S&P 500 Gainers: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Leads, Centene Loses Ground

Three stocks, Medical Properties Trust, NAPCO Security Technologies, and Belden, will pay dividends on April 9 and April 3. Medical Properties Trust will pay $0.09, NAPCO Security Technologies will pay $0.15, and Belden will pay $0.05. The dividends represent yields of 6.53%, 1.39%, and 0.16% respectively. The stocks' recent prices are $5.51, $4.24, and $12.62 respectively.