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DECEMBER 21, 2023

With the domestic and global economy easing its way back to normalcy on the improving prospect of a so-called " soft landing ," though, the backdrop that's proven so problematic for mortgage REITs is taking a turn for the better as well. even if they bolster shareholders' total returns. This sizable yield comes with a major footnote.

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DECEMBER 23, 2023

The good news for shareholders of Enterprise Products Partners is that it's resilient in good times and bad times. Since 2005, the company has never delivered a return on invested capital of less than 10% -- not even during the 2008-2009 financial crisis or the COVID-19 pandemic. No one knows for sure what 2024 will bring. Bancorp U.S.

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JULY 21, 2023

These current and prospective investors need to remember three things before adding positions to this tobacco stock. Additionally, the company has raised its payout every year since 2009. This shows that shareholders benefited even when payouts technically fall.

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DECEMBER 9, 2024

This is one big step forward in Lilly's most important competitive fight One of the most important questions about the competitive prospects of Lilly against Novo Nordisk in the market for anti-obesity medicines is, quite simply, which company makes the more effective drug. Here's why the stock is worth investing in even more than before.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Dividend-paying companies often demonstrate financial stability and a commitment to shareholder value, making them a reliable choice for long-term investors seeking income and capital appreciation. And Hershey has raised its quarterly dividend every year since 1972, except for 2009, during the Great Recession.

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AUGUST 7, 2024

They pay great dividends and have durable long-term growth prospects. Realty Income is a real estate investment trust (REIT) ; it acquires and leases real estate and distributes its taxable income to shareholders as dividends. Confidently buy and hold these names for the next 20 years. Realty Income stands out for a few reasons.

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AUGUST 7, 2023

It's been a tough past couple of years for Chewy (NYSE: CHWY) shareholders. That's exactly when and why you should step into a position in a company with real prospects like Chewy, however. That's exactly when and why you should step into a position in a company with real prospects like Chewy, however.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

where online retail sales have long since matured, China's burgeoning middle class gives its e-commerce growth prospects a long runway. However, the company's juiciest long-term growth prospects can be traced to its Cloud Intelligence Group. Unlike the U.S., With China's e-commerce sales soaring from $1.8

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

But returns varied substantially between individual bull markets, as detailed in the table below: Bull Market Start Dow Jones Return December 1974 76% February 1979 38% August 1982 250% October 1987 73% October 1990 396% October 2002 94% March 2009 348% March 2020 98% Average 172% Data source: YCharts. Chart by author.

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AUGUST 25, 2023

They own pools of income-producing property, and tax law mandates that they distribute at least 90% of their income as dividends to shareholders. This chart shows how well these three REITs have performed since 2009 against the benchmark Vanguard Real Estate ETF , an exchange-traded fund that typically holds about 160 REITs.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Nevertheless, there's a reason Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is still Berkshire's single-biggest holding despite Buffett's recent sale of nearly half of the fund's position in the company: Its long-term growth prospects remain attractive. per share and nearly 24 times next year's expected earnings of $3.04

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MARCH 9, 2024

And in 2009 and 2010, the index produced average returns of 30%. Similar to Amazon, Microsoft's Azure cloud platform carries some of the most lucrative growth prospects for the company as it relates to AI. What's even better is that in the wake of this newfound growth, Meta has found ample ways to reward shareholders.

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JANUARY 16, 2025

While many restaurants struggled to generate growth, Cava demonstrated resilience and strong demand, leading to some incredible gains for its shareholders. See the 10 stocks Cava's growth rate has been accelerating The big reason investors have long been bullish on Cava is due to its strong growth prospects.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Those deals will enhance its growth prospects. Brookfield's strong results and growth prospects have caught the attention of billionaire investor Bill Ackman , who runs the hedge fund Pershing Square. That would give it about $47 billion in free cash to allocate to create additional value for shareholders.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2024

In the last quarter alone, it returned $9 billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases. It's returning cash to shareholders while investing heavily in AI infrastructure. In late 2022, when the stock was cheaper, the Foundation didn't sell any shares, as the stock offered attractive value and return prospects.

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DECEMBER 9, 2024

Regardless of what the latest trends reveal, Apple's growth prospects remain muted. Expectations and predictions There's no denying that Apple has been a moneymaking machine this century, compounding shareholder capital in tremendous fashion. But what are the stock's prospects over the next 12 months?

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MARCH 10, 2024

Moving the needle at Berkshire The biggest challenge Buffett faces in driving outsize returns for shareholders comes down to the law of large numbers. For a long time, Buffett generated growth for shareholders by taking the cash from those businesses and buying all or part of a new business. Image source: The Motley Fool.

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MARCH 23, 2024

However, Microsoft shareholders would surely prefer outsized gains over a higher dividend yield. Coca-Cola Coke uses its dividend as the primary way to reward faithful shareholders. It is a great example of a company using dividends and stock repurchases to reward shareholders. Its dividend yield of 4.2%

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NOVEMBER 23, 2024

has been one of Apple 's (NASDAQ: AAPL) largest shareholders in recent years. Apple's growth prospects Apple's total sales grew just 2% year over year in fiscal 2024 (which ended in September), but many investors have plowed into the stock this year after Apple unveiled new artificial intelligence (AI) features for its devices.

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DECEMBER 9, 2024

Without a better balance between price and volume gains, Coke will find it hard to grow quickly enough to keep its shareholders happy. Coke's premium status doesn't mean its stock will beat the market every year, but it does help protect shareholders against large losses during those inevitable economic downturns.

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JULY 9, 2023

The business was started in 2009 by Silicon Valley veteran Tom Siebel, who spent the last decade preparing the company for the explosive growth that is only now starting to be recognized by Wall Street. The stock's forward price-to-earnings ratio of 15 appears very cheap for a company with above-average growth prospects.

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DECEMBER 10, 2024

Total return can offer insights about a company's prospects and long-term earnings growth potential. While these two companies have had short-term hiccups in 2024, their long-term prospects still appear bright. Fortunately, shareholders will continue to collect dividends while waiting for economic conditions to improve.

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JANUARY 16, 2025

billion to shareholders, including $3.5 Continued technological investments to improve customer experience and operational efficiency point toward sustained growth prospects, as does the solid trajectory in deposit and loan growth. A rise in provisions for credit losses, which reached $1.5 billion compared to $1.1

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DECEMBER 13, 2024

The company's ability to leverage its expenses has resulted in consistent profitability , something that shareholders can be happy about. Based on the positive attributes I've outlined above, coupled with the prospects of a favorable macro backdrop, you're probably ready to rush to buy shares. And with $3.3 dividend yield.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Investors need to consider a company's future growth prospects as part of their analysis on whether to invest for the long haul, even for dividend stocks. Until that situation improves, it'll be difficult to determine if the company can justify paying any dividend at all to its shareholders. Its current quarterly payout of $0.08

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Warren Buffett 's Berkshire Hathaway has created tremendous wealth for shareholders, and a key component of those returns stems from buying shares of strong businesses at attractive prices relative to their estimated worth. at the time of writing, which seems fair for the company's growth prospects. Is the stock a buy?

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AUGUST 21, 2023

That is because such companies have an easier time generating revenue and earnings growth for shareholders. Thus it shouldn't come as a surprise that after freezing its dividend in 2008 and 2009, the company has hiked its payout for 14 consecutive years. Investing in dominant businesses in huge industries often works out for investors.

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JANUARY 3, 2025

The news of a drugmaker as prominent as Merck entering the weight loss market was apparently too much for some of Viking's shareholders, leading to the massive correction in the stock. In my view, these recent developments do little to change the company's prospects. Is Viking Therapeutics stock still attractive?

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DECEMBER 13, 2024

The argument for why shareholders should hold onto the stock is the same as the reasons for buying. The market is excited about the prospects of lower interest rates, but the possibility that a recession may happen is always present. Bank of America , a top competitor, posted a 0.7% As of Sept. 30, the bank had a huge $1.3

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The stock market is always forward-looking, and investors tend to lose patience when there's a downturn in a cycle or growth prospects are years in the future. Home Depot rewards its shareholders Home Depot's poor results are a result of weak demand. In short, Home Depot is expecting negative overall growth over a two-year period.

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APRIL 23, 2024

After declining slightly in 2009 during the Great Recession , for example, sales quickly recovered and reached a new high by the next year. Shareholders benefit thanks to a favorable capital allocation policy. This means there are muted growth prospects. But these strategies are unlikely to result in huge sales gains.

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DECEMBER 14, 2024

The following companies have great prospects, and all are offering above-average dividend yields. The stock has a long history of delivering outstanding returns, and the trailing yield is the highest since 2009. billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases. In the most recent quarter, Nike returned $1.8

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JUNE 16, 2024

The Broadcom stock split On the surface, some Broadcom shareholders and observers may assume it matters a lot. Furthermore, the stock is up more than 110-fold since its 2009 initial public offering ( IPO ). Making sense of the stock split Broadcom's stock split is a net positive for its shareholders and prospective investors.

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DECEMBER 15, 2024

Upstart's bullish supporters will point to the prospect of lower interest rates as we look to 2025 and beyond as a reason to buy and hold shares. This is certainly what shareholders are hoping for. And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, youd have $348,112 !*

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DECEMBER 12, 2024

This year hasn't been a great one for shareholders of most electric vehicle (EV) stocks. It's not like this year has been a bad one for BYD shareholders. But what specifically makes 2025 a prospective banner year for QuantumScape? This could be the year the company finally produces its first commercial EV revenue.

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DECEMBER 13, 2024

Healthy eating I'm not talking about Chipotle Mexican Grill , which has done a great job rewarding shareholders in recent years. It's obvious that the market has become overly enthusiastic about this company, which leaves no margin of safety for prospective investors. Here's what investors need to know.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2024

I like this idea, and I find this move as an enticing way to deploy some of the company's excess cash flow in a way that rewards shareholders. investors appear to be placing a considerable discount on Qualcomm's growth prospects when compared to many of its cohorts. Image source: Getty Images. Is Qualcomm stock a buy right now?

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