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OCTOBER 15, 2024

Nevertheless, some investment strategies are more consistent than others at generating positive returns. In other words, just the type of businesses we'd expect to deliver superior long-term returns. yield) would result in shareholders netting a 92% return over the next 12 months. Image source: Getty Images.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2024

The new dividend plus the share buybacks add up to more than $6 billion of capital returns to shareholders over the next year. Before Iger returned as CEO in late 2022, the focus was on winning subscribers despite heavy losses. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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AUGUST 3, 2024

Chevron 's (NYSE: CVX) strategy of focusing on investing in its highest-return assets has paid big dividends over the years. The company is generating a growing stream of cash flow, which is giving it lots of money to return to shareholders. The company ended the period with a strong balance sheet, even with those cash returns.

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JULY 16, 2023

Most Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB) shareholders are probably excited about the company's newly approved Alzheimer's drug Leqembi right about now, and it's no surprise why. billion in 2022. For the business to grow, and for shareholders to earn a return, it needs to make more money from selling its medicines than it costs to develop them.

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MARCH 17, 2024

Only 12% of its shareholders resided in the U.S. as of the end of 2022. 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. billion in 2022. Equinor's renewable power generation grew by 17% in 2023. It spent $5.6

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Its report for its fiscal Q2 2022 started with simply calling itself "The Data Cloud company." But when businesses scrutinize spending and demand to see a financial benefit, good things can happen for shareholders. But the company's CFO demands to see a return on investment when it comes to AI. It's too early to say.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

These companies have the potential to deliver sizable returns in a short time span, but they also come with a high degree of uncertainty and volatility. Now, a capital raise could very well materialize in the form of a partnership with a major biopharma, which would be a win for Prime Medicine and its shareholders.

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

spent $56 billion on games in 2022, according to the NPD Group, and the figure is much larger when considering worldwide markets. The stock returned 867% over the last 10 years, and there are a few important reasons to expect more upside over the next few years. Players in the U.S. The industry has been growing for the last 50 years.

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JULY 14, 2023

Fast forward to 2022, and the total number of cigarettes sold falls to 84.7 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Percentage Decline in Cigarette Volume -5.8% -7.3% -0.4% -7.5% -9.7% In fact, major vaping and marijuana investments have only left shareholders with billions of dollars of write-offs. billion units.

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JUNE 17, 2023

Three Motley Fool contributors recently identified Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) , Revolve Group (NYSE: RVLV) , and Carnival (NYSE: CCL) as three stocks with big return potential in the next bull market. This results in a competitive and profitable business that sold 85% of inventory at full price in 2022. billion, up 16% from 2019 levels.

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JANUARY 25, 2024

Shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) , the social media giant that owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, have risen a staggering 328% since late 2022. From 2021 to late 2022, Wall Street began turning sour on the social media giant. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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MARCH 10, 2024

12, 2022, meaning the current bull market began on that day, but it didn't satisfy both conditions until the index reached a new high on Jan. 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. For instance, the S&P 500 reached its bear market low on Oct.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

Investing is complicated, as shareholders of marketplace Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) already know. Etsy's drop can be simply explained as follows: The company's growth rate dropped in 2022, leading to a lower valuation. Revenue growth of just 10% in 2022 and 8% year to date in 2023 look quite pedestrian by comparison.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The "Oracle of Omaha," as he's been affably dubbed by the investing community, has overseen an average annual return in his company's Class A shares (BRK.A) that nearly doubles up the annualized total return of the benchmark S&P 500 , including dividends, since the mid-1960s. Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2022 (Oct.

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JULY 7, 2023

Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund, the largest 1940 Act real estate interval fund in the industry as measured by net assets, announced it has paid total distributions to shareholders exceeding $1 billion since its inception in 2012. Returns greater than one year are annualized.

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MARCH 24, 2024

Many stocks have benefited disproportionately from that bullish attitude among investors, but a few stand out for already tripling the market's year-to-date return. Inventory levels are low as well, suggesting lots of room for earnings growth and higher stock returns ahead. economy remains in growth mode. growth in Q4.

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JANUARY 2, 2024

Let's look at how it's performed since its June 2022 initial public offering (IPO), and whether the company's popularity is justified. A quick and sprightly pop To put a dollar figure to it, $1,000 invested in Symbotic on its first trading day (June 8, 2022, if you want to be precise) would be worth $2,560 today.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

For decades, this oil supermajor has pumped an increasing amount of passive income back to shareholders It's not merely the fact that ExxonMobil has increased its dividend for 42 consecutive years that has income investors considering the stock. Management appears intent on consistently rewarding shareholders. It needs to be growing."

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MARCH 14, 2024

SHOP Operating Margin (Quarterly) data by YCharts Management noted that it's bringing in cash -- it generated more than $900 million in free cash flow in 2023 with a 13% margin after an outflow in 2022. It's expecting a margin in the low single digits in the 2024 first quarter, and then to see incremental growth.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

A look at how a $10,000 investment would have played out since July 1, 2022, provides a helpful illustration. The stock price return is meh To get some numbers out as quickly as possible, a $10,000 investment in Pioneer made on July 1, 2022, would be worth roughly $10,800 today. and Pioneer Natural Resources wasn't one of them!

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DECEMBER 1, 2024

Lam is a cash machine Growth is nice, but if a company doesn't efficiently convert that growth into profits, shareholders won't ultimately benefit. Lam's high margins and relatively low capital needs enable a very high return on equity (ROE) for Lam of nearly 50%. Fortunately, Lam has profits in spades. The company made a 30.3%

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AUGUST 31, 2023

Moreover, Build-A-Bear stock is now crushing the returns for the S&P 500. From 2019 through 2022, Build-A-Bear's e-commerce demand grew more than 135%. Therefore, it doesn't need much earnings-per-share (EPS) growth to likely generate some good shareholder returns. Therefore, it can give back to shareholders.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

If Ford cuts its dividend, all of its shareholders feel the pain. But that might not be all that shareholders can expect. It didn't pay one at all in 2019, 2020, 2021, or 2022.) quarterly dividend, providing a nice performance boost for shareholders who choose to reinvest the dividend (as most should ).

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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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SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

However, the company's 20-for-1 stock split in June 2022 made it much more affordable. For one thing, he has been aggressively buying the oil stock since 2022. The legendary investor also wrote to Berkshire shareholders earlier this year that it is one of a handful of stocks he plans to own "indefinitely."

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

The latest sale is particularly interesting The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires large shareholders -- investors owning more than 10% of a company's stock -- to report any trade within two business days. In the years before 2022, banks bought a large number of debt securities that are now a drain on income.

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

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. That is, they acquire all sorts of additional assets that may not have the same return profile as the original well -- potentially squandering the original golden goose.

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APRIL 22, 2024

Caterpillar Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) stock has been on a tear over the past year, generating a total return of 62% for shareholders. In addition to its dividend, Caterpillar is shareholder-friendly in another way: share repurchases. billion in Q4 2022 to $27.5 billion to shareholders. billion in Q4 2023.

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OCTOBER 26, 2024

But when you practically double up the average annual total return, including dividends, of the benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) spanning almost six decades, you're bound to earn quite the following. Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2022 (Oct. 1, 2022 and June 30, 2024. 1, 2022 and June 30, 2024.

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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. Despite not reinvesting Coca-Cola's dividends, which amounted to a noteworthy $704 million in 2022 alone, Berkshire's ownership stake has risen.

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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. Will Healy has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The past few years have been very rewarding ones for patient Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shareholders. The stock's up more than 300% since its early 2022 pandemic-prompted low, and higher to the tune of 700% for the past decade. There's an undeniable reality that no shareholder can afford to ignore, however. Data source: Apple Inc.

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OCTOBER 10, 2024

After shutdowns left it without a significant revenue source for over a year, massive debts and a long process of returning to normalcy left its stock without an obvious catalyst. billion, an admittedly tremendous burden for a company whose shareholders' equity is just $8.6 billion at the end of fiscal 2022. CCL data by YCharts.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

power by the end of the decade, which is more than double what they consumed in 2022. 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%. Southern Company: 7.2% Duke Energy: 6.7%

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NOVEMBER 17, 2024

However, there's one stock he has consistently bought in nearly every quarter since early 2022: Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY). Buffett highlighted eight stocks in his latest letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders that he expects the conglomerate to own "indefinitely." Berkshire's stake in the U.S. billion at recent prices.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2024

It gives back to shareholders Yes, Domino's is a huge and easy-to-understand business. But Buffett also cares about finding companies that give cash back to shareholders. And as Buffett wrote in his 2022 letter to shareholders, "The math isn't complicated: When the share count goes down, your interest in our many businesses goes up."

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AUGUST 2, 2024

Berkshire's Treasury holdings ballooned from $109 billion at the end of the third quarter in 2022 to $189 billion 18 months later. Treasury bill position far in excess of what conventional wisdom deems necessary," he wrote in his most recent letter to shareholders. Buffett knows the Treasury holdings are probably overkill.

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