3 Dividend-Paying Tech Stocks to Buy Right Now

Stocks related to the technology industry historically tend to draw growth rather than income investors. However, as tech companies mature (like any other company trading publicly), they can reach a point where management decides to devote some part of an increased cash flow toward dividends.

Moreover, a few of these tech companies do well enough to not only increase their payouts annually but even to offer cash yields well above the S&P 500's current average of 1.3%.

Three companies, in particular, might be of interest to tech investors looking for income. They are: International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM), Seagate Technology Holdings (NASDAQ: STX), and Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ). Let's find out a bit more about each.

Source Fool.com