it has outstanding. In other words, EPS is a company's profit expressed on a per-share basis.

West Coast tech giants Microsoft and Meta both exceeded analyst forecasts in first-quarter earnings reports Wednesday.

To calculate: Divide the desired annual income ($6,000 or $1,200) by the dividend ($2.44 in this case). So, $6,000 / $2.44 = 2,459 ($500 per month), and $1,200 / $2.44 = 492 shares ($100 per month).

Philip Morris offers an annual dividend yield of 3.33%, or a quarterly dividend amount of $1.35 per share. Here's how to earn $500 monthly.