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Is Kinder Morgan Stock a Buy?

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This was done because management had to choose between paying the dividend or putting money to work in capital investment projects that would grow the company. There's been a lingering consequence from Kinder Morgan's decision to cut its dividend for investors as the midstream sector's growth prospects have shifted.

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Meet the 5.4%-Yielding Dividend Stock That Is Crushing the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite in 2024

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Kinder Morgan has done a good job of balancing investments and financial discipline. It has continued to reduce its leverage and now plans to finish the year with a net debt-to-adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) ratio of just 3.9.

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Etsy Stock: Buy, Sell, or Hold?

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A capital light business What I particularly like about Etsy is its capital light business structure. Etsy doesn't have to make big capital investments to store or transport goods -- sellers take care of logistics for their shops on the platform. But if you ignore Etsy for that reason, you might be making a mistake.

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1 Up-and-Coming Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock That Could Make You a Millionaire

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It developed an AI chatbot called Maya that's capable of writing quotes for prospective customers in under 90 seconds, and another AI bot called Jim, which can pay claims in less than three minutes without human assistance. The company is still in growth and expansion mode, which requires capital investment.

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Investing $135,000 in These Ultra-High Yield Dividend Stocks Could Generate $10,000 in Passive Income for Your Portfolio

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ET EBITDA (Quarterly) data by YCharts The chart above illustrates that Energy Transfer has steadily increased its revenue, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), and free cash flow over the last several years. Image source: Getty Images. The company's forward P/E ratio of 9.9

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Cognex (CGNX) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

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Moritex's heavy exposure to electronics and semi has also negatively impacted its recent growth, but we expect to see growth in those segments rebound as capital investment in equipment to support demand for chips grows over the remainder of this decade. Jairam Nathan -- Daiwa Capital Markets -- Analyst Hi.

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Globus Medical (GMED) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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I believe our long-term prospect as a leading innovator have never been stronger. Consistent with commentary from previous quarters, the decline in gross profit is associated with the NuVasive merger, namely step-up amortization. As a reminder, step-up amortization is expected to end during our fiscal fourth quarter.