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This Unstoppable Telecom Giant Returned More Capital to Shareholders Than Both AT&T and Verizon Over the Past Year, and It Just Raised Its Dividend 35%

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And many of the biggest companies in the industry are happy to return that cash to shareholders. billion to shareholders over the last 12 months. billion to shareholders over the past year. But one of its biggest competitors has returned even more cash to shareholders. It sports a 5% dividend yield, paying out $8.2

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28.4% of Warren Buffett's $303 Billion Portfolio Is Invested in 3 Stocks He Plans to Hold Forever

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shareholders: "When we own portions of outstanding businesses with outstanding managements, our favorite holding period is forever." Shares have more than doubled since late 2023, contributing to the position's heavy weight in Berkshire's portfolio. Card fees added $8.5 billion in revenue in 2024, growing 16% year over year.

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1 Spectacular Tech Stock Down 81% to Buy Hand Over Fist in February

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Image source: DLocal 2023 investor presentation. Pedro Arnt's move from MercadoLibre is encouraging Investors should note the leadership of CEO Pedro Arnt, who came from Latin American e-commerce and fintech juggernaut MercadoLibre in 2023.

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Should You Buy Shares in the Super-Safe Dividend King Stock That Expects to Return at Least $16 Billion to Shareholders in Its Fiscal 2025?

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Metric Fiscal 2015 Fiscal 2016 Fiscal 2017 Fiscal 2018 Fiscal 2019 Fiscal 2020 Fiscal 2021 Fiscal 2022 Fiscal 2023 Fiscal 2024 Dividends paid $7.29 Its focus is on passing profits directly to shareholders through buybacks and dividends. Add up the total capital returned during this period, and you'll get $147.8 billion $7.44

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This Completely Off-the-Radar Company Yielding 11.5% Might Be the Safest High-Octane Dividend Stock to Own in 2025

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Dividend stocks reign supreme Companies that pay a regular dividend to their shareholders are almost always profitable on a recurring basis, as well as time-tested. In The Power of Dividends: Past, Present, and Future , the researchers at Hartford Funds compared the performance of dividend stocks to non-payers between 1973 and 2023.

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Nvidia Stock vs. Apple Stock: Billionaires Buy One and Sell the Other Ahead of 2025

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But shares currently trade at 52 times earnings , a discount to the multiple of 62 times earnings in January 2023. Indeed, the stock currently trades at 42 times earnings, which is double its valuation of 21 times earnings in early 2023. Long-term investors should feel comfortable buying this stock today.

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How The Trade Desk Stock Gained 63% in 2024

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The Trade Desk's full-year sales rose by 24% in 2023. These pricey shares are still easy to love The Trade Desk has a shareholder-friendly ability to deliver strong results in a weak economy. Facing tight budgets and difficult consumer spending trends, many ad buyers sought this company's cost-controlling expertise.