Extremely high yields can be dangerous to your portfolio. However, there is a sweet spot with proven winners yielding 6% to 8%. These companies offer that, and they increase the dividend every year.There's a common misconception that companies set the dividend yield for their stocks. Remember, a company only sets the dividend amount it pays. The market determines a stock's dividend yield, a percentage based on the dividend amount versus the share price.In other words, the market often demands higher yields ...

Dividend stocks are great for various reasons, and it's even better to invest in them while they are going through a rough patch, provided there are good reasons to believe they will recover. This description fits several dividend stocks on the market, among which are CVS Health (CVS 4.35%) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ -0.15%). Although these two healthcare leaders have had their share of headwinds that have led to market-lagging performances, they have plenty of qualities dividend investors will like. Let's ...

For its first few years as a public company, Palantir Technologies (PLTR -1.42%) struggled mightily to capture meaningful market share in the enterprise software space. The company's sluggish growth and heavy reliance on lumpy federal contracts fueled a perception that Palantir was really more of a government consulting operation and less so a legitimate player in the software arena.However, on April 7, 2023, Palantir CEO Alex Karp penned an investor letter that forever changed the narrative surrounding the ...

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 10: Kylie Wing appears on the "Jeff Lewis Live" radio show at ... [+] SiriusXM Studios on January 10, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)Getty ImagesSirius XM Holdings stock (NASDAQ: SIRI) has declined by about 60% this year, amid several challenges, including a sluggish recovery in the automotive industry and adverse advertising trends. Now we believe that Sirius stock is undervalued post the sell-off, with our fair estimate of the sto ...

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Reports fiscal 2024 net new center openings Updates fiscal 2024 financial outlook PLANO, Texas, Jan. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, European Wax Center, Inc. (NASDAQ: EWCZ), the leading franchisor and operator of out-of-home waxing services in the United States, provides an update on fiscal 2024 expected performance ahead of meetings at the 2025 ICR Conference in Orlando, Florida. Stacie Shirley, Chief Financial Officer of European Wax Center, Inc., stated: “We are pleased to share our expectations for ...

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BANGKOK, Jan. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NewGenIvf Group Limited (NASDAQ: NIVF) (“NewGen” or the “Company”), a comprehensive fertility services provider in Asia helping couples and individuals obtain access to fertility treatments, today announced the launch of its innovative lifetime egg freezing service in Asia. The innovative “one charge, no worries” fertility preservation solution is designed to serve the growing needs of women across Asia, and will allow customers to make a one-time payment to arrang ...

HOUSTON, Jan. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that it will host a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter and fiscal 2024 financial results on Monday, February 24, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. Central Time (4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). The company plans to issue its fourth quarter 2024 earnings release and earnings presentation in advance of the call. Both will be available on KBR's website.The conference call will be webcast simultaneously through the Investor Relations section of KBR's we ...

First Step in the Second Phase of Recapitalization Plan RENO, Nev., Jan. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - i-80 GOLD CORP. (TSX: IAU) (NYSE American: IAUX) ("i-80 Gold", or the "Company") announces that it has reached an agreement (the "Agreement") with certain convertible debenture holders (the "Investors") to implement proposed amendments to the terms of its convertible debentures, which are expected to assist in the second phase of the Company's recapitalization plan.On February 22, 2023, the Company closed a priv ...