The U.S. stock market has been volatile as of late, as traders grapple with earnings season and the upcoming elections, but dividend-paying stocks may help investors smooth out the ride in their portfolios.Investors seeking solid dividend payers can rely on top-ranked Wall Street analysts, who make recommendations after thoroughly analyzing a company's ability to generate solid financials and deliver strong returns.Here are three attractive dividend stocks, according to Wall Street's top pros on TipRanks, a ...

The latest trading session saw Diamondback Energy (FANG) ending at $198.83, denoting a +0.24% adjustment from its last day's close. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily loss of 2.32%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 1.25%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq depreciated by 3.64%.Heading into today, shares of the energy exploration and production company had gained 0.24% over the past month, outpacing the Oils-Energy sector's loss of 8.99% and lagging the S&P 500's gain of 1.79% in that time.An ...

文章核心观点 - 该文章介绍了Proactive这家公司,主要从事金融新闻和在线广播业务,为全球投资者提供快速、可访问、信息丰富和可操作的商业和金融新闻内容 [3][4][5] - 公司的新闻团队遍布全球主要的金融和投资中心,涵盖中小市值公司、蓝筹公司、大宗商品以及新兴数字和电动车技术等领域 [5][6] - 公司采用人工智能等技术辅助内容创作,但所有内容仍由人工编辑和撰写,以确保质量和优化搜索引擎表现 [7][8] 公司概况 - Proactive是一家提供金融新闻和在线广播服务的公司 [3] - 公司的新闻团队遍布全球主要的金融和投资中心,包括伦敦、纽约、多伦多、温哥华、悉尼和珀斯 [4] - 公司专注于中小市值公司、大宗商品以及新兴数字和电动车技术等领域的报道 [5][6] 内容创作 - 公司的内容创作团队拥有丰富的专业经验 [7] - 公司会使用自动化和软件工具(包括生成式AI)来辅助内容创作,但所有内容仍由人工编辑和撰写 [8] - 公司采用这种方式是为了确保内容质量和优化搜索引擎表现 [8]

文章核心观点 - 尽管宏观经济发展仍是最大的不确定性因素,但油价基本面已经发生有利于价格上涨的变化,因为美国页岩油革命已经接近尾声,而OPEC重新掌握了定价权[8][9] - 全球上游投资一直远低于2015年以前的水平,这主要是由于化石燃料受到社会和财务压力,可再生能源投资大幅增长[10][11] - 尽管能源转型可能会降低对石油的需求,但高盛预计石油需求将持续增长至2034年,主要来自亚洲新兴市场和石化行业的需求[3] 公司概况 - 戴蒙德后背能源是一家在金融危机后快速扩张的相对年轻的能源公司,通过并购在金字塔盆地迅速成为第三大生产商[15] - 公司在2023年底拥有约21.78亿桶油当量的探明储量,其中53%为原油,23%为天然气液体,具有较高的利润率[17][19] - 公司通过提高钻井效率和使用天然气驱动的设备,实现了较低的开采成本,在低油价环境下仍能保持较高的利润率[39][40] 财务表现 - 公司采取50%自由现金流回报股东的政策,通过基础股息、特别股息和股票回购等方式进行回报[23][24][31] - 在80美元/桶油价水平下,公司可以产生约34亿美元的自由现金流,相当于其股价9%的自由现金流收益率[35][36] - 即使在60美元/桶的油价环境下,公司也能提供4.4%的总体股息收益率[39] 投资评级 - 公司在金字塔盆地的优质资产、出色的运营效率和吸引人的资本回报策略,使其成为能源板块的佼佼者[46][47] - 但公司仍面临着油价波动、并购整合风险和宏观经济不确定性等挑战[48]

This oil and gas company's strategic acquisition makes sense and can propel the stock even higher.Diamondback Energy's (FANG -1.45%) share price rise of 29.1% in the first six months of 2024 easily outpaced the 14.5% gain of the S&P 500. That's great news for investors. But investing is much more about future potential than past performance. Can this outperformance continue? What conditions are needed to ensure Diamondback keeps outperforming?Acquisition feverThe last couple of years have been a period of m ...

Everyone’s definition of cash-cow stocks is different.I consider cash-cow stocks to be companies whose free cash flow (FCF) is considerably higher than the capital expenditures required to keep the business running efficiently. FCF generators with high FCF yields, defined as free cash flow divided by enterprise value, are even better. I look for those with FCF yields above 8%, although they’re not that common given today’s inflated share prices. Two ETFs that select the stocks held in their funds using free ...

Diamondback Energy (FANG) closed the latest trading day at $200.19, indicating a +0.5% change from the previous session's end. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.41%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.12%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.71%.Coming into today, shares of the energy exploration and production company had gained 0.94% in the past month. In that same time, the Oils-Energy sector lost 1.17%, while the S&P 500 gained 3.53%.Investors will be eagerly watching for the ...

I’m going to let you in on a little secret (which isn’t that much of a secret): the world runs on oil. Thanks to the energy density of hydrocarbons, global societies will probably run on oil for as long as we all shall live. It goes against the narrative, I understand. But it’s also the reason why you should consider oil and gas stocks to buy.While people talk a big game about renewable energy infrastructure, you can’t cheat physical laws. Hydrocarbons will always command greater energy density than wind or ...

MIDLAND, Texas, June 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Viper Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNOM) ("Viper"), a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FANG) ("Diamondback"), today announced that it plans to release second quarter 2024 financial results on August 5, 2024 after the market closes. In connection with the earnings release, Viper will host a conference call and webcast for investors and analysts to discuss its results for the second quarter of 2024 on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. CT. Access to t ...

MIDLAND, Texas, June 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diamondback Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FANG) (“Diamondback”), today announced that it plans to release second quarter 2024 financial results on August 5, 2024 after the market closes. In connection with the earnings release, Diamondback will host a conference call and webcast for investors and analysts to discuss its results for the second quarter of 2024 on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. CT. Access to the webcast, and replay which will be available followi ...