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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 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 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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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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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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FEBRUARY 10, 2024

The amount is a whopping 50% higher than the payment it made to shareholders earlier this year. Disney put its dividend payments on hold in 2020 as COVID-19 led to lower theme park sales and new streaming service launches proved costly. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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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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MAY 8, 2024

Part of the reason for Microsoft's low payout ratio is that it rewards its shareholders with stock repurchases and dividends. Either way, Microsoft has what it takes to reward shareholders. Growing its dividend for 42 consecutive years, Air Products has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to rewarding shareholders. This ETF's 7.6%

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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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MAY 4, 2024

annual report, he shares the annual returns of Berkshire Hathaway compared to the S&P 500 (with dividends included) for every year dating back to 1965, the year he took control of the business. Berkshire Hathaway's compound annual return since Buffett took over is 19.8% The results are nothing short of remarkable.

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MAY 19, 2024

The S&P 500 , meanwhile, produced a total return of 489%. But this is why it's critical to look at a stock's total return , not just its share price movement. Total returns account for actions that can affect shareholder profits -- like dividends and spinoffs -- but that aren't necessarily reflected accurately in the stock price.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Waxing nostalgic over SPAC-fueled hope Five years ago, easy-money policy was the norm, but special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) weren't yet the phenomenon they'd become in 2020 and 2021. If monetary policy was easy in 2019, then it was downright generous in 2020 and 2021. So, where was Virgin Galactic stock five years ago?

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The stock is not a long-term winner (yet) Despite such innovations, Airbnb stock has underperformed the market since its launch in December 2020. Admittedly, insiders who received the IPO price of $68 per share earned significant returns. Such valuations could signify a buying opportunity as Airbnb returns to profit growth.

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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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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

While still generating positive returns for investors, longtime competitors Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) have underperformed the market benchmark S&P 500 over the past five and 10 years. billion in 2020 and investing $550 million in Celsius Holdings in 2022. Is Coca-Cola or PepsiCo more shareholder-friendly?

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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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JANUARY 31, 2024

But the company's relationship with shareholders might stand out most of all. It maintains a large shareholder base of individual investors and has already split its stock for them twice. What ultimately matters is whether investors believe Tesla will continue to grow and create value for its shareholders over time.

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MAY 3, 2024

annual shareholder meeting each year, look no further than the track record of longtime CEO Warren Buffett. Since the affably named "Oracle of Omaha" became CEO in the mid-1960s, he's overseen a greater-than 4,900,000% aggregate return in his company's Class A shares (BRK.A). Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. When the U.S.

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MAY 4, 2024

Moreover, the S&P 500 stock bills itself as the "monthly dividend company" since shareholders receive 12 payouts per year. Despite that benefit, the stock is down 35% from its 2020 high. Realty Income's stock performance As previously mentioned, the company's stock is down 35% from the 2020 high. In 2023, revenue of $4.1

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MARCH 16, 2024

When BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in December 2021, it bore a striking resemblance to Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) , which went public through a direct listing in September 2020. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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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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JULY 13, 2024

Buffett began buying the oil and gas giant in the fourth quarter of 2020 when the energy industry was on the ropes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Buffett proclaimed Occidental as one of eight stocks he expects Berkshire would "maintain indefinitely" in his annual shareholder letter earlier this year. earlier this year. of Occidental.

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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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MAY 12, 2024

Berkshire has also owned its Chevron stake longer than its Occidental position, first purchasing shares back in 2020. There's clearly something special about a company that can add significant shareholder value over a time period in which the price of its main product deteriorates. What makes Chevron worth a $19 billion investment?

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MAY 12, 2024

And that rate was 35% not that long ago, and it's been 52% in the past," he told the audience in Omaha at the Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting. "I Buffett also sold shares of Apple in 2019 and 2020 for tax purposes. And with high short-term rates in the current environment, he's getting a great return to just sit on cash.

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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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MARCH 28, 2024

MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) , an enterprise software company that shifted its focus to buying and holding Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) in 2020, could benefit from a split since its stock is trading close to $1,900 per share. While shareholders end up with more shares, their ownership percentage and the total worth of their investment stay the same.

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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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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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JUNE 14, 2024

Despite that benefit, its stock never recovered from its high in early 2020 amid a pandemic and rising interest rates. Currently, shareholders receive $3.15 per share in payout to common shareholders. times the average payout, shareholders receive a considerable return with a 30-year track record of increases.

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APRIL 12, 2024

For Fastly, there are a few clear reasons why the company has retraced about 90% from its all-time intraday high of $136.50, set in October 2020. When COVID-19 vaccines hit pharmacy shelves and life returned to some semblance of normal, this emotional investing euphoria wore off. Image source: Getty Images.

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APRIL 19, 2024

Energy Transfer let investors down, again Energy Transfer cut its dividend in half in 2020 during the deep energy-sector downturn that was caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. But the 7% yield from Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) and the 7.8%

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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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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

If a company was still growing quickly, it was reinvesting all of its earnings back into the business instead of handing out cash to shareholders. It's also worth pointing out that Apple hasn't slowed its investments in the future of the business despite returning billions in cash to shareholders. But that's not always the case.

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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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MARCH 16, 2024

From its debut in 2007 to the start of 2020, Supermicro's stock only rose 174%, easily trailing the market (up 198% during that time). A stock split may be on the horizon Because a stock split affects shareholders, it must be voted upon. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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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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