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AUGUST 16, 2023

The stock surged on Wednesday, likely on the news that a federal grand jury awarded shareholders $612 million in a lawsuit they filed against the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). The shareholders in the case, Berkley Insurance Co., OTC: FMCC) to the U.S. vs. the Federal Housing Finance Authority, et al., initially sought $1.6

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Costco (NASDAQ: COST) shareholders have had an incredible run. annually), Costco occasionally pays out a special dividend to shareholders. The company's last special dividend was $15, paid out to shareholders in one fell swoop on Jan. Shares are up 60% over the last year and 208% over the past five. 12 of this year.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

That is a significant improvement from its annual net sales low of $33 billion in 2020, and just 3% off its annual net sales high of $48 billion in 2012. billion in net sales, representing an all-time high for any 12-month period and a 41% increase from its 2012 net sales of $65.5 Is Coca-Cola or PepsiCo more shareholder-friendly?

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JUNE 9, 2024

Stock repurchasing tends to consume most of Alphabet's free cash flow, and the Google parent will need to make room for the dividend budget: GOOGL Stock Buybacks (TTM) data by YCharts So the company has added another financial mechanism to its tool belt, stuffing cash profits directly into shareholder wallets in a new way.

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JANUARY 16, 2025

However, the energy company also completed a stock spinoff in May 2012. refining , chemicals, and midstream assets) by creating Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) , which it spun off to shareholders. That is the only stock split that ConocoPhillips has completed during its history. It separated its downstream business (e.g.,

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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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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Since spinning off from pharmaceutical juggernaut Pfizer in 2012, the company has grown its shareholders' initial investment by some sixfold, equating to an annualized total return of 17% over 12 years. Despite this dramatic growth, the company only uses 33% of its FCF to fund its 1% dividend, leaving ample room for continued growth.

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

12, 2024 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Dec. Previous special dividends were paid in 2012, 2015, 2017, and 2020 in the amounts of $7, $5, $7, and $10, respectively. billion to shareholders. Support for a high stock price A robust special dividend comes at a good time for shareholders.

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OCTOBER 16, 2024

billion 0% 2012 $0.7 billion in 2011, and the S&P 500 gained 13% in 2012. Warren Buffett said as much in his latest shareholder letter: "There remain only a handful of companies in this country capable of truly moving the needle at Berkshire, and they have been endlessly picked over by us and by others. billion 30% 2014 $1.9

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MARCH 19, 2025

From 1965 through 2024, Warren Buffett's investing skills delivered a cumulative return of 5,502,284% for Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. The use of robotics in warehouses is saving the company a lot of money that can translate to higher profitability and shareholder returns. Since 2012, U.S.

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JUNE 9, 2024

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) saw incredible demand for its electric cars over the last decade, and that success translated into life-changing returns for shareholders who were fortunate to get in early. A $10,000 investment just a couple of weeks before Tesla launched the Model S in June 2012 would be worth $914,010 today.

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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. In other words, history says Nvidia shareholders are likely to make money in the remaining months of 2024. Read on to learn more. Not one currently recommends selling.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Diageo stock trades at a valuation it hasn't seen since 2012 (even including the crash in March 2020). DEO PS Ratio data by YCharts At its lowest price-to-sales (P/S) ratio since 2012, the company looks to be discounted, with its share price a full one-third lower than its all-time highs. dividend yield.

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MAY 16, 2024

Dividends compensate patient shareholders for enduring the cyclicality of the oil patch. Operating a massive portfolio of green energy assets, Brookfield Renewable has demonstrated a strong commitment to rewarding shareholders, and its 4.8% The energy and utilities sectors are known for their high yields.

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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. It reinstated its dividend in 2012 after suspending it in the mid-1990s.

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APRIL 30, 2024

Five of the Magnificent Seven stocks pay a regular dividend to their shareholders When most investors think of the Magnificent Seven, they probably envision Wall Street's steadiest growth stocks. Entering 2024, three Magnificent Seven constituents had been paying a dividend to their shareholders for years. Image source: Getty Images.

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JULY 23, 2024

Best of all for the company and its shareholders, much of that revenue is converted into profits. In the case of Meta Platforms, the valuation metric that stands out is its price-to-free-cash-flow ratio, which gauges its ability to generate cash for shareholders. Meta went public in 2012. Meta generated $35.6

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JULY 27, 2024

Consumer technology titan Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been paying dividends to shareholders since 2012. Assuming the payout stays at its current level for the rest of the year, shareholders can anticipate getting $0.99 The dividend, however, isn't the reason investors own the stock. It can afford them to be sure.

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

If that wasn't enough to grab shareholders' attention, Deckers increased its full-year profit forecast to EPS of $30.20 Since the company began buying back stock in 2012, Deckers has decreased its share count by nearly 34%, giving shareholders an even bigger piece of the earnings pie. soared 87%.

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AUGUST 20, 2024

The sale of Nvidia isn't surprising after Elliott called artificial intelligence (AI) "overhyped" in a letter to shareholders earlier this month. The company has said that nearly half its royalty income comes from products released between 1990 and 2012. The letter added that Nvidia was currently in "bubble land."

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JULY 23, 2023

If this doesn't discourage you from wanting to become a shareholder, then perhaps it's a good idea to learn more about the company. The business stopped producing these cars in 2012, but management has plans to reintroduce an upgraded version. The stock currently trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 77.

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MAY 26, 2024

The water stock has paid a dividend to its shareholders every year since 1931, and has increased it every year for the past 69 consecutive years. A no-brainer dividend stock to buy Brookfield Renewable (NYSE: BEPC) (NYSE: BEP) stock has delivered solid returns to shareholders over time, with dividends hugely driving those returns.

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JANUARY 25, 2024

The company's been through ups and downs which would have shaken several of even the staunchest of shareholders out. Nevertheless, any shareholders able to stick with their positions in the stock for any meaningful length of time during the company's existence have done very, very well for themselves. and Nvidia wasn't one of them.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

Buffett tends to avoid technology stocks because he prefers to invest in businesses he understands, particularly those producing strong profits and those returning money to shareholders. After a period of underperformance in 1985 (and with the company newly beholden to shareholders in the public markets), co-founder Steve Jobs was forced out.

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

SeaMicro made efficient high-bandwidth microservers and was later acquired by Advanced Micro Devices in 2012. G42's close affiliation with a foreign government -- the UAE's national security advisor is the company's founder and largest shareholder -- certainly poses a risk should there be a geopolitical flare-up.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

In the past year, the tech giant has sent $15 billion to shareholders through dividend payments in addition to nearly $80 billion of stock buyback spending. But its dividend is still a priority for executives and has been increasing steadily since 2012. There are plenty of reasons to expect more growth in 2024 and beyond.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2024

The company wanted to offer investors a reliable cash return (the base dividend) while remaining flexible to return additional cash to shareholders based on its free cash flow and business needs. For 2024, ConocoPhillips plans to return $9 billion to shareholders. For example, its initial target for 2022 was to return $7 billion.

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DECEMBER 23, 2023

Phillips 66 has demonstrated consistent interest in rewarding shareholders since it started paying a dividend in 2012. Further evidence of the company's commitment comes in the form of a recent announcement that the company has upwardly revised its target for shareholder distributions.

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JULY 17, 2023

However, back when John Legere took over T-Mobile in 2012, he rebranded the scrappy challenger the "Uncarrier," doing away with customer pain points and charging lower prices, albeit on an inferior network. Warren Buffett outlined a potential income strategy for Berkshire shareholders that may apply here.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2024

It's been an epic run since the IPO in 2012, returning investors well over 1,000% since then. As it matures, it's only natural the way the company rewards shareholders would evolve. However, Meta will pay this dividend to shareholders of both its class A and class B shares. But just how much will that dividend pay out?

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

In addition, Costco announced a special dividend of $15 that will be paid out in January to shareholders of record as of Dec. So shareholders looking at getting in on that dividend need to own the stock before Tuesday, Dec. That upcoming Christmas present to shareholders could also explain some of the buying in the stock today.

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

The combined company expected to produce more free cash flow, which it intended to return to shareholders. On top of that, it has paid an annual variable dividend every year since 2012. The exchange operator started paying an annual variable dividend to return excess cash to shareholders. Chart by the author.

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AUGUST 26, 2023

Here are two healthcare stocks that have made shareholders far richer in recent years. billion in 2012 to $180.5 Having just a few stocks in your portfolio that end up in the first category can compensate for quite a few losers that might also be in there. Here's why. Image source: Getty Images. billion in 2022.

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JUNE 25, 2023

But shareholders should start paying attention to the Services segment, which includes things like Apple Pay, Apple TV+, and Apple Music. And during this time, the operating margin has expanded from 60% in fiscal 2012 to 64% last fiscal year. All hardware accounts for 78% of sales.

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AUGUST 8, 2023

Finally, Apple has a strong track record of shareholder-friendly policies. Since the company reinstituted its dividend in 2012, Apple has increased its payout by 154%. That means existing shareholders are entitled to a larger percentage of Apple's profit.

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OCTOBER 5, 2024

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. In all but one of those years, the rally continued into the fourth quarter, generating additional gains for investors.

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MAY 26, 2024

According to the International Monetary Fund, from 2012 through 2022, the smallest annual increase to its money supply was 26%. However, if this turns into a tailwind in the coming years, it could be quite a good thing for its business and the company's shareholders. But it needs pesos to do business on a daily basis.

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