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OCTOBER 7, 2024

As a result, Pershing Square has a highly concentrated portfolio, and just three stocks account for more than 53% of the entire $10.6 The two create a network effect : As more hotels join the Hilton portfolio, it attracts more customers to the loyalty program, and vice versa. billion in public equity holdings.

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JUNE 11, 2024

They buy dividend-paying stocks because they know that companies committed to returning a portion of earnings to shareholders tend to outperform ones that don't. In 2022, the company cut its dividend nearly in half. AT&T's dividend had to come down because the company spun out its unpredictable media assets.

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JULY 14, 2024

Professional and everyday investors are captivated with finding the next company, or set of companies, that can join this exclusive trillion-dollar club. The company's AI-driven Gotham platform handles data collection and mission-planning, among other tasks, for federal governments. Image source: Getty Images.

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MARCH 19, 2025

Stock Advisor provides investors with an easy-to-follow blueprint for success, including guidance on building a portfolio, regular updates from analysts, and two new stock picks each month. Let me start by discussing how our deep and robust content portfolio is powering growth. Consider when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005.

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OCTOBER 12, 2024

After helming the tech company he founded for more than a quarter of a century, the former CEO left Microsoft to focus on his charitable endeavors. While the Trust continues to own stakes in two dozen companies, to close out the second quarter, 81% of its holdings comprised just four stocks. Gates is currently worth $105.8

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MARCH 28, 2025

ai (NYSE: AI) are two small-cap companies poised to turn their unique AI-powered applications into significant long-term growth opportunities. Let's explore which of these two AI stocks could be a better addition to your portfolio. SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) and C3.ai Start Your Mornings Smarter! For the year ended Dec.

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APRIL 11, 2025

If you're searching for a reliable income stream from your investment portfolio, Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) is one stock that should be on your radar. Legally, these companies must distribute at least 90% of their taxable income to shareholders. With an enticing dividend yield of 9.5%, it's hard to ignore.

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JULY 18, 2024

Shopify has become one of the largest e-commerce companies in the world. A niche e-commerce player Global-e is an e-commerce company you might not know about because it doesn't sell products to end users. It works with small businesses, but its bread and butter are large companies that rely on its products for cross-border commerce.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The company was a major beneficiary of the stay-at-home effects of the crisis. 2022 brought a cold dose of reality to the stock, and shares plunged as growth cooled and the company ramped up spending at precisely the wrong time. The company also did a better job of monetizing its users as average revenue per user rose 4% to $41.49

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MAY 16, 2024

The company also convinced several Wall Street analysts that its business is worth more than its market valuation. The company's e-commerce division reported first-quarter gross merchandise volume that soared 36% year over year, thanks to its unmatched logistical capability. of its total loan portfolio. trailing free cash flow.

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AUGUST 8, 2024

The company sought to remake the fragmented used-car market by transacting and financing online. The company has now reported an earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) profit and positive net income for each of the first two quarters in 2024. It expects EBITDA of $1 billion to $1.2

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MARCH 17, 2024

But Shopify has a market capitalization of over $100 billion, and there are younger companies that might have more growth opportunities today. It's a business-to-business company, so most of the time you won't see Global-e's name when you're using its services. Here's why. Non-GAAP gross profit increased 46% year over year to $244.8

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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

It did narrow bottom-line losses, its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) loss going from $69 million to $49 million, but that didn't seem to be enough to please investors. If interest rates come down, the stock could surge, but until then, investors should expect the company to keep struggling.

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OCTOBER 22, 2024

One company that currently has me fighting this psychological battle is Casey's General Stores (NASDAQ: CASY) , which my daughter and I made a core holding in her portfolio two years ago. Here's what makes Casey a great candidate to add to your portfolio for a lifetime of passive income. over the same time.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The company announced financial results for the fourth quarter of 2024, made a $2.5 When it comes to payment volume, the company targets high-volume customers and is firing on all cylinders. And in 2025, the company expects between 21% and 33% payment volume growth. Management hoped to inspire investors.

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MARCH 28, 2025

Learn More But while the S&P 500 is full of some great tech companies leading innovations in AI, not every great AI stock is included in the index. And although it consists of 500 of the largest companies in the market, there are a few specific requirements for inclusion. Image source: Getty Images. Marvell is a U.S.

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JULY 25, 2024

Shares of QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) were sliding today after the solid-state battery company posted another loss in its second quarter and demonstrated relatively modest progress in its goal of becoming a viable company and scaling production of quantum batteries, which are more efficient than lithium-ion electric batteries.

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JUNE 25, 2024

Buy Rivian ahead of its Investor Day The company is holding its 2024 Investor Day later this week. Sales of its R2 pickup truck and SUV models are expected to begin in 2026 and will be critical for the company to become consistently profitable. Investors reacted to the new analyst coverage positively. as of 2 p.m.

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AUGUST 16, 2024

The main reason why wasn't exactly a mystery -- the comestibles company posted a very encouraging quarterly earnings report. However, the company's adjusted profitability nicely topped expectations, as the average prognosticator estimate was only $1.37 The company plans to grow at least partially though acquisitions.

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APRIL 24, 2024

Rising interest rates have made it more challenging for the company to refinance existing funding and finance its growth. Despite those headwinds, the renewable energy company has been able to continue growing. The company's growing cash flow enabled it to continue increasing its dividend. The company has now secured nearly 1.1

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MARCH 8, 2024

Shares of Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) were moving lower Friday after the diversified semiconductor company posted solid results in its fiscal 2024 first-quarter earnings report after the market closed Thursday, but failed to raise its guidance. High expectations were also baked into the stock. billion, and adjusted earnings per share rose 6.4%

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APRIL 20, 2024

Energy Transfer LP (NYSE: ET) has been a staple in Green's portfolio for several years. The company is a leader in the North American midstream energy industry. The midstream energy company's distribution yield currently tops 7.2% It also helped that the company reported solid quarterly-earnings results several times in 2023.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The company ended the second quarter with $57.9 billion in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ), and $31.3 See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of September 3, 2024 Wells Fargo is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. billion in consolidated debt and only $12.6

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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

When a company franchises stores, it gives up 100% of the store's revenue in exchange for a franchise fee and ingredients sales, but also doesn't have the costs and burdens of running operations. Krispy Kreme is also looking to refranchise more stores. That's not that expensive for a reliable, growing branded franchise business.

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JUNE 25, 2024

AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) , Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) , and Realty Income (NYSE: O) have what it takes to deliver heaps of dividend payments to your portfolio in the years ahead. AbbVie's stock price has been under pressure because the company lost patent-protected exclusivity for Humira in the U.S. sales that reached $18.6 dividend yield.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Success in dividend investing hinges on identifying companies that offer attractive yields and possess the financial strength to maintain and potentially grow their payouts over time. All told, Pfizer screens as a top candidate for a long-term-oriented passive income portfolio. Verizon's strength stems from its dominant U.S.

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MAY 17, 2024

Shares of restaurant chain Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ: CBRL) dropped like a rock on Friday after the company provided a business update and slashed its dividend. But the company's earnings per share (EPS) are currently lower than they were 10 years ago, which is a problem. After all, its trailing-12-month revenue of $3.4

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

billion, but the company said demand for custom accelerators for AI data centers and ethernet networking switches would help drive AI revenue to $12 billion for the year. Broadcom continued to generate strong margins on an adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) basis, with adjusted EBITDA of $8.22

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OCTOBER 5, 2024

Innovations from mega-cap tech leaders like Nvidia have opened the door for emerging companies to capture their slice of a significant market opportunity. Let's explore which stock could be a better buy for your portfolio. Indeed, the company's strong point is its diverse portfolio of disruptive offerings. BigBear.ai

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

Guidance for fourth-quarter adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of $114 million came in below analyst expectations of $116 million based on net yield growth guidance of 5% compared with last year, which management says was very strong. The large debt is the hole in the Carnival investment thesis.

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MAY 22, 2024

Shares of Petco (NASDAQ: WOOF) were moving higher today after the pet products retailer posted better-than-expected results in its first-quarter earnings report, though the company is still struggling with declining revenue and profits. Still, the company will need to find a way to return to growth on the bottom line to make a full recovery.

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APRIL 1, 2024

Shares of Home Depot (NYSE: HD) finished lower today as investors seemed to give a thumbs-down to its deal to buy SRS Distribution, a leading specialty-trade company that will help it expand its presence in the pro market. The deal is certainly a risk for Home Depot and represents the company's first major move under CEO Ted Decker.

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

Shares of media-streaming technology expert Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) took a swan dive on Thursday, after the company reported third-quarter results on Wednesday evening. Gross profit increased by 30% and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) more than doubled. The stock was down by 20.6%

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MAY 11, 2024

If you've been looking for a great growth stock to add to your portfolio or have been concerned about Dutch Bros' performance, let me walk you through three reasons it looks like an excellent stock to buy right now. The company opened 45 stores last quarter and plans to open 150 to 165 total this year. states as of March 31.

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AUGUST 23, 2024

The company also showed off strong margin improvement as its restaurant-level profit margin improved to 26.5% Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) nearly tripled, from $12.7 from 26.1% in the quarter a year ago. Margins benefited from leverage from higher sales. million to $34.3

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AUGUST 24, 2024

The list of pros includes the dividend (but for more than just the yield), the diversified underlying business, and the expansion the company has undertaken. to 5 times debt to EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, deprecation, and amortization). It boasts an attractive dividend yield Enbridge's dividend yield of 6.9%

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OCTOBER 3, 2024

While it took a little more than a year, the company has finally closed this generational opportunity to expand its gas utility business. The deal significantly enhances the company's ability to sustain and grow its 6.5%-yielding It further diversified the company's business while increasing its exposure to lower carbon energy.

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