Walmart and Pepsi are moving in opposite directions but could both be worth a closer look.Dividend Kings are an elite group of companies that have paid and raised their dividends for at least 50 consecutive years. Notable members include Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, and Johnson & Johnson -- companies known for their slow and steady growth rather than market-beating returns.Walmart (WMT 3.00%) has been a standout among Dividend Kings -- with a 60.3% year-to-date (YTD) return. Meanwhile, PepsiCo (PEP -1.02%) ...

Jonathan Knowles 1. In my recently released book, The Hidden Power of Rising Dividends, I described my 40-year journey into finding methods of valuing stocks. 2. In a recent post, I showed mathematical valuations of Coke (KO) and ...

With Donald Trump re-elected for a second term, the stock market has rallied. Particularly, companies in the financial and technology sectors have benefitted, seeing their share prices rise to new 52-week highs.Contributing analyst to the iREIT+Hoya Capital investment group. The Dividend Collectuh is not a registered investment professional nor financial advisor and these articles should not be taken as financial advice. This is for educational purposes only and I encourage everyone to do their own due dili ...

The S&P 500 may be hitting an all-time high, but these three safe stocks are missing out.The broader indexes rallied after the election results, closing the week at all-time highs. But plenty of industry leaders were noticeably absent from the post-election run-up.Here's why Coca-Cola (KO -0.25%), PepsiCo (PEP 0.05%), and Procter & Gamble (PG -0.11%) are sitting on the sidelines but are three dividend stocks that could still be worth buying now. The consumer staples sector has slowedThe consumer staples sec ...

Editor's note: Seeking Alpha is proud to welcome Leonard Lim as a new contributing analyst. You can become one too! Share your best investment idea by submitting your article for review to our editors. Get published, earn money, and unlock exclusive SA Premium access.I have been investing in equities for the last two years since I came of age and have had a fervent interest in the financial markets since I was a teenager. I graduated as the Valedictorian of my secondary school, ranking first in a cohort of ...

PepsiCo won the dismissal of New York’s lawsuit accusing the beverage and snack-food company of polluting the environment with single-use plastic packaging, as the judge criticized the state’s attorney general, Letitia James, for bringing the case.Justice Emilio Colaiacovo of the state Supreme Court in Buffalo said on Thursday that James failed to show PepsiCo created a public nuisance and should have warned consumers about the health and environmental risks of plastics in more than 100 of its brands.James  ...

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PepsiCo is a beverage giant, but it is so much more than that -- and it looks like the stock is fairly priced today. PepsiCo (PEP -0.46%) is one of those companies that has been run so well for so long that investors tend to afford it a premium valuation. When the stock dips down to a fair price, or maybe even a bit lower, you jump on it. That's point No. 3 for why you should buy PepsiCo like there's no tomorrow right now. But let's look at points 1 and 2 first. 1. PepsiCo does a lot of things very well Pep ...

GENYOUth, NOLA Public Schools, New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee, and Purpose-minded Organizations Launch Super School Meals, a High Impact Statewide Initiative to Help End Student Hunger Among Louisiana YouthNEW ORLEANS, Oct. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- GENYOUth, the national non-profit organization founded by America's dairy farmers and the NFL to help ensure school children thrive by living well-nourished and physically active lives, today announced the launch of Super School Meals. In celebration of th ...

Tom Werner/DigitalVision via Getty Images In my recently released book, The Hidden Power of Rising Dividends, I described my 40-year journey into finding methods of valuing stocks. My journey of valuation discovery was always about finding methods that worked, not ...