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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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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The integrated oil and gas major continues to deliver solid results and return capital to shareholders through a combination of buybacks and dividends. And even during the collapse in 2020, WTI still averaged $39.16. billion in 2020. Chevron (NYSE: CVX) stock has rallied 5.5% Chevron is projected to pay around $11.8

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For instance, Buffett has been a continuous shareholder in beverage giant Coca-Cola for 36 years and credit-services provider American Express for 33 years. Since introducing 5G-capable iPhones during the latter-half of 2020, Apple has maintained a 50% or greater share of the domestic smartphone market. Image source: The Motley Fool.

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JANUARY 21, 2025

Under AEF VI, an average of 250 employee shareholders per investment will benefit from this mechanism. Ardians Expansion team first invested in Syclef in 2020 and helped it consolidate its market position, including through M&A to expand internationally, and will now support it in its next stage of growth.

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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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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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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. Why has Airbnb stock underperformed? Determining why Airbnb stock has underperformed probably comes down to a few factors.

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APRIL 2, 2025

In 2020, QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) was one of the hot stocks to hold, according to Wall Street. But it may soon be forced to take on expensive debt, onerously dilute shareholders, or cut critical spending areas like R&D. The stock back rose as high as $115 per share with a market cap approaching $50 billion.

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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.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The sale comes amid a surge in private equity-led buyouts in Japan, as companies divest non-core assets to enhance corporate and shareholder value. Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma became a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical in 2020, aiming to create synergies between the two entities.

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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. For many investors, stocks that pay dividends represent the best of both worlds.

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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. Importantly, Schwab charges low fees, so nearly all the fund's returns will go to shareholders. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEMKT: SCHD). The Schwab U.S. per $1,000 invested per year.

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MAY 4, 2024

Buffett shared his expectations for one such company in his most recent letter to shareholders. Buffett praised Occidental CEO Vicki Hollub in his most recent letter to shareholders, too. With our present mix of businesses, Berkshire should do a bit better than the average American corporation," Buffett wrote to shareholders.

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

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. Buybacks are Buffett's preferred way to return money to shareholders.

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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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JUNE 13, 2024

Demand was very strong during the depths of the pandemic, with Home Depot reporting double-digit revenue growth in fiscal 2020 and 2021. Returning capital to shareholders Home Depot is a financially sound enterprise because it is consistently profitable. But the company's recent slowdown is likely just a temporary setback, in my view.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

billion in 2020 and investing $550 million in Celsius Holdings in 2022. 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. Is Coca-Cola or PepsiCo more shareholder-friendly? billion over the trailing 12 months.

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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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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 19, 2024

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. When including dividends in Energy Transfer's total returns, shares produced an 882% profit for shareholders since 2006.

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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. Buffett knows the Treasury holdings are probably overkill. Your company also holds a cash and U.S.

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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. But the 7% yield from Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) and the 7.8% yield from Enbridge (NYSE: ENB) are both rock solid. yield with a little trepidation.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

A large portion of those stable earnings and cash flows goes to its shareholders. The renewable energy giant quickly won back investor confidence when it raised its dividend again in 2020, and it has continued to increase its dividend every year since. A large portion of those cash flows is returned to shareholders as dividends.

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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. I don't mind at all under current conditions building the cash position," he told shareholders. It was U.S.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Ackman builds up sizable positions in select businesses with the hope of effecting corporate change and unlocking shareholder value. Based on data from 13F aggregate WhaleWisdom.com, Ackman's fund has been a continuous shareholder since the third quarter of 2016 and has an estimated cost basis in Chipotle of less than $9 per share.

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MAY 3, 2024

annual shareholder meeting each year, look no further than the track record of longtime CEO Warren Buffett. in Warren Buffett's portfolio, tech stock Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) , is the company he referred to as " a better business than any we own " during Berkshire Hathaway's 2023 annual shareholder meeting. Image source: The Motley Fool.

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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. Image source: Getty Images. Costco's 739.7% SPX data by YCharts.

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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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JANUARY 16, 2025

The company has seen its value decline by 65% since April 2020, when its shares reached a five-year peak. Following the acquisition, private equity firms MBK Partners and TPG, WTTs former owners, became shareholders in HKBN. Established in 1999, HKBN provides services including internet, data centres, and WiFi.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Some of the attractive ETFs that can deliver passive income with the potential for some capital appreciation include iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEMKT: HDV) , Global X US Preferred ETF (NYSEMKT: PFFD) , and Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield (NYSEMKT: FYLD). Start Your Mornings Smarter! Image source: Getty Images.

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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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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. Another benefit to Realty Income is its monthly dividend. Interest costs of $488 million also took a toll on net income.

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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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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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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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OCTOBER 14, 2024

Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) shareholders have experienced an eventful five years. Nonetheless, the pandemic created unexpected demand for online shopping, leading to massive revenue increases in 2020 and 2021. Year Revenue Growth Rate 2019 47% 2020 86% 2021 57% 2022 21% 2023 26% Data source: Shopify annual reports from 2023, 2021, and 2019.

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