Here's How Many Shares of Apple Stock You'd Need to Get $1,000 in Yearly Dividends

The consumer tech giant has been reliably paying quarterly distributions since mid-2012.Apple (AAPL -0.19%) is known for many things. One that isn't talked about so much is the dividend that it has been bestowing on its shareholders quarterly since mid-2012, when it reinstated a payout it had previously halted in the mid-1990s. While we can't really characterize Apple as an income stock, as its 0.5% dividend yield is too low for consideration, the company does dole out a distribution on the regular. A bite ...