Dividends are in high demand among investors, and companies are responding. Tech giant Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) declared its first dividend earlier this year. At the same time, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) hiked its distribution to shareholders by 150%, and Costco (NASDAQ:COST) issued a special one-time dividend payment of $15 per share. Increasingly, investors see dividends as a reason to hold a stock long-term. It’s important to understand that not all dividends are equal. The average dividend yield among S&P ...