The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 3, 2024

And then, of course, even the best are sometimes wrong, so make sure to do your due diligence. However, Berkshire is now the largest shareholder. Additionally, some of these funds are huge so you don't know exactly who is pulling the buy or sell button. Sirius has much to prove and is still a "show me" story.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 30, 2024

Also, Caterpillar has demonstrated a long-running commitment to shareholders. Consequently, investors must do their own due diligence and decide if the individual stocks are right for them. After hiking its dividend for the past 30 consecutive years, Caterpillar also began a $3.5 billion share buyback plan.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 28, 2024

Although start-ups can be risky, Hercules has demonstrated that it employs robust due diligence processes before making an investment. The company's consistent rise in net interest income undermines Hercules' strong performance and its proven ability to reward shareholders. ET Free Cash Flow (Quarterly) data by YCharts 5.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 30, 2024

Once you've shrunk your pool, you can do your due diligence and determine whether said stock still has what it takes to outperform going forward. As it continues to operate a stellar insurance model, it's likely to keep beating the market and offer value creation for shareholders. Should you invest $1,000 in Visa right now?

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2024

The company has a terrific track record, returning nearly 200% to shareholders during the past 10 years. Moreover, the company's balance sheet strength and disciplined approach to due diligence provides Ares with some differentiated product offerings.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

We're pleased with our performance in the third quarter, which resulted in an annualized return on equity of 18.8%, DNII per share that continued to exceed the dividends paid to our shareholders, and a new record for NAV per share for the ninth consecutive quarter.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 16, 2024

Let's examine whether a position in HubSpot can pay off for its shareholders. Still, according to anonymous sources, HubSpot and Alphabet had never conducted detailed discussions related to the due diligence of a potential deal. Now, investors should consider whether to buy the discounted shares.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 27, 2023

Investors still need to do their due diligence to determine which fallen stocks represent strong businesses. The good news is that Disney has shown steady improvement over the last several quarters, which gives some hope to shareholders that the worst is behind the company.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 14, 2024

But every investor should do their due diligence and make sure they fully understand each stock and its investing thesis before buying. MercadoLibre stock has already created fabulous gains for shareholders, but it's down over the past three months, which is an opportunity for new investors to buy on the dip.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 26, 2023

But after doing his due diligence, he came to the conclusion that the Apple story is more about having a powerful consumer brand than anything else. This has afforded Apple the ability to return lots of capital to shareholders. That's more than the gross domestic product of countries like Portugal, New Zealand, and Peru.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 17, 2023

The major responsibilities of the bank are to ensure the company's financials are ready to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and to perform due diligence on the company to help arrive at an appropriate IPO share price.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 1, 2023

Of course, this doesn't mean shareholders won't have to endure bumpy ride with occasional large drawdowns in the stock price. Of course, despite these reasons to be bullish, investors should do their own due diligence to decide for themselves whether or not they think the stock is a buy.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 14, 2024

Every three months, UnitedHealth Group distributes a cash payout to anyone who's a shareholder of record on the ex-dividend date. It's essential to conduct your due diligence on the company itself, especially since UnitedHealth Group has at least one imminent event that could impact the share price. This would equate to $2.10

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 16, 2024

“The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has verbally okayed the proposal and due diligence is on.” . “Both the bidders are interested in acquiring a majority 51% stake in Yes Bank to get sizeable control of the bank’s business,” one of the sources said.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 23, 2024

Bridgepoint, via Bridgepoint Europe VII (BE VII), a fund focused on investing in mid-market growth businesses, is to acquire RoC Skincare (RoC), with existing backer Gryphon Investors, selling its majority shareholding in RoC as part of the transaction.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Shareholders were advised by Hogan Lovells (James Cross – legal), EY (Matt Eves – corporate finance), Grant Thornton (Michael Gilmore – tax), Stax (Florent Jarry – commercial due diligence), KPMG (Mark Alcroft – financial due diligence).

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 21, 2023

With such a sharp rise, shareholders are in a bittersweet position in which they're likely extremely pleased with their gains, but may have doubts about whether or not they should continue to hold shares of the stock. With the valuation looking expensive, it may be wise for some Tesla shareholders to sell some of their shares.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 10, 2023

Under the terms of the proposed deal, DWF’s shareholders would be entitled to receive a total consideration of 100p per share. DWF, which is headquartered in Manchester, confirmed the news in a statement issued to the London Stock Exchange in response to reports in the media. DWF shares have fallen about 19% in this year.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 10, 2024

It's never pleasant for a shareholder to learn that a potential high-premium takeover of one of their investments has been scratched. Citing unidentified "people familiar with the matter," the financial news agency said that the two companies "didn't reach a point of detailed discussions around due diligence."

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The cumulative five-year EBITDA shortfall is now estimated at 2bn, potentially jeopardising billions in planned dividend distributions to shareholders. ADIAs Head of Digital Infrastructure, Mamoun Jamai, reportedly reacted with disbelief, questioning how the numbers could be off by 20% just months after extensive due diligence.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

An agreement could be reached in the coming months depending on the outcome of the due diligence, the people said. The UK company’s shareholders started considering selling the business in 2021 at a time when other Chinese corporates were unwinding acquisitions of non-core assets they acquired in recent years. and Avic Trust Co.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Of course, investors should do their own due diligence because hedge funds invest very differently than retail investors, and even the greats like Ackman are prone to mistakes. Given the concentration of the portfolio, you know Ackman is not going to want to invest unless he thinks the setup is incredibly asymmetric.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 15, 2024

Management has cautioned shareholders several times that the previously higher same-store sales figures included some hype related to the company's initial public offering (IPO). Cava opened 14 new stores in the first quarter, and revenue increased 30.3% year over year. Same-store sales increased only 2.3%, a huge drop from previous quarters.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 7, 2023

If done with caution and due diligence, investing in ultra-high-yield dividend stocks can be a great way for investors to turbocharge their passive income. The tobacco giant Altria Group (NYSE: MO) offers shareholders an outsize dividend and a track record as a Dividend King. But should income-seeking investors buy the stock?

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 7, 2023

Estia chief executive Sean Bilton, who wants to continue running the group should shareholders vote in favour of the Bain buyout at a meeting scheduled for November, said the aged care sector was ripe for more deals. “It offer, enough for the Estia board to grant Bain due diligence to examine the inner workings of the company.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 14, 2023

Steel sought to delay a decision to apparently conduct due diligence and seek other strategic options, Cleveland-Cliffs decided to go public in order to get shareholders to force the board's hand. Steel (NYSE: X). Reportedly, the offer was made back on July 28. But after U.S. This Cleveland-Cliffs-U.S.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

FMO’s team of about 40 due diligence experts will monitor loan recipients to ensure money is used as intended and failure to do so could trigger an event of default, meaning immediate repayment, Wessemius said.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 10, 2024

There was some intriguing news from a Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) shareholder on Thursday that was not taken well by the market. In it, Starboard confirmed its status as a Pfizer shareholder and, as the media reports stated , it has scheduled a formal meeting with CEO Albert Bourla to discuss potential changes at the company.

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Pension Pulse

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

BBGI said its board has recommended that shareholders vote in favour of the acquisition by BCI, which previously bought Compre, a London-based specialist in buying and managing non-life insurance portfolios, with Cinven in 2020. BBGI's board has agreed to the terms of a deal, whereby shareholders will be entitled to receive 147.5p

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The Motley Fool

JULY 15, 2024

The answer is definitely yes, as Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) is evidently unafraid to reward its loyal shareholders with quarterly cash payments. Conducting one's due diligence on biotechnology firms is crucial, but there are signs that Amgen is on firm financial footing. Can a biotechnology company pay a generous dividend in 2024?

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The Motley Fool

MAY 27, 2024

Investors have a variety of cybersecurity stocks to choose from, but after some due diligence, three emerged as potential long-term winners. MSFT Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts Microsoft Defender will never be the focal point for shareholders, but that's OK. That's where next-generation solutions come into the picture.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 12, 2024

But, as wise investors know, recent price action is in no way a substitute for doing due diligence. Summit Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SMMT) is an exciting stock for many investors as its shares are up by 158% in the last three months alone. So, its financial situation in the near term is not a dealbreaker for buying the stock.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Consistent profitability has benefited shareholders directly because Coca-Cola has paid a dividend that has actually increased in a jaw-dropping 62 straight years. Investors will struggle to find businesses that have this type of phenomenal track record at returning excess profits to shareholders. The conglomerate owns 9.3%

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Led by Nano Dimension's opposition to the rival deal, Stratasys' shareholders voted against the merger with Desktop Metal. Nano Dimension said it could increase the offer amount subject to further due diligence. Nano Dimension renewed its bid in December, offering $16.50 per share of Stratasys, for a market cap of about $1.1

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 6, 2023

Before income investors put down their hard-earned money on a stock, they need to ask themselves a simple question: Based on my due diligence, do I have the utmost confidence that this company can pay dividends for many years to come? This variability can be detrimental to paying a sustainable dividend to shareholders.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 2, 2025

It's been a rough year for Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) shareholders, marked by a huge decline in the stock price as investors try their best to wait around for a reacceleration in the electric-car maker's growth. The current challenges and valuation suggest that caution is warranted.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 31, 2024

It's certainly time to consider buying some, as long as you do your due diligence and understand the risks and opportunities. base will afford it and shareholders better opportunities, such as the chance for inclusion in certain indexes and to be considered for investment by institutions. Should you buy Pagaya stock today?

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