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MAY 4, 2024

Just one quarter after Meta Platforms announced its first-ever dividend payout, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) joined Meta, Microsoft , and Apple to become the fourth "Magnificent Seven" company to reward shareholders with a quarterly dividend. Shareholders owe taxes on dividend income but not buybacks. based company : $20.7

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Charles Reynolds Lambert -- Vice President, Treasurer, and Managing Director of Capital Markets Good morning and welcome to the Medical Properties Trust conference call to discuss our third quarter 2024 financial results. Land and buildings are often an operator's single largest asset, and that must be funded with some form of capital.

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JULY 28, 2024

for shareholders since taking over the business in 1965. In his most recent letter to shareholders, Buffett suggested another stock that should perform better than the average American company, and it could turn out to be a great value stock for investors. Buffett's produced an average compound annual gain of 19.8% in that time.

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JANUARY 3, 2024

Anything's possible on Wall Street, but prospective investors should consider QuantumScape's financial issues along with the company's drive to change the electric vehicle (EV) battery landscape. Like a battery that needs to be recharged, QuantumScape may end up low on capital in the coming years. This is because, as of Sept.

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MARCH 19, 2025

Their leaders prioritize paying shareholders. For income investors seeking exposure to healthcare , AbbVie presents a compelling combination of generous current yield, potential dividend growth, and promising long-term prospects as its next generation of immunology therapies continues to gain market share.

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

Today's conference call may include forward-looking statements, including statements regarding Lennar's business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, strategies and prospects. debt to total capital ratio. Lennar will distribute 80% of the stock of Millrose to Lennar shareholders. We ended the quarter with $4.7

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MAY 14, 2024

Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) stock sold off sharply after its most recent earnings report, resulting in the world's largest coffee chain losing nearly $15 billion in market capitalization. Additionally, Starbucks prioritizes returning capital to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases. Image source: Getty Images.

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JANUARY 3, 2024

stock market indexes sailed higher in late 2023, the fourth quarter wasn't kind to Nikola's shareholders. Clouding the outlook further is Nikola's less-than-ideal capital position. Small partnership, big share sale Moving past the Milton morass, two recent news items should help prospective investors evaluate Nikola's future prospects.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Understanding dividends and capital allocation To understand why dividends are so fundamental to our image of a blue chip stock, we have to first understand why companies pay them in the first place. A dividend is a way for a company to pass along earnings directly to its shareholders.

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JULY 27, 2024

So, working with private equity outfit 3G Capital, Buffett helped orchestrate Heinz's acquisition of Kraft in anticipation of synergies and cost savings. Shareholders were finally forced to face a tough reality by 2017 though. It's not just greater efficiency now working in shareholders' favor, however. billion in sales.

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JANUARY 23, 2025

A five-year dividend growth rate above 6% signals both competitive strength and management's commitment to shareholders. Despite its strong market position and growth prospects, Lowe's shares trade at an attractive 21.1 five-year dividend growth rate demonstrates management's commitment to shareholder returns. The healthy 59.7%

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

His investment philosophy is based on the principles of the Benjamin Graham school of value investing, which seeks to identify undervalued companies that have strong fundamentals and healthy long-term growth prospects. Coca-Cola also has a solid track record of returning capital to shareholders through dividends and buybacks.

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AUGUST 23, 2024

Now, with the prospect of lower interest rates, investors have bid the stock higher by almost 15% since the beginning of July. Moreover, many businesses have preferred to put their capital to work in other areas besides owning their properties. This pays shareholders $3.16 Its dividend return of around 5.3%

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OCTOBER 3, 2024

It's always an interesting time when a notable shareholder or executive at a major company buys or sells a lot of stock. Unfortunately for Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) shareholders, founder, chairman, and CEO Michael Dell disclosed a massive share sale on Monday. Is Dell overvalued? Shares trade at just 20.8 And this is true.

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DECEMBER 19, 2023

The stock has fallen 35% over the last five years as slow customer growth, competition from T-Mobile and AT&T , and the massive capital costs in a nearly continuous process of network upgrades weighed on the company. Moreover, lower rates could improve Verizon's revenue prospects. This is important because J.D.

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JUNE 13, 2024

Returning capital to shareholders Home Depot is a financially sound enterprise because it is consistently profitable. That cash production affords management the ability to return lots of capital to shareholders. That cash production affords management the ability to return lots of capital to shareholders.

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JULY 25, 2024

Yet despite the market's now-bleaker view of the company, this experience may ultimately benefit CrowdStrike shareholders. CrowdStrike stock after the outage To put it simply, established CrowdStrike shareholders may come out ahead because the buying opportunity that this debacle has created will lead more investors into the stock.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Let's look at some important points that prospective investors must appreciate before choosing to plug this stock into their portfolios. In other words, management isn't confident the company can continue to meet its financial obligations -- something few prospective investors want to read.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

The tech giant is the largest company in the world by market capitalization , worth an astronomical $3 trillion, and represents roughly half of Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway 's $370 billion stock portfolio. But as long as Apple continues returning an exorbitant amount of capital to shareholders, it may not matter.

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JULY 17, 2024

The bank slashed its dividend in response to a host of issues, and macroeconomic conditions are fueling investor skepticism about its prospects. Larger banks pose risks to the economy if they fail, so they need sufficient capital to cover unexpected losses. Shares of New York Community Bank (NYSE: NYCB) dropped 68.6%

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APRIL 25, 2024

On the surface, investing in a sin stock may not be the most appealing prospect. However, there are a couple of reasons why I still like Altria's investment prospects. I think management is showcasing some solid leadership with this move and underlining how important creating shareholder value is for the company.

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MARCH 28, 2025

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. But make no mistake about it, Apple's and Amazon's long-term growth prospects are dependent on AI. Learn More Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

Our third quarter performance reflects continued positive momentum in growing our businesses, increasing capital efficiency, and pivoting our product suite to address the investing, insurance and retirement needs of our customers and clients around the world. Our strategic progress and performance are backed by our financial strength.

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MAY 19, 2024

Should shareholders be happy with that outcome? On the one hand, Kraft Heinz would be a smaller company without Oscar Mayer, so its market capitalization of $44 billion could go down. But on the other hand, it could get a big one-time payday from a part of the business with low prospects for growth.

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JULY 1, 2024

The company has grown by nearly $2 trillion in market cap and recently joined Microsoft and Apple as the third company to exceed a $3 trillion market capitalization. Jensen Huang is by far the largest internal shareholder of Nvidia. Outside of management, who else is a major Nvidia shareholder? Image source: Getty Images.

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AUGUST 5, 2024

Over the last year or two, some of the major catalysts driving the market higher have included the prospect of lower inflation, lower interest rates, and accelerated growth in the tech sector. In December, it laid out a clear corporate plan that included capital spending, free-cash-flow (FCF), earnings, and cost-saving estimates through 2027.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

shareholders, Warren Buffett identified one company that has better prospects than the average American corporation. He also said it operates with less risk of losing capital, which should provide significant downside protection. In his 2023 letter to Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) Image source: The Motley Fool.

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OCTOBER 26, 2024

This corporate structure is specifically designed to pass income on to shareholders via large dividend payments. Net lease transactions are often capital-raising events, where a company sells a property it owns and uses in what is called a sale/leaseback transaction. Carey's office exit has left it with capital to invest.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Capital appreciation matters, too. With the domestic and global economy easing its way back to normalcy on the improving prospect of a so-called " soft landing ," though, the backdrop that's proven so problematic for mortgage REITs is taking a turn for the better as well. even if they bolster shareholders' total returns.

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MARCH 28, 2024

A stock split occurs when a company divides its existing shares into multiple shares, effectively increasing the number of available shares while maintaining its market capitalization. While shareholders end up with more shares, their ownership percentage and the total worth of their investment stay the same. billion yet holds $14.9

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JANUARY 22, 2024

According to the company, a full spin-off of the cloud business might not create the intended value for shareholders amid the uncertainty around its prospects due to U.S. Unlocking value for shareholders Alibaba has been buying back its shares in huge quantities over the last few years. billion to shareholders.

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DECEMBER 26, 2023

The first crash: Clobbered by two competitors Earlier this month, Bluebird Bio's shareholders probably felt like winners as the stock had rallied from $3 in mid-November to nearly $5 for a hot minute. Indeed, Bluebird Bio's shareholders have every right to wonder whether the company might enact another public offering in 2024.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Dividend stocks may not offer the exciting return prospects of growth stocks, but when stock market volatility returns, it is always nice to have extra cash automatically deposited in your account. That is the value of holding shares of strong companies with a long record of paying dividends to shareholders.

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DECEMBER 26, 2023

economy continuing to chug along, coupled with the prospect of the Federal Reserve reducing interest rates in 2024, has investors incredibly bullish on fast-paced companies as a whole. To build on this point, Plug Power made clear when it reported its third-quarter operating results that it's going to need additional capital.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Here's what's making shareholders in GM and QuantumScape more optimistic. GM makes a bunch of shareholder-friendly moves Shares of General Motors moved higher by 9% early Wednesday. Shareholders were also pleased to see GM raise its dividend by 33% beginning in 2024. Of that amount, $6.8

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OCTOBER 3, 2024

Investors should focus on companies with sustainable payouts, management committed to shareholder returns, and businesses poised for long-term profitability. This October, two stocks stand out for their attractive dividends and growth prospects: Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY).

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JULY 1, 2024

CEO Warren Buffett draws in the neighborhood of 40,000 investors to his company's shareholder meeting each year, look no further than his track record. The clearest headwind current and prospective Chevron shareholders have to contend with is the prospect of a recession taking shape in the U.S.

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