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JANUARY 4, 2025

Shareholders of Palantir no doubt appreciated the company's performance in 2024, but investors are likely looking at the new year and asking themselves: Can Palantir keep up this momentum? See the 10 stocks Price momentum and business acceleration Incredible returns like those Palantir experienced in 2024 often come from accelerating growth.

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DECEMBER 25, 2024

But Nvidia shareholders recently got some worrisome news from rival Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO). That is disappointing for Nvidia shareholders because it means Broadcom will likely gain market share in AI accelerators. But there is more bad news for Nvidia shareholders. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Image source: Getty Images.

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

In addition to generating dividend income, they have historically produced strong total returns. average annual total return over the last 50 years compared to a 4.3% return for nonpayers, according to data from Hartford Funds and Ned Davis Research. Dividend stocks can be terrific investments. It has delivered a more than 11.5%

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

That should give them a lot of fuel to grow shareholder value in 2025 and beyond. ConocoPhillips expects the deal to be immediately accretive to its earnings, free cash flow, and return of capital per share. That helps drive the company's view that it can return a lot more cash to shareholders in the future.

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JUNE 27, 2024

Somewhat surprisingly, history says Nvidia shareholders could make more money in the second half of 2024, even after triple-digit gains in the first half of the year. Specifically, the stock has produced a positive first-half return in 18 years and a positive second-half return in 16 of those 18 years, or 89% of the time.

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OCTOBER 30, 2024

These elite businesses combine robust revenue growth, strong fundamentals, and shareholder-friendly management teams. Each company has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to shareholder returns while maintaining leadership positions in their respective industries. These returns handily outperform the S&P 500's 252.3%

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

returns massive value to shareholders through share buybacks and dividends, has shown promise in reducing EV losses, has upside with its futuristic robotaxi business Cruise, and is beginning to turn things around with earnings. First, let's look at the company's efforts to return value to shareholders.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

We know how important the dividend is to our investors, particularly our millions of retail shareholders. We remain committed to a sustainable, competitive, and growing dividend, which is a key component of the attractive total shareholder return we are delivering. Exxon returned $26.1 The company has produced $42.8

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JULY 1, 2024

Jensen Huang is by far the largest internal shareholder of Nvidia. Outside of management, who else is a major Nvidia shareholder? Since he began serving on Nvidia's board in 2008, Stevens has amassed nearly 40 million shares -- a stake that's worth almost $5 billion. Should you become an Nvidia shareholder? And while a 3.5%

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DECEMBER 14, 2024

The oil giant delivered industry-leading earnings, cash flow, and shareholder returns during the third quarter. The company anticipates this investment will generate strong returns of more than 30%. ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) is already the undisputed leader among international oil companies.

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DECEMBER 31, 2023

Such companies consistently grow their profits year after year and elect to return those higher profits to shareholders. And when those stocks trade at a fair value, they can provide exceptional returns for shareholders. Apple has a generous capital return program. It has since raised its dividend every year.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

in 1965, he grew the value of shareholders' stakes by an average compound annual rate of 19.8% By comparison, the S&P 500 produced a total compound annual return of 10.2% Berkshire's best years of outperformance typically come when the rest of the market fails to meet its average returns. through 2023. in that period.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2024

It delivered industry-leading profitability during the third quarter, enabling it to provide its shareholders with industry-leading cash returns. For all of our businesses, we've been focused on reduced cost, high-return investments, and selected divestments to improve profitability, particularly in bottom-of-cycle conditions.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Investors should probably credit CEO John Fieldly for their massive returns in Celsius Holdings (NASDAQ: CELH) stock. Such benefits have accrued to shareholders, especially those who bought Celsius stock in April 2018 when Fieldly became CEO. Netflix: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2004, you’d have $484,003 !*

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

Ironically, that situation might set investors up for some excellent long-term returns if they focus on buying these two dividend stocks while Wall Street is looking elsewhere for gains. As long as you're aware of this exposure, you can consider amplifying your portfolio returns by investing a bit more in Apple right now.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Their yields, payout ratios, and other key factors signal the potential for sustainable returns over the long haul. Costco's 0.52% yield and 26.30% payout ratio may seem low, but the company's consistent dividend growth and special dividends enhance shareholder returns. Grainger's 0.79% yield and 20.9% payout ratio.

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JULY 25, 2024

The analyst also said that restructuring efforts by management are starting to pay off, and the company's very robust free cash flow should give it scope to return capital to shareholders within the next 18 months. He believes this will translate into continued user growth and rising engagement, and consequently stronger pricing power.

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JUNE 27, 2024

Shareholders recently voted to reinstate CEO Elon Musk's controversial $44.9 The outcome of that vote has shareholders focused again on Tesla's future. Seeing Tesla's EV sales slide may be unnerving for shareholders, but such periods come with the territory. Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been making headlines again lately.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Investing in dividend-paying stocks has proven rewarding to shareholders. Hence, it's clearly important to them to reward shareholders with dividends. Target's shareholders will receive a 2.9% Therefore, it's crucial to choose companies that can continue paying. Image source: Getty Images. It has a 45% payout ratio.

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JULY 14, 2024

Since its initial public offering in 2008, shares have rocketed 1,750% higher. If you overpay for a stock, the returns could be disappointing. And for existing shareholders who remain bullish, I don't think there's any reason to sell. Visa (NYSE: V) has historically been a wonderful investment.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

He first purchased shares in 2007, just before the financial crisis of 2008. Since then, he has been the biggest shareholder in Bank of America and has been a net buyer of the stock -- until now. It's also how the company helps reward shareholders, increasing their stake in the company as the share count declines. And they did.

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OCTOBER 10, 2024

After shutdowns left it without a significant revenue source for over a year, massive debts and a long process of returning to normalcy left its stock without an obvious catalyst. billion, an admittedly tremendous burden for a company whose shareholders' equity is just $8.6 (NYSE: CCL) has experienced a huge rebound since the pandemic.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

This will hurt returns for long-term shareholders. With many years of losses ahead, NuScale Power will keep needing to raise capital, dilute shareholders, and likely destroy shareholder value. The only reason it can stay in business is to raise money through common stock sales.

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

Domino's completely redesigned its pizza recipe in 2008 and 2009. But can investors still expect similar outsized returns in the future? Leveraging the balance sheet to drive investment returns A franchise network of thousands of pizzerias creates durable cash flows. That's 11% from earnings growth plus another 1.2%

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

Is this the beginning of a bright future for Sirius XM and its shareholders? Sirius XM is best known for satellite radio, which it has dominated since Sirius merged with XM in 2008. Potential double-digit returns at a bargain price. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Their business models generate consistent free cash flow that supports both reinvestment and growing shareholder distributions, backed by conservative payout ratios and strong balance sheets. total return over the past 10 years, nearly tripling the S&P 500 's performance over this period: ^SPX data by YCharts.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Importantly, seven of the 10 stocks listed above have generated better returns than the S&P 500 year to date, inclusive of dividends, as of Nov. Vistra tops the list with a total return exceeding 300%. Constellation Energy is the second-best performing stock on the list with a total return of 100% year to date. PG&E: 3.1%

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

As a shareholder of Tesla, I'm going to be on the lookout for the following things in its third-quarter report: 1. When in doubt, zoom out Take a step back, though, and consider the returns of Tesla stock over various time periods. What's at stake in Tesla's upcoming report? Updates on the lower-cost vehicle model ; 2.

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MAY 14, 2024

Sirius XM went from being a speculative deficit-riddled stock two decades ago to one that has been consistently profitable since shortly after completing the combination of the country's two satellite radio platforms in the summer of 2008. However, growth prospects haven't improved as the country returns to normal. The model works.

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

CEO Warren Buffett has been delivering outsize returns. 10, he's overseen a nearly 5,500,000% aggregate return and watched his company (briefly) hit the trillion-dollar mark, which is something only eight publicly traded companies have accomplished. For almost 60 years, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B)

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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. For example, suppose a company is passing along all of its profits to shareholders through dividends, but it continues to take on debt. increase in the stock price.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Meanwhile, the S&P 500 has generated a total return of 81% during that same period. At its shareholder meeting in December, Microsoft , one of the most dominant tech firms ever, is letting investors vote on whether or not Bitcoin should be added to the corporate treasury. It's hard to argue with the numbers.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Happily for that industry -- not to mention its shareholders -- Nvidia did very well in the third quarter of its fiscal 2025. See 3 “Double Down” stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of November 18, 2024 Eric Volkman has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.

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JANUARY 5, 2025

And certain Wall Street experts see huge returns on the horizon for Nvidia and Tesla shareholders: Equity analyst Beth Kindig believes Nvidia could be a $10 trillion company by 2030. If that happens, Nvidia stock will return 19% annually over the next six years. trillion by 2040, and $7 trillion by 2050.

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DECEMBER 23, 2024

Dividend stocks reign supreme Companies that pay a regular dividend to their shareholders are almost always profitable on a recurring basis, as well as time-tested. But what's most important to investors is that dividend stocks have crushed non-payers in the return column over the last half-century.

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JUNE 13, 2024

Most of any rent-driven profits produced by these organizations are passed along to a REIT's shareholders. It's uncomfortably similar to the red flags waving in the wake of 2008's subprime mortgage meltdown, which ultimately forced JPMorgan Chase to dramatically cut its dividend. It specializes in retail space.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

Palantir Technologies is delivering a banner year for shareholders driven by exceptional growth and accelerating profitability. At the time of this writing, the stock has returned 285% year to date, amid market optimism that this artificial intelligence (AI) innovator is still in the early stages of a global expansion opportunity.

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