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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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JANUARY 16, 2025

refining , chemicals, and midstream assets) by creating Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) , which it spun off to shareholders. And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, youd have $353,272 !* However, the energy company also completed a stock spinoff in May 2012.

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APRIL 28, 2024

The company's consistent rise in net interest income undermines Hercules' strong performance and its proven ability to reward shareholders. HTGC Net Interest Income (Quarterly) data by YCharts Over the last 10 years, Hercules stock has a total return of 275%. I think this showcases management's decisions to prioritize shareholders.

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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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NOVEMBER 26, 2023

The stock went public in 1919, rewarded shareholders handsomely throughout the century, and started paying dividends in 1964. Yet, recent times have been a bit frustrating for shareholders. Coca-Cola is shareholder-friendly Berkshire Hathaway's investment illustrates that Coca-Cola is dedicated to returning capital to shareholders.

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JANUARY 15, 2025

It comes shortly after an influential shareholder rejected a pricey takeover bid from a peer, which may or may not be a coincidence. According to media reports, it was rejected by controlling shareholder the Hershey Trust for not being high enough. The bid amount wasn't made public. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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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. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $43,278 !*

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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%. That will give Exxon plenty of cash to return to shareholders via a growing dividend and meaningful share-repurchase plan.

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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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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% And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, you’d have $363,386 !*

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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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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Happily for that industry -- not to mention its shareholders -- Nvidia did very well in the third quarter of its fiscal 2025. And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, you’d have $378,269 !* Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $43,369 !*

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

LLY Dividend data by YCharts From 2009 until 2014, Lilly's quarterly dividend payment was unchanged at $0.49 Although I cannot say with certainty if and when Lilly will raise its dividend again, I think there's a good chance the company will continue rewarding shareholders by either maintaining its current $5.20 per share (or $5.20

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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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DECEMBER 4, 2024

The stock soared on accelerating growth, but slowing growth could weigh on shareholder returns over the next few years. If you're looking for smaller AI companies that can potentially deliver monster returns, here are two to consider buying heading into 2025.

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JANUARY 16, 2025

In this instance, long-term shareholders should always want the management team to think about the next decade, as opposed to trying to hit some short-term financial targets. Just know that the stock's forward returns aren't going to resemble the monster gains of the past. Most other businesses aren't so fortunate.

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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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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. And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, youd have $374,613 !*

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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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JANUARY 16, 2025

Matching the returns of the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) index can build serious wealth in the long run. This ETF mirrors the returns of the NASDAQ 100 market index, which is a fairly volatile stock list with a heavy weighting of names from the tech sector. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that approach.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

With the Federal Reserve finally cutting interest rates, it's the perfect time to add some dividend stocks to your portfolio that have the potential to generate big returns in the coming years. A large portion of those stable earnings and cash flows goes to its shareholders. ET data by YCharts.

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JANUARY 13, 2024

After all, it's a real estate investment trust (REIT) , a business structure that requires it to pay out at least 90% of its taxable income to shareholders. One of the cool things about investing in Realty Income is that the company pays a monthly dividend, giving shareholders a steady stream of income.

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APRIL 20, 2024

When you're looking for businesses that send their shareholders a check every three months, it helps if the company dominates its industry. Net sales dropped 3% in 2009 during the Great Recession, only to climb higher in subsequent years. Those looking for the potential to earn higher returns need to consider other stocks.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Dividends can be a great way to increase your returns with time while giving you extra capital to reinvest or keep in your portfolio. Its dividend history is robust, and the company has consistently rewarded shareholders through the years. These kinds of stocks can be found across many different sectors and industries.

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JANUARY 16, 2025

At the same time, Alphabet's stock gained roughly 35% over the last year while Nvidia posted a 145% return. Why Alphabet is a better buy Nvidia's stock will probably build shareholder value in the long run, even from this lofty pricing plateau. Alphabet's two stock classes add up to a daily trading volume of $9.2 times sales.

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JANUARY 15, 2025

has been cut twice since 2023 when the REIT was paying its shareholders $0.29 And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, youd have $345,467 !* See 3 Double Down stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of January 13, 2025 David Jagielski has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.

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MARCH 3, 2024

The dual engines of Block: Powering payments and personal finance Jack Dorsey and Jim McKelvey founded Block, then known as Square, in 2009 with the mission of helping small and medium-sized businesses accept credit card payments. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

Thus, investors need to take a closer look at the business and its financial metrics to see if it can earn market-beating returns over that time frame. This bodes well for the company and for shareholders hoping the stock will stay on a long-term growth trajectory.

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MAY 21, 2024

The past couple of years haven't been easy ones to be a Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) shareholder. It's been able to raise its dividend payout every year since 2009, and steady raises in the years ahead probably won't be a problem. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. per share this year.

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JUNE 15, 2024

However, stock splits have historically been bad news for Nvidia shareholders. Historically, stock splits have been bad news for Nvidia shareholders Excluding the most recent one, Nvidia has completed five stock splits as a public company, and shares have consistently declined afterwards. Here's what investors should know.

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JANUARY 13, 2025

The retrieval craft would then transfer its treasures to a smaller rocket, which would carry them to orbit and rendezvous with yet another rocket for return to Earth, where yet another lander would return the samples to NASA and the European Space Agency for study. For shareholders, this would be astoundingly good news.

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OCTOBER 5, 2024

In fact, the S&P 500 just generated its best January-through-September returns since 1997. Year YTD Returns as of Sept. 30 Fourth Quarter Returns 1991 17% 7% 1995 27% 5% 1996 12% 8% 1997 28% 2% 2003 13% 9% 2009 17% 8% 2012 15% (1%) 2013 18% 9% 2017 13% 6% 2019 19% 10% 2021 15% 9% 2023 12% 11% Average N/A 7% Data from YCharts.

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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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JULY 2, 2023

Posting total returns of over 600% and 3,300% over the last 10 and 20 years, Pool Corp. A stellar return on invested capital Leveraging the power of its leadership position in the pool supplies and pool-related products market, Pool Corp. NASDAQ: POOL) has been nothing short of unstoppable. Let's explore three key reasons why.

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