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MARCH 17, 2024

Only 12% of its shareholders resided in the U.S. On projects coming on stream within the next 10 years, Equinor expects a breakeven of just $35 per barrel, giving it plenty of room for high-margin returns. But Norwegian energy giant Equinor (NYSE: EQNR) is also up there. as of the end of 2022. It finished the year with 2.3

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JULY 14, 2023

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Percentage Decline in Cigarette Volume -5.8% -7.3% -0.4% -7.5% -9.7% Data source: Altria Aside from 2020, which was impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, the declines are all mid-to-high single digits. However, it was nearly 23% below the number sold in 2018, just five years earlier.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

If Ford cuts its dividend, all of its shareholders feel the pain. Ford most recently cut its dividend in March 2020, when it was preparing to shut down most of its factories in North America and Europe at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. But that might not be all that shareholders can expect. per share per quarter, or $0.60

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MARCH 10, 2024

The average S&P 500 return during a bull market The S&P 500 has barreled through 10 bull markets since its inception in Mar. The chart below details each event and shows the average return and duration. Put differently, history says the S&P 500 could return about 19% annually during the next four years.

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JUNE 25, 2024

For starters, it turned free cash flow positive in 2020 and GAAP profitable a year ago. in Q1 2020 to 32.3% Such a low valuation makes it more likely that Fiverr's growth will trickle out to shareholders as share price gains. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. in Q1 2024.

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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. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Since 1957, there have been 14 times when it took the S&P 500 index more than a year to return to a new all-time high. One such stock moving higher lately is specialty grocer Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ: SFM) , which has risen over 280% since 2020. The Motley Fool recommends Sprouts Farmers Market.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

home improvement scene will balloon to a jaw-dropping $621 billion by 2025, jumping from $457 billion in 2020. Home Depot's stock price shot up from about $140 in early 2020 to a whopping $365 this year, an impressive feat for any company. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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JULY 16, 2023

If you purchased $1,000 in Virgin Galactic at the start of 2020, not long after it went public, your investment would have peaked at $5,144 in early 2021 before falling to a value of $335 today. SPCE Total Return Level data by YCharts. Its progress has come at a significant cost to shareholders, who have been heavily diluted already.

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MARCH 30, 2024

These three are creating shareholder value by implementing some of the traits that make Costco great, and all three are better buys right now. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. The Stock Advisor service has more than tripled the return of S&P 500 since 2002*.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

In the decade leading up to 2020, Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE: BBW) was a business in decline. Moreover, Build-A-Bear stock is now crushing the returns for the S&P 500. Therefore, it doesn't need much earnings-per-share (EPS) growth to likely generate some good shareholder returns. BBW data by YCharts.

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

annually since 2020. As a BDC, Hercules Capital can avoid income taxes by distributing at least 90% of profits to shareholders as a dividend. If we factor in Hercules Capital's supplemental dividend, shareholders have seen their quarterly payments rise by 50% since 2020. The stock offers a 3.4%

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

In 2020, the price per barrel fell below $25, only to zoom past the $100 market two years later. Trust in superior capital allocation Capital allocation in the oil space can be difficult because a company's survival is often prioritized over shareholder profits. Buffett likes companies that put shareholder interests first.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Costco (NASDAQ: COST) shareholders have had an incredible run. This obliterates the S&P 500 's returns during both periods. soda and hot dog deal to its generous return policy. annually), Costco occasionally pays out a special dividend to shareholders. Shares are up 60% over the last year and 208% over the past five.

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

This low-cost fund tracks an index comprised of financially sound businesses with proven histories of sustaining their dividend payments to shareholders. SCHD Total Return Price data by YCharts To be eligible for inclusion in the index the Schwab U.S. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2024

In August 2020, Salesforce replaced ExxonMobil in the Dow. A dividend is a way for a company to pass along earnings directly to its shareholders. If a company can raise its dividend every year , that implies earnings are growing, so it can afford to pass even more profits to shareholders.

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

Although it is up significantly from its 2020 lows, high interest rates seem to have derailed a potential recovery. True to this name, it has paid shareholders a dividend every month since initiating a payout in 1994, increasing the dividend at least once per year since inception. billion, or $2.12 O data by YCharts.

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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 19, 2024

Berkshire stock has delivered a compound annual return of 19.8% Berkshire also sold its entire $800 million position in data specialist Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) , which it had held since 2020. Berkshire bought Snowflake stock ahead of its IPO in 2020, so we don't know exactly what price it paid. Image source: The Motley Fool.

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OCTOBER 30, 2024

Hence, shareholders who bought this AI stock for anything other than a speculative play should get out now. Most signs pointed to Supermicro's growth story being plausible, and I am one of the shareholders who believed it. million civil penalty in 2020. Indeed, the extent of Supermicro's accounting challenges remains unknown.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

This was paid to shareholders of record as of July 8, 2024 on July 25, 2024. And second, Disney suspended its dividend in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and only resumed its payments in January 2024. per share, which was paid to shareholders on Jan. in January 2020. However, there's more to the story.

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AUGUST 29, 2024

Amid that optimism, it debuted in late 2020 at $68 per share but rose to $145 per share on the first day. Initiating trading in December 2020 allowed it to not be affected by the most severe of the lockdowns. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Why has Airbnb stock underperformed?

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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. BIP data by YCharts.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Deidre and Motley Fool host Ricky Mulvey ponder the return to office and if things in our working lives will ever be the same again. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of 9/18/2023 This video was recorded on Sept. Bill Barker: It could be management rather than the shareholders. The fading allure of auto shows.

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) shareholders have experienced an eventful five years. Selling that business has allowed Shopify to return to profitability, which could bode well for the company over the next five years. Nonetheless, the pandemic created unexpected demand for online shopping, leading to massive revenue increases in 2020 and 2021.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Saylor's bullish outlook Michael Saylor made headlines when he used his company's cash reserves to start accumulating Bitcoin in August 2020. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 has generated a total return of 81% during that same period. Here's what investors need to know about this prediction. It's hard to argue with the numbers.

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OCTOBER 12, 2024

The company had to cut its distribution in half in the fall of 2020 after it had gotten over its skis with its debt and needed to reduce its leverage. The hold case for Energy Transfer With a robust forward yield of 7.9%, investors still get a nice return if the stock does much of nothing. Image source: Getty Images.

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OCTOBER 22, 2024

This has extended a streak of disappointing returns for shareholders over the past three years. Hill, who worked at Nike for 32 years, rising up the ranks from intern to President of Consumer and Marketplace before retiring in 2020, has a tall task to turn around falling sales at the company. New CEO On Oct.

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JUNE 13, 2024

In the past five years, shares of Home Depot (NYSE: HD) produced a total return of 90%. However, it lagged the 102% total return of the S&P 500. Demand was very strong during the depths of the pandemic, with Home Depot reporting double-digit revenue growth in fiscal 2020 and 2021. This is a respectable gain.

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JUNE 24, 2024

A high-performing business can deliver share price appreciation, and in addition, shareholders get regular distributions. While most dividend-paying companies make those payouts quarterly, some distribute cash to shareholders every month. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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AUGUST 23, 2024

This pays shareholders $3.16 Also, despite the rising stock price, shareholders earn a dividend yield of almost 5.3%, comparable to some CD interest rates in today's market. per share in February 2020. Its dividend return of around 5.3% The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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OCTOBER 27, 2024

Many companies use dividends as a way to pass along profits directly back to shareholders. And though the company's past performance doesn't ensure the same results in the coming years, it's worth acknowledging that it has amassed a strong record of increasingly rewarding shareholders. consisting of 3.1%

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

BDCs have an unusual corporate structure in that 90% of taxable income is distributed to shareholders on an annual basis. The notable exception was a brief cut to the supplemental dividend in early 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic (seen in the grey-shaded column). HTGC Total Return Level data by YCharts.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Deere's stock price surged in late 2020 and 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine disrupted global supply chains and led to surging crop prices and a boom in capital spending by many of Deere's customers. Deere's capital return program uses both dividends and buybacks to reward shareholders.

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AUGUST 21, 2024

Here's why (I think) Snowflake stock is out Berkshire Hathaway invested in Snowflake stock during its 2020 initial public offering (IPO), which may be the only time it bought an IPO stock. This leaves ample cash for rewarding shareholders. This situation leaves most of Ulta Beauty's profits for shareholders.

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AUGUST 2, 2024

Treasury bill position far in excess of what conventional wisdom deems necessary," he wrote in his most recent letter to shareholders. We'd love to spend it," he said of the Treasury bills at this year's shareholder meeting. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

When Arvind Krishna took over as CEO in April 2020, International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) looked like a fundamentally different company. The question is, how much has that benefited its shareholders? The stock had lost more than half of its value between 2013 and the beginning of the pandemic in 2020.

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