The Motley Fool

JANUARY 16, 2025

From 1965 through 2023, his conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway , delivered an astounding 4,384,748% total return to shareholders, or nearly 20% on an annualized basis. Here are two Berkshire-held stocks to buy today that have above-average return prospects over the next five years. Where to invest $1,000 right now?

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Companies such as Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) have turned out to be big beneficiaries of the growth in AI-fueled semiconductor demand. In this article, we will take a closer look at the prospects and the valuation of both companies to find out which one of these two is the better AI stock to buy right now.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Investing in strong consumer brands with excellent earnings growth prospects is a tried-and-true strategy of building wealth in the stock market. Amazon has a legion of over 200 million Prime members, and a growing fulfillment and data center infrastructure that give the company a major advantage over competitors.

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The Motley Fool

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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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The best returns have come from companies that consistently increase their dividends. They offer high dividend yields and healthy growth prospects. Those factors should enable them to produce attractive total returns in the coming years. That rising dividend has contributed to the company's 14.1%

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Medical Properties Trust leased a significant percentage of its hospital portfolio to two tenants, which cost the company and its shareholders dearly when it ran into financial troubles. That taught me to pay much closer attention to customer concentration and quality when investing in any company. Prospect Medical Holdings 14 7.5%

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The company's shares have surged 145% year to date, dwarfing the S&P 500 's gains. times fiscal 2027 projected earnings, which isn't outlandish for a top-tier tech company. 1: Rewarding shareholders through buybacks and dividends Nvidia has demonstrated a strong commitment to returning capital to shareholders. Reason No.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 20, 2024

While the semiconductor industry can experience cyclical demand, the increasing quantity of chips used in consumer devices, cars, and data centers bodes well for the industry's long-term prospects. To profit off this opportunity, here are two outstanding chip companies to hold for the next 10 years.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 5, 2024

The charging company got an injection of capital to help its survival prospects. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. The Stock Advisor service has more than quadrupled the return of S&P 500 since 2002*. Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Oct.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 5, 2024

average-annual total return versus 4.3% Dividend growers have delivered the best returns (10.2%). That's why I focus on companies with excellent histories of dividend growth that seems highly likely to continue. The company expects to continue growing its dividend. It's targeting to increase it at a 5% to 9% annual rate.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Companies will need to invest trillions of dollars in the years ahead to support their digitalization and decarbonization initiatives. However, a couple of companies stand out for their robust growth potential related to these megatrends, including Brookfield Infrastructure (NYSE: BIPC) (NYSE: BIP) and Constellation Energy (NASDAQ: CEG).

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 25, 2024

A change in CEO can have a significant impact on a company's growth strategy and a stock's overall trajectory. The company made great efforts to do so and is paying the executive a significant compensation package to help the coffee chain get back to generating strong growth numbers.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 12, 2025

The lure of these benefits is creating tremendous demand for leading semiconductor companies that provide cutting-edge processors to enable AI. Despite sizable gains for top chip stocks in 2024, here are two that still trade at reasonable valuations that could support attractive returns in 2025, and potentially for years to come.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 14, 2024

But if Rivian has such exciting growth prospects, why are shares trading at a discount? Despite the company's promise, there are some important caveats to get out of the way. The questions for Rivian right now are more short-term in focus: Can the company achieve a positive gross margin, and can it find a way to tap the mass market?

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 2, 2024

This is thanks to Nvidia's triple-digit revenue growth quarter after quarter along with the company's commitment to innovation to stay ahead of rivals. Though this company has seen its stock climb about 40% in 2024, its valuation remains lower than Nvidia's, suggesting there may be plenty of room for this AI player's stock to run.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 12, 2025

The primary tailwind fueling Palantir boils down to one thing: the company's newest software suite, dubbed the Palantir Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP). Last year, Palantir was the top-performing stock in the S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) after the company's shares soared 340%. Image source: Getty Images.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Investors are expecting to hear from CEO Elon Musk about the next stage of growth for the electric vehicle (EV) company, especially in light of recent weakness in EV demand. The company delivered 462,890 vehicles, within the 460,000 to 465,000 range that analysts were expecting, but investors were likely hoping for better numbers.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 4, 2024

But she also holds some investments in companies in less-cutting edge industries. So let's explore f intech company SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) , which I think this is a rare example of a stock in Ark's portfolio where the share price and the underlying fundamentals are disconnected. SOFI Net Income (Quarterly) data by YCharts.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Down 13% during the past five years, investors have become worried about the company's long-term prospects now that it's not getting a boost from COVID-19-related revenue and with multiple patent expirations looming. However, Pfizer has been investing in strengthening its growth prospects with many acquisitions in recent years.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Some stocks can give you life-changing returns in the long run. If you had invested $3,500 in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) 20 years ago, you'd have a total return of $1.1 million return in 20 years. I can't promise millionaire-making returns, but Roku and Duolingo are two of my best bets in this category. million by now.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Progressive (NYSE: PGR) , the insurance company perhaps best known for its quirky TV ads, had a fine Wednesday on the stock market. On news of an analyst's latest bullish take on its prospects, the insurer's stock enjoyed a more than 4% rise across the Hump Day trading session. Should you invest $1,000 in Progressive right now?

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

The company is a solid artificial intelligence (AI) expert with fantastic business prospects over the long haul. I love the company and expect it to soar for years to come -- but I would not recommend buying it at these extremely lofty prices. SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) is an unusual beast. Let me explain.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 11, 2024

At the same time, it's a young company on the stock market. SoundHound AI entered the public stock market by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in the spring of 2022. The company has reported its backlog of order bookings from the start. million to $55.5 million while lowering its net loss by 70%.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Some standout performers have even delivered returns exceeding 1,000% in less than five years. NVDA Total Return Level data by YCharts. My tax-advantaged portfolios include 14 stocks primarily held for their growth prospects. My tax-advantaged portfolios include 14 stocks primarily held for their growth prospects.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Some investors may sell their shares due to lower confidence in the stock's long-term prospects. companies," taken from the S&P 500 index. Stock splits are not expensive So Microsoft could keep its share count stable for the foreseeable future without harming the company, the stock, or its investors.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been one of the best performing stocks over the past few years, a run that catapulted it into the world's most valuable company. But over the last month or two, it slipped to second place and then -- briefly -- to third, behind two other big tech companies, Apple and Microsoft. 2 spot with a market cap of $3.41

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

But it looks like those reports may not hold much water after all, as the company's iPhone 16 lineup seems to be receiving a solid response from customers. More importantly, a closer look at the potential sales prospects of the latest iPhone models indicates that Apple could witness a nice bump in sales going forward.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Despite shifting consumer preferences away from sugary carbonated beverages, the company has continued to drive growth across a large lineup of water, tea, coffee, energy, and other carbonated beverages. There are over 2 billion servings of the company's products consumed every day, which translates to consistent revenue and profits.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 3, 2025

Sign Up For Free Nvidia: The stock certain hedge fund managers bought in the third quarter Nvidia is an accelerated computing company best known for its graphics processing units (GPUs). However, the company is truly formidable because it builds entire data centers. Wake up with Breakfast news in your inbox every market day.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The company posted a net loss per share of $3.48 What investors really liked about the company's Q4 update was its plans to close around 1,200 stores over the next three years. However, the company's shares trade at only 4.2 Walgreens has prospects of higher earnings with the planned store closures.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Investors have largely ignored Chinese companies in recent years amid challenges such as the tech crackdown by the Chinese government, and its deteriorating relationship with the U.S. Lately, however, the vast stimulus package announced by the Chinese government has brought Chinese companies back on investors' radar. NASDAQ: BIDU).

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 19, 2024

ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) stock has marched to new highs this year, and Wall Street analysts are generally bullish on the stock's prospects. The company expects full-year revenue and free cash flow to increase 22% and 31%, respectively. The company will announce third-quarter earnings results on Oct.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 4, 2024

That's translated to momentum in the stock market, but there are other great companies flying somewhat under the radar. Tesla stock was one of the market's biggest success stories for years, but investors are questioning that narrative as they reconcile bullish expectations with the company's financial results.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The company manufactures (relatively) small rockets that it uses to launch small satellites into orbit, but what launched its share price upward earlier this week isn't 100% clear. I'm even more inclined to believe that because its prospects for reaching profitability soon appear to have dimmed.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

The stock has soared 190% so far this year, but valuation actually remains reasonable considering the company's leadership in the market and long-term prospects. Demand has surpassed supply, and the company sees this as continuing well into next year. Near-term movement won't make much of a mark on your five or 10-year returns.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Investors can find monster winners in the stock market by focusing on the rate of a company's growth. It's no secret that artificial intelligence (AI) is fueling strong returns for some companies. billion, the company's value could soar over the long term. SoundHound is benefiting from great momentum right now.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Investors are looking at that growing competition as a negative indication for Tesla's sales prospects. That market share has increased steadily throughout 2024 as the company has launched new EV models. If the company beats expectations it could show that the overall EV pie is growing. EV market reached 9.5%.

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