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OCTOBER 20, 2024

With that said, the company's current 33% drawdown from its all-time high is its third-largest of the last three decades, only smaller than its 50% and 40% drops during the 2008 and 2000 crashes. MTYFF Free Cash Flow data by YCharts Making 27 acquisitions worth more than $1.7 Not so much. However, its 2.9% Currently, the company's 2.3%

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AUGUST 5, 2024

The company's acquisition of Pioneer is making a huge impact already. It even delivered the highest oil production in a quarter since the merger of Exxon and Mobil back in 1999. This upward revision reflects the company's acquisitions of three U.S. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $41,544 !*

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OCTOBER 12, 2024

This profitability and FCF generation give UFP ample funding to pour into its growth efforts, which primarily come through tuck-in mergers and acquisitions (M&A). One example of UFP leveraging its know-how in the medtech space was its recent acquisition of AJR Enterprises, a manufacturer of patient transfer devices.

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MARCH 12, 2025

That lessens the likelihood of investors receiving a quick cash-out in a mergers-and-acquisitions scenario. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $41,869 !* dividend, and Novo Nordisk stock, which costs less than 24 times earnings and pays 2.1%!

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NOVEMBER 2, 2024

The MLP delivered record volumes across several segments, fueled by strong market conditions, recently completed expansion projects , and acquisitions. Energy Transfer should continue to benefit from its needle-moving merger with Crestwood Equity Partners, which closed last November. billion acquisition of WTG Midstream in July.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Archer Aviation is extremely early in its history Like many companies that hit public markets through mergers with special purpose acquisition companies , Archer is early in its development. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $42,465 !*

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

Joby Aviation (NYSE: JOBY) , a developer of electric vertical take off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on Aug. Like many other SPAC-backed start-ups, Joby disappointed its early investors by missing its own pre-merger estimates by a mile.

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

When Lucid (NASDAQ: LCID) went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) three years ago, some bullish investors believed the luxury electric vehicle maker could become the next Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA). Lucid's stock soared to a post-merger high of $55.52 16, 2021, and boosted its market cap to $91.4

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NOVEMBER 25, 2024

These margins leave ample funding for mergers and acquisitions, stock buybacks, and dividend payment increases. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $43,533 !* Following the stock's 30% pullback, its 1.7% dividend yield now sits near 10-year high. TTC Dividend Yield data by YCharts.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Meanwhile, the company is about to get a big boost from closing its needle-moving acquisition of Marathon Oil (NYSE: MRO). Its production rose 3% year over year after adjusting for acquisitions and asset sales. Pending acquisitions will fuel even higher cash returns ConocoPhillips expects the fourth quarter to be an active one.

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JANUARY 9, 2025

See the 10 stocks Going on a shopping spree Plains All American Pipeline recently unveiled that it's making three bolt-on acquisitions to start the year. This trio of acquisitions will enhance the company's crude oil footprint in the Permian, Eagle Ford, and Mid-Continent regions. It owns a gathering system in the Eagle Ford Basin.

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MARCH 14, 2025

Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $39,754 !* It is a merger Monday in the truest sense. And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, youd have $299,728 !* Netflix: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2004, youd have $480,061 !*

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Excluding mergers of existing Dow components and simple name changes, there have been 52 separate instances where companies were added or subtracted , the latest of which involved the removal of pharmacy chain Walgreens Boots Alliance in favor of e-commerce colossus Amazon near the end of February. buying Valspar for $11.3

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Emphasizing this point, during the 2008 financial crisis, the industrial slowdown in 2015, and the pandemic in 2020, Rollins delivered sales growth of 6%, 6%, and 12%. Ascending to become North America's largest pest control business, Rollins has proven to be one of the most resilient companies of the 21st century.

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

Ambev is the combination of a handful of beer companies, with the most noteworthy of these combinations being 2004's merger with Belgium's Interbrew, followed by 2008's acquisition of Anheuser-Busch. (NYSE: ABEV) to your list of ultra-high-yield dividend stocks to buy while its forward-looking yield stands at just under 6.5%.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Following the 2017 merger between Dow Chemical and DuPont , the newly formed company (DowDuPont) had stated its intent to, eventually, split into three separate business. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $42,133 !* The writing had been on the wall for some time that Dow Inc.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

The new administration could bring lower regulations and encourage more dealmaking, mergers, and acquisitions -- and that could lead to a sustained boom for the investment banking industry. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $45,374 !*

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MARCH 28, 2025

Some of the credit for that turnaround goes to the company, which has worked through a cumbersome debt load and failed acquisitions to return to its roots as a telecommunication-focused company. AT&T used blockbuster mergers to expand into the streaming and entertainment industries, ultimately failing to piece it together.

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

While Berkshire has owned the Liberty Media tracking stock since 2016, which tracked Liberty's large stake in Sirius, Berkshire has increased its bet on the satellite radio operator this year, ahead of the tracking stock's merger with publicly traded Sirius shares in a simplification merger in September. billion repurchase program.

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DECEMBER 15, 2024

It can create a snowball effect for accelerating shareholder value by compounding the pace of innovation, dividend raises, buybacks, mergers and acquisitions, and more. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $46,992 !*

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

and driving merger and acquisition activities in Europe. This track record of rising profits and free cash flow has enabled the payments giant to raise its dividends every single year since the company went public in 2008. Visa's free-cash-flow generation has also improved over these three years, going from $14.5 billion to $19.7

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OCTOBER 22, 2024

Honeywell is in another evolutionary phase today, underlined by about $10 billion in announced acquisitions since last year, plus the looming spinoff of its Advanced Materials business, a move intended to simplify Honeywell's portfolio. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $44,456 !*

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

The report quoted an unidentified company spokesperson as saying that JFrog "is not in discussions with any private equity or financial advisor regarding mergers and acquisitions at this time." Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $43,329 !*

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OCTOBER 10, 2024

Kraft Heinz (dividend yield: 4.6%) Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC) has struggled since it was formed by a merger nearly a decade ago with the help of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway. The packaged food giant has seen little growth since the merger and was forced to take a write-down of $15.4 Image source: Getty Images.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

is much smaller than Palantir, and it went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) in December 2021. on its first post-merger trading day, but it now trades at about $1.50. faces existential challenges BigBear.ai, which was founded in 2008, generated $146 million in revenue in 2021. BigBear.ai

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MARCH 8, 2024

Deidre Woollard: Well, speaking of more choice, I want to pivot to another story which is essentially about choice in a way which is that JetBlue and Spirit are calling off their merger. It was going to try to use either the collaboration with American or the acquisition of Spirit to grow. Now it's struck out twice.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2024

DVN data by YCharts The disparity in the performance probably reflects the companies' mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity this year. The market liked Diamondback's deal to merge with Endeavor Energy Resources, and it did not like Devon's acquisition of Grayson Mill Energy. Image source: Getty Images.

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

But we could hear an update on its stock repurchase plans, especially considering its recent acquisition. billion acquisition of Siete Foods. The acquisition shows Pepsi's willingness to invest throughout th economic cycle, even during periods of slowing growth. 1, Pepsi announced the $1.2

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DECEMBER 19, 2023

Oil prices have dropped, and the company's working through a massive acquisition that's facing potential geopolitical trouble. Drama in Guyana Chevron is navigating a massive acquisition against the backdrop of falling oil prices. Potential political instability is never good, especially at the center of a $53 billion acquisition.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2024

This competitive environment was why Sirius and XM were able to merge back in 2008. In hindsight, the merger makes sense, considering the proliferation of content seen in the ensuing years. Traditional radio, streaming music services, audiobooks, and podcasts are just some of the potential sources of competition.

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

Furthermore, Kapur has been more aggressive in mergers and acquisitions than his predecessor, Darius Adamczyk, and has made over $10 billion in acquisitions since 2023 across all three trends discussed above. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $44,456 !* Image source: Getty Images.

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

Could one of those stocks be BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) , the enterprise AI software company that went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) in 2021? set some unrealistic growth targets during its pre-merger presentation and missed those estimates by a mile. What does BigBear.ai

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DECEMBER 14, 2024

Lucid (NASDAQ: LCID) , a fledgling producer of luxury electric vehicles (EVs), went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) on July 26, 2021. billion target it had set in its pre-merger presentation. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $46,959 !* on the first day.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

A committee selects 600 companies for inclusion and will replace index constituents as they drop out of the index (because of things like mergers, acquisitions, and bankruptcies). Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $43,232 !* Image source: Getty Images.

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OCTOBER 10, 2024

Net losses are rare and short-lived, and almost always the result of extraordinary circumstances like a pandemic or accounting charges linked to divestures or acquisitions. KR Dividend data by YCharts Management expects this growth streak to continue indefinitely, driven by continued inflation, population growth, and acquisitions.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Balanced buys that are worth a closer look The biggest winners after the election results were sectors like financials and industrials, which could benefit from some of the new administration's policies such as less regulation, easier requirements for mergers and acquisitions, and potential subsidies for developing U.S.

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OCTOBER 26, 2024

QuantumScape went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) nearly four years ago. But QuantumScape has also increased its number of outstanding shares by 45% since it closed its SPAC merger, and the company could issue even more shares to raise fresh cash and cover its stock-based compensation.

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