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JANUARY 11, 2025

See the 10 stocks Multiple growth catalysts Chevron CEO Michael Wirth recently stated his belief that the company can boost its free cash flow by $6 billion-$8 billion by next year. He outlined several catalysts that position the oil company to produce an even bigger gusher of excess cash over the coming years. billion in dividends.

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

If you're looking for oil stocks that can thrive in varying conditions, the two companies below are for you. 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. of the company.

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APRIL 21, 2024

A series of challenges, such as the crackdown by the Chinese government, slower growth, and a massive management shuffle, have left shareholders in confusion and disappointment. Still, the tech giant has not given up on its turnaround efforts, and the appointment of the new management team could get the company back on track.

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APRIL 29, 2024

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NOVEMBER 24, 2023

And just when investors hoped that a complete spin-off of Alibaba Cloud from the group would rekindle growth and unlock shareholder value, the parent company's recent decision to cancel the spin-off further confused investors. Still, it's not uncommon for new management to set a new strategic direction for the company.

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MAY 2, 2024

At the risk of stating the obvious, this is a pre-stock split price; that piece of financial engineering is subject to shareholder approval in a vote to be taken at the company's June annual meeting. As it usually does, the company posted excellent numbers, with first-quarter revenue rising 14% year-over-year to $2.7

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

The company also provided investors with an optimistic outlook for what's ahead. The company expects to receive about $7.6 billion of that company's debt. He noted that the company's wireless business is healthy and performing well. The company's strong performance has it on track to achieve its 2024 financial guidance.

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JULY 11, 2024

Those deals have the company on track to generate meaningful earnings growth again in 2024. The company just made another game-changing move. The two-phased transaction will enhance the company's already robust long-term growth outlook. The company has about 34 GW of operating assets and a massive 157 GW development pipeline.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 25, 2024

After trudging through nearly two years of restricted travel during the pandemic, cruise ship operator Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) (NYSE: CUK) just capped off its fiscal 2023 by setting some company records. 30, the company had customer deposits of $6.4 The company generated onboard revenue of $7.5 and Carnival Corp.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Estimates vary as to exactly how much he's worth, but he certainly belongs to the $100 billion club, putting him in the company of other famous billionaires like Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Bernard Arnault, and Warren Buffett. Bezos amassed his fortune as the founder of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) , and he still holds about a 10% stake in the company.

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

After leaving PayPal, he co-founded another company, Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) , where he serves as chairman. Those sales came after the company officially joined the S&P 500 on Sept. Thiel remains one of the largest shareholders in Palantir, which has a market cap around $83 billion as of this writing.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 17, 2024

MSTR data by YCharts MicroStrategy as a leveraged Bitcoin ETF Later in the same earnings call, co-founder and executive chairman Michael Saylor described MicroStrategy as a more flexible and ambitious version of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Should you invest $1,000 in MicroStrategy right now?

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

shareholders that "our favorite holding period is forever." Here's a look at what Buffett had to say about the oil stock in Berkshire's latest annual letter to shareholders, as he likened it to his company's stakes in Coca-Cola and American Express. In discussing Occidental, Buffett noted that Berkshire owned 27.8%

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MARCH 20, 2024

There's no denying that Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) is one of the most widely recognized companies in the world. Last year, the burrito purveyor even made the Time 100 list of Most Influential Companies for "helping farmers switch to organic produce, using renewable energy, composting, and directly tying executive bonuses to ESG goals."

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MARCH 3, 2024

Not only do they provide passive income, but they can also produce above-average total returns as they grow their earnings and shareholder payouts. And while its dividend growth isn't likely to be huge, it should track the company's distributable cash flow growth, which management expects to be around 3% to 5% over the longer term.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 27, 2024

During periods of market expansion, investors tend to be more forward-looking and reward companies with an attractive growth trajectory. But during a correction, investors can get defensive and look for companies that can put up solid earnings right now, pay dividends, and have a reasonable valuation.

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MAY 12, 2024

His holding company, Berkshire Hathaway , now owns several oil stocks. Given that Occidental has a market share of only $57 billion, Berkshire's stake translates into nearly 25% ownership of the entire company. The company is certainly primed to benefit from a "higher-for-longer" pricing environment for oil.

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DECEMBER 14, 2024

ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) is already the undisputed leader among international oil companies. The oil giant delivered industry-leading earnings, cash flow, and shareholder returns during the third quarter. The oil company believes its best days lie ahead. That's a very healthy growth rate for a company of Exxon's massive size.

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OCTOBER 12, 2024

The company has one of the most robust expansion backlogs in the space, with it looking to spend $3.1 With projects set to come online both in 2025 and 2026, the company has solid visibility into growth. As a transporter of fossil fuels, where domestic volumes are headed in the future matter for the company.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 21, 2024

Recently, the company executed a 10-for-1 stock split, meaning investors now have 10 times as many shares, with each one worth 10% of what they were just before the split. The company also chose a 10-for-1 ratio, to take effect on July 15. It has been a big boost to the company's bottom line. So does this make it a solid pick?

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 12, 2024

Most investors have avoided the stock as the company undergoes multiple internal and external challenges, including competition, slower growth, and geopolitical tensions. Let's focus today on the latter, pointing out two reasons to be optimistic about the company. The company is now making adjustments to recapture shoppers.

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JANUARY 25, 2024

You just have to find the right company in the right business at the right moment. Nvidia, up close and personal You've probably already familiar with the company, but Nvidia hasn't always been the titan it is today. The company was founded back in 1993. The companies he's speaking of don't seem to disagree either.

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MAY 12, 2024

It practically invented the fintech sector, becoming the largest digital payments company with a huge brand presence and more members than the U.S. It's expanded into a supersized company, which can make it harder to steer. Cracks emerged, and other companies have filled the gaps and made them wider. population.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Palantir Technologies is delivering a banner year for shareholders driven by exceptional growth and accelerating profitability. Despite this substantial size difference, the two companies have some similarities. In the company's third quarter (for the period ended Sept. Comparing BigBear.ai BigBear.ai YOY = year over year.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 16, 2024

Dividends compensate patient shareholders for enduring the cyclicality of the oil patch. The key is to find a company that blends a high yield with a sound business model that can support earnings growth, and in turn, a higher dividend. The energy and utilities sectors are known for their high yields. at the current price.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 17, 2024

Here's the metric that shows why Meta Platforms is the most innovative "Magnificent Seven" company and why it could be worth buying, even though the stock price is the highest it's ever been. But as a percentage of revenue, no Magnificent Seven company comes even close to Meta, which has an R&D-to-revenue ratio of 28.5%.

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

Under the guidance of CEO Alex Chriss, who took over the payments company in January, PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) is taking steps to improve the business and boost the company's margins , which have been declining over the past several years. Here's what investors can look for from the payments company.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Takeout pizza chain Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) has been around since the 1960s, but the past 15 years have come to define the company. That was a risky move for a company with decades of brand recognition, but it paid off big time. The company's success has reached new heights, as has the stock. There is still room to grow.

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MARCH 19, 2024

The high-flying AI server specialist filed this morning to sell 2 million shares, diluting existing shareholders by approximately 3.6%. Investors often balk at secondary offerings as they dislike being diluted and prefer companies to fund growth out of profits or debt.

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APRIL 30, 2024

Aside from all seven of these companies crushing the S&P 500 in the return column over the trailing decade, their lure, from an investment standpoint, is their competitive advantages and/or seemingly impenetrable moats. Microsoft is leveraging the old with the new. 2 cloud-infrastructure service platform. per-quarter dividend.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The bulls will argue that the company's valuation and 6.3% dividend yield make it a compelling buy for a company in turnaround mode. Meanwhile, the bears will point to the company's lackluster growth history, disappointing 2024 guidance, and failure to generate meaningful margin expansion over the years.

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JANUARY 14, 2024

Costco is a wonderful company There are lots of favorable attributes to this company. 3), the company reported a gross margin of 10.6%. The company has a wide economic moat that comes from scale advantages, and this makes it almost impossible for rivals to compete effectively. In the most recent fiscal year (ended Sept.

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AUGUST 5, 2024

The energy sector is chock-full of quality dividend-paying companies -- many of which sport inexpensive valuations. Here's why all three companies stand out as top buys now. based energy company for good reason. Despite its dominant position, ExxonMobil isn't a perfect company. With a yield of 3.2% and a reasonable 14.2

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MARCH 6, 2024

dividend yield Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a business development company (BDC) that specializes in providing capital to venture-backed start-ups. This provides Hercules with an extra sweetener should one of its portfolio companies liquidate in an initial public offering (IPO) or acquisition. Hercules Capital: 10.6%

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FEBRUARY 4, 2024

To that end, three Motley Fool contributors offer their takes on companies that could outperform the market as stocks trend higher. Alphabet's fundamentals make it a force to be reckoned with Jake Lerch (Alphabet): My pick is Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) , the parent company of Google and YouTube. The company posted 31.2%

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APRIL 28, 2024

Let's break down five companies that are established dividend payers, and assess why holding each of these stocks over a long-term time horizon can lead to massive gains for your portfolio. Hercules Capital Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a business development company (BDC). yield and prepare to hold for the long-run.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

Two stocks that have rapidly increased their dividend payments to shareholders over the last half-decade, Visa (NYSE: V) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) , have managed to outperform non-dividend payers in that time. The ultimate competitive advantage Visa and Mastercard aren't exactly credit card companies. While many consumers in the U.S.

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