The article highlights seven companies that recently initiated dividend payments, presenting potential opportunities for dividend-growth investors. These new payouts range from modest yields of 0.3% to 2.2%, with companies spanning construction, mining, IT services, automotive technology, apparel, banking, and cruise industries. The article notes that new dividend initiations often attract momentum buyers and provide room for future growth.

John E. Callies, a director at ePlus Inc., sold 560 shares on December 8, 2025, worth approximately $50,417, followed by a charitable donation of 280 additional shares three days later. Despite the insider selling activity, ePlus stock rose 17.30% in 2025 and the company reported strong Q1 FY2026 earnings performance.

ePlus (PLUS) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -20.51% and 0.26%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2024. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

MSCI, Tyler Technologies, Guidewire Software and ePlus are part of the Zacks Industry Outlook article.

The Zacks Business-Software Services industry players like MSCI, TYL, GWRE and PLUS are poised to benefit from the robust demand trend for multi-cloud-enabled software solutions.

A big drop in revenue is hitting ePlus shares hard today.

Shares of The Container Store Group, Inc. (NYSE: TCS) shares fell sharply during Wednesday’s session following weak quarterly results. Container Store Group posted adjusted loss of 8 cents per share, compared to market expectations for a loss of 5 cents per share. The company’s quarterly sales came in at $214.90 million versus estimates of $220.72 million. Container Store Group shares dipped 22.7% to $1.3150 on Wednesday. Here are some other stocks moving in today's mid-day session. Gainers MicroCloud Hologram Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLO) shares jumped 400% to $7.51. The company announced it planned to join the Communications Industry Association. HOLO intends to join the Communications Industry Association to foster information technology innovation. SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company (NASDAQ: SMX) shares climbed 138% to $0.5528. Glatfelter Corporation (NYSE: GLT) climbed 68.8% to $2.1450 after the company and Berry Global announced they entered into definitive agreements for Berry to spin-off and merge the majority of its Health, Hygiene and Specialties segment to include its Global Nonwovens and Films business with Glatfelter. MariaDB plc (NYSE: MRDB) gained 57% to $0.3782 after jumping more than 26% on Tuesday. ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: THMO) climbed 37.7% to $0.8101. Recon Technology, Ltd. (NASDAQ: RCON) rose 33.3% to $0.1934. Ault Alliance, Inc. (NYSE: AULT) surged 28.1% to $0.4549. Ault Alliance said it determined not to pursue new acquisitions during 2024, though it may continue to make strategic investments. Luokung Technology Corp. (NASDAQ: LKCO) gained 27.4% to $0.6269. MicroAlgo Inc. (NASDAQ: MLGO) rose 27% to $0.4939. Aviat Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVNW) surged 23.7% to $37.20 after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results and issued FY24 revenue guidance above estimates. Jianpu Technology Inc. (NYSE: JT) gained 18.5% to $0.7584. Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH) rose 17.7% to $118.36 after the company reported quarterly financial results. Sonos, Inc. ...

Shares of Fortinet, Inc. (NASDAQ: FTNT) rose sharply in today’s pre-market trading after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results and issued guidance. Fortinet reported quarterly earnings of 51 cents per share, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of 43 cents by 18.6%. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.42 billion, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $1.41 billion. Fortinet anticipates full-year 2024 revenue between $5.71 billion and $5.81 billion and an adjusted EPS of $1.65 to $1.70. Fortinet shares gained 9.4% to $73.80 in pre-market trading Here are some other stocks moving in pre-market trading. Gainers MariaDB plc (NYSE: MRDB) gained 125.2% to $0.5423 in pre-market trading after jumping more than 26% on Tuesday. Psyence Biomedical Ltd. (NASDAQ: PBM) shares jumped 41.2% to $2.19 in pre-market trading after gaining around 9% on Tuesday. Griid Infrastructure Inc. (NASDAQ: GRDI) gained 27.4% to $2.70 in pre-market trading after gaining over 4% on Tuesday. Solidion Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: STI) shares gained 20.8% to $2.50 in pre-market trading after dipping over 30% on Tuesday. Zapp ...

U.S. stock futures were mixed this morning, with the Dow futures trading almost flat on Wednesday. Shares of Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) fell sharply in today’s pre-market trading after the company reported mixed fourth-quarter results. Snap’s fourth-quarter revenue increased 5% year-over-year to $1.361 billion, which missed the consensus estimate of $1.38 billion, according to Benzinga Pro. The company reported quarterly adjusted earnings of 8 cents per share, which beat analyst estimates of 6 cents per share. Snap guided for first-quarter revenue of $1.095 billion to $1.135 billion versus estimates of $1.12 billion. The first-quarter adjusted EBITDA is expected to be between negative $55 million and negative $99 million, which appears to be ...

ePlus (PLUS) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -14.49% and 14.91%, respectively, for the quarter ended December 2023. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Dream Finders Homes, Worthington and ePlus have been highlighted in this Screen of The Week article.

The recent surge in analyst coverage for stocks such as Dream Finders Homes (DFH), Worthington (WOR) and ePlus (PLUS) indicates the potential for significant price appreciation in the near term.