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APRIL 22, 2024

Caterpillar Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) stock has been on a tear over the past year, generating a total return of 62% for shareholders. Today, the company pays a quarterly dividend of $1.30 In addition to its dividend, Caterpillar is shareholder-friendly in another way: share repurchases. billion to shareholders.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

* Right now, we’re issuing “Double Down” alerts for three incredible companies, and there may not be another chance like this anytime soon. We've increased our regular dividend rate 160%; and including both regular and special dividends, paid or committed to pay more than $13 billion directly to shareholders; and $3.2 We generated $1.6

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AUGUST 5, 2023

Not all public companies will be great investments, and there are some big names that have terrible operating trends. In this video, Travis Hoium covers four companies that face an uphill battle being good investments for long-term shareholders. Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of Aug.

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JUNE 27, 2024

Somewhat surprisingly, history says Nvidia shareholders could make more money in the second half of 2024, even after triple-digit gains in the first half of the year. History says Nvidia could continue soaring in the second half of 2024 Nvidia became a public company in 1999. Read on to learn more.

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AUGUST 27, 2024

While Treasury bonds, housing, and commodities like gold, silver, and oil, have had their moments in the sun and, in many instances, made investors richer, no asset class has come close to matching the average annual return from stocks over the last century. That's not something for shareholders to complain about.

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OCTOBER 30, 2024

Although other billionaire money managers might outpace Buffett's annual return from time to time, the greater than 5,500,000% cumulative return the Oracle of Omaha has overseen in his company's Class A shares (BRK.A) Since July 17, Buffett's company has disclosed 16 separate Form 4 filings concerning Bank of America.

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JUNE 9, 2024

He's known for investing in companies with the goal of unlocking value for himself and other shareholders. A quick look at Southwest Gas and Icahn Enterprises Icahn Enterprises owns or effectively owns some companies, meaning it has total control of the entities. And, as a large shareholder, he pushes for those changes.

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MAY 5, 2024

Besides being the chairman and CEO of the eighth largest public company in the world, Buffett has an impressive track record as an investor. compound total return of the S&P 500 index during that time. His first purchase of the company's stock dates to 1962. That compares with the 10.2% Buffett spent $9.2

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AUGUST 5, 2024

Since taking the reins as CEO in 1965, the aptly dubbed "Oracle of Omaha" has overseen a nearly 5,200,000% cumulative return for Berkshire's Class A shareholders (BRK.A). During Berkshire's most recent annual shareholder meeting, Buffett opined that corporate tax rates were liable to climb in the future.

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MAY 2, 2024

According to the report's findings, dividend-paying companies delivered an average annual return of 9.17% over a half-century (1973-2023), while being 6% less volatile than the benchmark S&P 500. PennantPark has been paying a monthly dividend since July 2011, which is mere months after it debuted as a public company.

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MARCH 2, 2024

Investors look forward to Warren Buffett's annual shareholder letter, and in the 2023 version, released on Feb. shareholder whom Buffett described as understanding "many accounting terms, but. And since they track publicly-traded companies, the value of these equity positions changes daily -- as much as $5 billion per day.

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

Berkshire stock has delivered a compound annual return of 19.8% Despite its growing portfolio of AI products and services, the cloud computing company is experiencing a deceleration in its revenue growth and blowout losses at the bottom line. Buybacks are Buffett's preferred way to return money to shareholders.

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JULY 30, 2024

Dividend stocks have delivered the lion's share of returns for equity investors over the past century. The core reason is the compounding effect of dividend reinvestment, along with the generally above-average financial health of dividend-paying companies. Valuation, shareholder rewards, and outlook Walmart stock trades at 28.9

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

During his nearly 60 years as CEO, he's overseen an aggregate return in his company's Class A shares (BRK.A) Generally, Buffett is attracted to time-tested, profitable businesses, with strong management teams, well-defined competitive advantages, and established capital-return programs. of more than 5,500,000%! When the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Over nearly six decades, he's overseen a cumulative return in his company's Class A shares (BRK.A) While "years" tends to be the typical holding period for a stock in Berkshire's portfolio, Warren Buffett's latest annual letter to shareholders outlined eight stocks that were dubbed "indefinite" holdings. that tops 5,700,000%!

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MARCH 13, 2025

The advertising-technology (adtech) company has created a lot of shareholder value since it went public in 2016 -- the stock has gained about 2,000% in value even after including its current drop. The Trade Desk stock has consistently outperformed its regular financial guidance since going public.

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OCTOBER 4, 2023

The filing noted that it released another approximately 26 million shares to be sold by other shareholders. Those proceeds won't go to the company, but they add to the downward pressure on the stock. But even after the decline from its lofty share price, the company still has a market cap of about $20 billion.

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JUNE 15, 2024

However, stock splits have historically been bad news for Nvidia shareholders. The company's value has declined by an average of 23% during the 12-month period following past splits. As shown above, following the last five stock splits, Nvidia returned by an average of 8% during the next six months.

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MAY 30, 2024

His fund first bought the stock during the second half of 2016, and it has earned considerable returns since that time. In addition to those massive returns, such successes can yield valuable investment lessons. Here are three that may help investors follow Ackman's lead and earn comparable returns with their own investments.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Whereas the S&P 500 has delivered a phenomenal total return, including dividends, of more than 38,000% since the mid-1960s, the aptly named "Oracle of Omaha" has overseen a return of greater than 5,500,000% in Berkshire's Class A shares (BRK.A) over the same timeline. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America and Sirius XM.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

With that in mind, Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) and Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) rewarded shareholders with monster returns of 345% and 395%, respectively, over the last five years. That share price appreciation makes both companies stock-split candidates in 2024. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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JANUARY 21, 2024

Chevron has been laser-focused on improving its investment returns by concentrating capital spending on its highest-return opportunities. That would supply the oil giant more cash to return to shareholders and invest in growing its lower-carbon energy businesses. That's largely due to turnover among shareholders.

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JANUARY 13, 2024

While the index has yet to return to its 2021 high, it's not far off. Technology is at the center of everything we do, and some of the largest companies in the world reside in this sector. It's been a public company since 2009 and has been profitable and free cash flow generative every year since its initial public offering ( IPO ).

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Furthermore, some BDCs, such as Ares Capital, offer more sophisticated financing solutions -- making them appealing to larger public companies as well. BDCs have an unusual corporate structure in that 90% of taxable income is distributed to shareholders on an annual basis. HTGC Total Return Level data by YCharts.

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MAY 16, 2024

Meanwhile, reverse-stock splits aim to increase a company's share price to ensure it meets the minimum listing requirements on a major stock exchange. For all intents and purposes, most investors seek out companies enacting forward-stock splits. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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APRIL 25, 2024

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett put it well in 2023 in a letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders: "The weeds wither away in significance as the flowers bloom. Over time, it takes just a few winners to work wonders" for your returns. The growth in a long-term winner can often dwarf losses elsewhere in a portfolio.

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JANUARY 7, 2024

While lightning occasionally strikes, most millionaire-makers are boring but successful companies that grow earnings for decades, often sharing profits with shareholders via dividends. Their decades of consistent growth and dividends add up to big returns. The company doesn't own the vast majority of them.

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MAY 24, 2024

Each of these stocks has had major downswings at times, but if you'd invested $1,000 in any of them when they went public, you'd have more than $1 million today. The Amazon of e-commerce Amazon's overall returns have been some of the highest in the history of the stock market. million today. million today.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

-based company held its initial public offering (IPO) in mid-September 2023. 31, 2023, is its second quarterly report released as a public company, but just its first report that covers an entire period in which it was publicly traded. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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JANUARY 14, 2024

If the deal involves cash, then shareholders could be banking on a big payday coming their way. Depending on the premium an acquirer could pay, shareholders might get a much higher return on their investment than if they sold their investment prior to the acquisition. Should you invest in CRISPR stock today? .*

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OCTOBER 5, 2024

In his 2021 letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, he wrote that he prefers to have 100% of his money invested in equities. 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*.

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MAY 11, 2024

Total Return Level data by YCharts What happens after Warren Buffett? The company ended the first quarter with around $182 billion in cash on its balance sheet. That's larger than the market cap of most public companies. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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APRIL 21, 2024

Down 63% from its initial public offering in 2021, Sportradar (NASDAQ: SRAD) is a shining example of why investors should usually wait to see a few quarters of earnings data from a newly public company before buying. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Since taking the reins in 1965, the "Oracle of Omaha" (as he's been dubbed by Wall Street) has overseen a greater than 4,500,000% return for his company's Class A shares (BRK.A), as of Sept. Generating close to a 20% annualized return over the span of nearly six decades is going to get you noticed.

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JANUARY 15, 2024

To address this, the company's AI is compiling factors that point to possible party animals, to stop them from booking beforehand. In November, Airbnb made its first acquisition as a public company: GamePlanner.AI. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of January 8, 2024 Jon Quast has positions in Airbnb.

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

The accurately dubbed "Oracle of Omaha" has led his company's Class A shares (BRK.A) to a mouthwatering aggregate return of more than 5,600,000% since he became CEO almost six decades ago. During Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting in early May, he opined that the corporate tax rate would likely climb in the future.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

As a result of the split, shareholders will receive nine additional shares for each share of common stock they already own. An object in motion tends to stay in motion Market historians will note this is the first time Supermicro has initiated a stock split in its 17 year stint as a public company, so there's no track record to review.

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