After displaying relative strength in the first quarter, the financial sector and the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF NYSE: XLF have underperformed in the second quarter, with the popular financial ETF down 1.4% for the period. Several weeks ago, a double top pattern seemed all but confirmed for the ETF. However, after weeks of consolidating, the XLF might be setting up for a bullish move and potential outperformance in Q3. Notably, the ETF has reclaimed critical simple moving averages (SMAs) like the 50-d ...

文章核心观点 - 蓝筹股提供稳定性和未来财务增长的潜力，是长期投资的好选择 [1] 蓝筹股概述 - 蓝筹股是家喻户晓的公司，具有长期上涨潜力 [1] - 蓝筹股能够抵御通胀并产生比银行利息更高的回报 [1] - 蓝筹股在各自行业中具有竞争优势，有望获得更多市场份额 [1] Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) - Alphabet是一家市值2.2万亿美元的公司，市盈率27.5倍，股息收益率0.45% [2] - 股价年初至今上涨27%，过去五年上涨超过300% [2] - 2024年第一季度收入同比增长15%，净利润同比增长57% [2] - Alphabet最近启动了首次季度股息，每股20美分 [3] - 华尔街对Alphabet持乐观态度，平均目标价暗示有13%的上涨空间 [3] Nvidia (NVDA) - Nvidia成为全球最有价值的上市公司，股价年初至今上涨171%，过去五年上涨超过3350% [4] - 2025年第一季度收入同比增长262%，净利润同比增长628% [4] - Nvidia宣布10股拆1股，增加了期权交易的便利性 [5] - Nvidia的净利率经常超过50%，得益于AI的推动 [5] Meta Platforms (META) - Meta Platforms股价年初至今上涨44%，过去五年上涨超过160% [7] - 2024年第一季度净利润同比增长超过100%，收入同比增长27% [7] - Meta Platforms拥有32.4亿每日活跃用户，同比增长7% [8] - Meta Platforms拥有581.2亿美元的现金储备，本季度回购了146.4亿美元的股票 [8] American Express (AXP) - American Express股价年初至今上涨22%，过去五年上涨84% [9] - 2024年第一季度收入同比增长11%，净利润同比增长34% [9] - American Express的净利率为16.9% [9] - 超过60%的新账户来自千禧一代和Z世代消费者 [10] Costco (COST) - Costco股价年初至今上涨34%，过去五年上涨227% [11] - 2023年5月收入同比增长6.4%，电子商务收入同比增长15.3% [11] - Costco的股价目标暗示有10%的上涨空间 [11] Chipotle (CMG) - Chipotle股价年初至今上涨43%，过去五年上涨342% [12] - 2024年第一季度收入同比增长14.1%，净利润同比增长23.2% [12] - Chipotle计划在2024年开设285-315家新餐厅 [12] Waste Management (WM) - Waste Management股价年初至今上涨16%，过去五年上涨79% [14] - 2024年第一季度收入同比增长5.5%，净利润同比增长32.8% [14] - Waste Management的净利率为13.7% [14] - Waste Management的股息年复合增长率为8.36% [14]

Wall Street analysts do a lot of research before making stock recommendations and assigning price targets. They also have extensive history with navigating various booms and busts within the stock market and across individual sectors.While you shouldn’t buy a stock just because a Wall Street analyst likes it, knowing how they drew their conclusions can help investors understand bullish and bearish narratives for any stock. Some Wall Street analysts like stocks because they have strong momentum and are gener ...

The latest trading session saw American Express (AXP) ending at $230.21, denoting a +0.39% adjustment from its last day's close. The stock's performance was ahead of the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.25%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 0.77%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq depreciated by 0.79%.The credit card issuer and global payments company's shares have seen a decrease of 4.49% over the last month, not keeping up with the Finance sector's loss of 1.89% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.59%.The investment commu ...

If you’ve been one of the people looking for tech stocks to buy in the past two years, you’re likely quite happy with your portfolio’s performance. I wrote an article in late 2022 titled “25 Tech Stocks to Buy Before They Take Off in 2023.” Almost all of these tech stocks have been standout performers, even more so than I would have expected back then.Of course, we are at the cusp of an inflection point since the Federal Reserve will likely cut rates in the months ahead. However, there is still time for the ...

Dividend stocks attract many investors due to their passive income. It doesn’t take much effort to generate steady cash flow from these investments. You just have to find attractive dividend stocks, collect the dividends, and hold onto your winners.Time in the market beats timing the market. Some dividend stocks keep on giving, with elevated dividend growth rates and rising profits. While some investors look at price fluctuations to determine whether to buy or sell stocks, it makes more sense to hold onto l ...

Olivier Le Moal In this series of articles, we focus on selecting and highlighting stocks that have rapidly grown their dividends in the recent past. We also need to ensure that these stocks will likely grow their earnings at a fast pace in the next few years. Due to their hypergrowth, their price generally grows quickly, and they usually do not pay very high current yields. With high-growth stocks, we need to be content with a lower current yield. However, please keep in mind that nothing is permanent, ...

The latest trading session saw American Express (AXP) ending at $224.82, denoting a +1.18% adjustment from its last day's close. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.04%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.15%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.12%.Coming into today, shares of the credit card issuer and global payments company had lost 7.93% in the past month. In that same time, the Finance sector lost 0.72%, while the S&P 500 gained 4.15%.Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of ...

Investing in the top tech stocks has the potential to yield significant returns, paving the way for substantial wealth accumulation by 2035. The technology sector has consistently outperformed the market, and holds the largest weighting in the S&P 500 Index. Companies at the forefront of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, biotechnology and renewable energy are poised for rapid growth. As these technologies evolve, companies that adapt and lead in these domains will likely ...

Dividend income, particularly when it is reinvested, can really add up over time. Many of the world’s best investors are focused on dividend payouts and use them to build their portfolio. Look at Warren Buffett’s investment in Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO). The Oracle of Omaha will earn $784 million this year in dividend payments on the 400 million shares of KO stock that he owns.Coca-Cola is one of 47 stocks Buffett currently holds in his massive investment portfolio. Dividend payments are largely responsible for th ...