Dividend investing is a highly popular strategy that helps ensure that traders always have at least some road ahead, no matter where their other stock market activities or their 9-to-5 take them. Such yields can also help increase one’s stock holdings as many brokers allow for direct reinvesting, and while they are not flawless, they remain an important part of many a market strategy.Additionally, dividends are best when tied to stocks with strong track records for both returns and yield growth, and thus, F ...

The previous month was pretty favorable for Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) stock, as it added 7.21% to its value. Wall Street analysts are bullish on its potential upside and room for growth, which is set to be bolstered by the expanding artificial intelligence (AI) landscape.AMD stock looks set to carry on with gains of 4.88% from the previous trading session, as the pre-market gains show a 0.76% increase in the early morning of July 8.AMD stock 24-hour price chart. Source: FinboldWhile it might be h ...

Michael Burry’s bet on the Chinese e-commerce and technology giant Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) has been extensively covered for approximately a year. The attention has been lent for several reasons, including a lack of a major short position – ever since the controversial bet against the semiconductor industry was abandoned – and because the BABA investment has been mostly staying in the red with many traders waiting to see if it will ever turn green for ‘The Big Short’ investor.Still, while neither of the two big ...

Stock picking might be challenging, with new investors often making mistakes in their selection. For those who want to play it safe and borrow some knowledge from the market legends, there is no better investor than Warren Buffett.Also known as “Oracle of Omaha,” Buffett is the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A), a successful investment firm that is led by his ideology of compound investing, with stock pickings that offer dividend payments and are an optimal pick for novice and veteran stock investors ...

Investors are enthusiastic about artificial intelligence (AI) stocks, with Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) being one of the top stocks benefiting from this trend. Nvidia’s AI chips are crucial to developing AI technology, which largely explains the excitement surrounding the company.However, investing in Nvidia now poses a challenge due to its enormous size and high valuation. With a price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 39 and a market cap of $3.1 trillion, it’s reasonable to question whether Nvidia can sustain its growth r ...

For well over a year and a half, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been one of the best-performing stocks in the market. The semiconductor giant has seen its market capitalization rise by some $2.7 trillion since the artificial intelligence (AI) boom began in earnest in late 2022 with the launch of ChatGPT.The growth ensured NVDA’s price in the stock market handily and repeatedly beat analyst forecasts by reaching ever-higher highs. After the shares rose above $1,200, the company implemented a 10-for-1 stock split ...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), a diversified technology giant, continues to impress investors with its outstanding performance and strategic advancements.The company recently hit a new all-time high, closing at $456.73 on July 1, and reclaiming its position as the world’s most valuable company with a market cap of $3.4 trillion. Analysts remain optimistic about Microsoft’s future, maintaining a ‘strong buy’ rating for the stock.Strategic investments and market expansionMicrosoft’s diversification strategy has si ...

Electronic vehicle (EV) analysts, such as Troy Teslike, who specializes in Tesla production and delivery numbers, weren’t optimistic about Tesla’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) highly anticipated delivery and production numbers for the second quarter. Notably, Teslike expected a miss on estimates and a further decrease quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year.My error rate for Q2 2024 was +1.5% for Tesla's production and -4.7% for deliveries.My production estimates are more accurate because I use Vehicle Identification Num ...

While other artificial intelligence (AI) focused stocks like Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), and Micron (NASDAQ: MU) have seen impressive gains in 2024, their competitor Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) has struggled, as it managed to eke out “just” a 13% gain in the first half of the year.The recent trend hasn’t been positive, as AMD shares lost 2.79% in the latest trading session, with losses of 1.89% extending in the previous five trading days.Zooming out, the narrative doesn’t seem t ...

Amid continuous investments in its artificial intelligence (AI) future, with an increased focus on data-center infrastructure rather than retail warehouses, certain Wall Street analysts have updated their Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock price targets for the next 12 months.Indeed, after hitting an all-time high (ATH) of $197.80 on June 27, 2024, Amazon stock slightly retraced but remained comfortably in the area above $190, more recently returning above $195 and threatening to break the record again with its re ...