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Will 3M's High-Yielding Dividend Face the Same Fate as Walgreens' Once-Mighty Payout?

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Before that reduction, the company had one of the highest dividend yields in the S&P 500 at around 7.5%. During its last fiscal year, the company's earnings per share declined more than 20%. That left it with only $665 million in free cash flow after funding its capital spending ($1.5 billion to less than $2.3 billion).

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Should You Buy the 3 Highest-Paying Dividend Stocks in the Dow Jones?

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Verizon has a lot of debt Verizon is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the United States, operating a large cellular network. The stock currently yields around 6.7%, which is notably more than you'd collect from the "average" company, noting that the yield on the S&P 500 index is a paltry 1.4%

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Is Roku Stock a Buy Now?

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When expectations for a company are low and pessimism is elevated, investors can benefit from the potential of outsize gains -- be greedy when others are fearful, legendary investor Warren Buffett says. billion) than total liabilities ($1.6 And they are currently 83% below their all-time high. What exactly did he mean by this?

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Northwest Natural (NWN) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Hello, and welcome to the NW Natural Holdings Company Q1 2024 earnings call. Brody will go through the quarter's results, and then I'll wrap up with an update on decarbonization activities in our water and renewables company.

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Northwest Natural (NWN) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

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ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Hello and welcome to today's NW Natural Holdings Company Q4 2023 earnings call. First, our gas utility has continued to make necessary investments in safety, reliability, and technology at record levels.

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AT&T; (T) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

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This level of sustained success requires contributions from across the company, including our network team that continues to enhance and expand our 5G and fiber networks. We'll continue to extend our lead as the company that reaches more homes and businesses with fiber. For the quarter, capital expenditures were 4.6

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Oil-Dri Of America (ODC) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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On today's call, comments may contain forward-looking statements regarding the company's performance in future periods. We ask that you review and consider those factors in evaluating the company's comments and in evaluating any investment in Oil-Dri stock. Year to date, we've made capital investments of 15.5