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JANUARY 3, 2024

Anything's possible on Wall Street, but prospective investors should consider QuantumScape's financial issues along with the company's drive to change the electric vehicle (EV) battery landscape. This could lead to capital-raising activity and, for QuantumScape's current shareholders, a great deal of consternation.

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MARCH 2, 2024

That's what he recently wrote to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, adding, "And so far, so good." I'd argue that the company's prospects are better now, too. Such a low valuation wouldn't be appealing if the builder's prospects were dismal, but that's not the case. But some of them especially stand out. at the end of 2023.

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MARCH 16, 2024

Investors have become excited about the company's long-term prospects, as it has a promising weight-loss drug in its portfolio. Viking's balance sheet looks strong While Viking has an exciting asset in its portfolio, the numbers still have to work for a prospective buyer. How would an acquisition affect shareholders?

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MARCH 17, 2024

A monster dividend increase like that is a great reward to long-term shareholders, handing them a tangible cash return for the risks they've taken by holding the company's stock. In addition, even with that increase, its dividend yield to shareholders remains below 1%. Over the past four reported quarters, it has earned $8.50

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MAY 19, 2024

Should shareholders be happy with that outcome? But on the other hand, it could get a big one-time payday from a part of the business with low prospects for growth. Reducing its debt by selling Oscar Mayer could help unlock higher profits for shareholders, since less money would be needed to service debt.

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MAY 15, 2024

But CEO Jared Isaacman has been busy buying shares of the payments processing company, and this has investors upbeat about its prospects. But he's clearly bullish on his company's prospects, given that he's putting his own money on the line. As of 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Shift4 stock was up 10%.

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APRIL 29, 2024

Merchants are incentivized to accept Visa because it's the most common card used globally, and prospective cardholders have an incentive to go with Visa because it's the most accepted card globally. Aside from stock buybacks, Visa has used dividends to return shareholder value. A large part of the reason is the network effect.

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MAY 12, 2024

The CEO of Berkshire Hathaway has trounced the S&P 500 over decades using that approach, creating many millionaire shareholders in the process. Although the soda giant's growth prospects aren't as strong today as they were 30 years ago, it's still an attractive buy for investors. The stock in question is Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO).

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DECEMBER 30, 2023

Buffett wrote the following in his 1992 letter to Berkshire shareholders: In our opinion, the two approaches are joined at the hip: Growth is always a component in the calculation of value, constituting a variable whose importance can range from negligible to enormous, and whose impact can be negative as a well as positive.

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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. In addition to its dividend, Caterpillar is shareholder-friendly in another way: share repurchases. Prospective investors missed out on the recent special cash dividend of $15 per share.

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MARCH 29, 2024

In recent years, a pivot into e-commerce and offerings such as digital advertising and subscription services seemed to improve Walmart's prospects and arguably made it a proxy for the S&P 500. Where that has left Walmart shareholders Unfortunately, these improvements have still left new investors with few reasons to buy.

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MARCH 28, 2024

While shareholders end up with more shares, their ownership percentage and the total worth of their investment stay the same. Still, prospective buyers should know a few things before investing in MicroStrategy today. For example, suppose you hold 10 shares of a company priced at $100 per share. Image source: Getty Images.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Moreover, lower rates could improve Verizon's revenue prospects. How that may benefit shareholders As such benefits become more evident to investors, more people and entities may want to become Verizon shareholders. With the added prospect of falling interest rates, adopting that technology could accelerate.

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AUGUST 25, 2023

Excitement about the prospects for technology and other innovative sectors of the economy remained pervasive heading into the weekend. VinFast just came public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger in which more than 80% of shareholders redeemed their shares before the merger closed.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Let's look at some important points that prospective investors must appreciate before choosing to plug this stock into their portfolios. In other words, management isn't confident the company can continue to meet its financial obligations -- something few prospective investors want to read.

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APRIL 27, 2024

That's not just because management has explicitly, repeatedly stated that returning money to shareholders via dividend hikes is one of the company's priorities. Eli Lilly has been generously rewarding shareholders with some large rate hikes. payment it issued to shareholders a year ago. CEOs make empty promises all the time.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

His investment philosophy is based on the principles of the Benjamin Graham school of value investing, which seeks to identify undervalued companies that have strong fundamentals and healthy long-term growth prospects. Coca-Cola also has a solid track record of returning capital to shareholders through dividends and buybacks.

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AUGUST 14, 2023

In particular, a couple of stocks are drawing favorable attention from shareholders. Steel (NYSE: X) and Monday.com (NASDAQ: MNDY) , and you'll find out whether they have prospects to lead the market higher in the days and weeks to come. Steel shareholders $17.50 Read on to learn more about what's happening with U.S.

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DECEMBER 26, 2023

The first crash: Clobbered by two competitors Earlier this month, Bluebird Bio's shareholders probably felt like winners as the stock had rallied from $3 in mid-November to nearly $5 for a hot minute. Indeed, Bluebird Bio's shareholders have every right to wonder whether the company might enact another public offering in 2024.

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MAY 19, 2024

It's been a disappointing journey for shareholders of plant-based meat company Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND). Could the outlook for shareholders finally be improving? Unfortunately, I believe the answer to these questions is no -- nothing has happened in the last month to improve Beyond Meat's prospects. Is this a rip worth buying?

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JULY 20, 2023

Even though they haven't gotten the same level of attention as some of their Dow peers, J&J and IBM have plenty of prospects to sustain their business models and find new avenues for growth. The healthcare conglomerate reported second-quarter financial results that gave its shareholders just about everything they had wanted to see.

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APRIL 18, 2024

While there's no definitive answer, the prospect of significant returns to shareholders is clear. Devon Energy's capital return to shareholders First, Devon Energy will pay at least $0.88 Devon's returns to shareholders would be 7.5% dividend yield to shareholders at the current price. at the current price.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2024

However, that doesn't mean investors should ignore a company's short-term prospects. These factors would support positive returns for shareholders. That explains why Costco still books the same 3% operating margin that shareholders have seen since the pre-pandemic days. Its price-to-sales ratio of over 1.3

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APRIL 1, 2024

Berkshire is not big on newcomers," he jokes in his most recent annual letter to shareholders. Buffett called Apple "a better business than any we own," at Berkshire's annual shareholder meeting last year. As a result, shareholders, including Berkshire Hathaway, can claim a bigger stake in Apple's earnings every year.

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APRIL 1, 2024

Factoring in its strong growth prospects makes Ally's price-to-earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio of 0.91 The reason it's not higher on the list is the company's growth prospects are underwhelming. Mitsui In his latest letter to Berkshire shareholders, Buffett mentioned eight companies that he thought Berkshire would own "indefinitely."

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APRIL 26, 2024

CEO Pat Gelsinger said, "We are making steady progress against our priorities and delivered a solid quarter," adding, "We are confident in our plans to drive sequential growth throughout the year as we accelerate our AI solutions and maintain our relentless focus on execution, operational discipline, and shareholder value in a dynamic market."

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APRIL 28, 2024

Nvidia dominates the market for AI-enabled chips, enabling it to deliver triple-digit revenue growth in recent quarters, a benefit that trickles down to VanEck's shareholders. Given its considerably higher returns, this expense should probably not deter prospective shareholders.

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JANUARY 22, 2024

According to the company, a full spin-off of the cloud business might not create the intended value for shareholders amid the uncertainty around its prospects due to U.S. Unlocking value for shareholders Alibaba has been buying back its shares in huge quantities over the last few years. billion to shareholders.

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JANUARY 7, 2024

Below, you'll see exactly what made this Cathie Wood ETF do so well, and whether the exchange-traded fund can deliver more gains to turn its shareholders into millionaires. Shareholders also expect some more holdouts to legalize online sports betting, with Texas and Georgia among the largest U.S. states with legislation pending.

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MAY 18, 2024

You may even be a shareholder. Although Amazon stock's historical performance is nothing less than incredible, there are more promising prospects for the foreseeable future. Market researcher Imarc further fleshes out the industry's prospective future by suggesting it will grow at an annualized pace of more than 12% through 2032.

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APRIL 10, 2024

As a leading supplier of those chips, that's good news for Micron and its shareholders. Longtime shareholders can celebrate some game-changing long-term returns. Are Micron's growth prospects measured in microns or miles? The stock has more than doubled the S&P 500 index's gains over the last decade.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

Part of what's fueling speculation about a long-term rise for Bitcoin is the prospect for the U.S. Fund shareholders have no right to redeem their shares for actual Bitcoin. It's that locked-in aspect of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust that was so damaging to shareholders when crypto winter set in. From premium to discount. As of Dec.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Here's what's making shareholders in GM and QuantumScape more optimistic. GM makes a bunch of shareholder-friendly moves Shares of General Motors moved higher by 9% early Wednesday. Shareholders were also pleased to see GM raise its dividend by 33% beginning in 2024. In all, General Motors set the cost of the UAW strike at $1.1

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MAY 18, 2024

With that prospect in mind, let's look at one stock that's primed for significant gains over the next several years. That's the best long-term strategy, and it is putting shareholders in position for higher cash returns in 2025 and beyond. Patience can pay huge dividends in investing.

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MAY 19, 2024

This AI hype has led investors to bid up Nvidia's share price to about $925 to account for the company's surging revenue and growth prospects. That would mean even more upside for shareholders. Ultimately, what determines whether a share price goes up or down long term is the growth, or lack thereof, of a company's revenue and profits.

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APRIL 28, 2024

At the forefront of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, it's not just tech and internet stocks that have been winning for shareholders. This magnificent retail stock has crushed it for shareholders in the past three years, soaring 98%, a return that includes dividends. Just look at Costco (NASDAQ: COST). Here's why.

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MAY 1, 2024

They tend to pour extra cash back into their businesses to boost growth rather than return the surplus to shareholders. Of course, you'll still find the strongest dividend prospects from companies in other industries, like healthcare for example. to shareholders on a quarterly basis.

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