Dividend payout day and ex-dividend date for 12/31/2024

 Tomorrow is the dividend payout day for the following stocks:

$CCI - Crown castle: $1.565/share, Yield: 6.97%
$PLD: Prologis: $0.96/share, Yield: 3.65%
$TXRH: Texas Roadhouse: $0.61/share, Yield: 1.35%
$AVGO: Broadcom: $0.59/share, Yield: 1%
$LTC: LTC properties: $0.19/share, Yield: 6.62%
$GLAD: Gladstone Capital: $0.165/share, Yield: 6.99%

Tomorrow is the ex-dividend day for the following stocks:

$DE: Deere: $1.62/share

$NLY: Ammaly capital: $0.65/share

$STAG: $0.1233/share

$ADC: Agree Realty: $0.253/share

$USB: U.S. Bancorp: $0.5/share

$WPC: W.P. Carey: $0.88/share

$ARE: Alexandria Real Estate: $1.32/share

$AGNC: $0.12/share

$ITW: Illinois Tool Works: $1.50/share

Stock Market update 12/30/24: highest option volume // 52 week high and low

 Stock market update: 12/30/24

Today's 10 worst performers on my list:
$QMCO Quantum Corp: -12.04%
$KULR KULR Technology: -11.16%
$RUM Rumble Inc: -9.13%
$MSTR MicroStrategy Inc: -8.19%
$MARA MARA Holdings Inc: -6.24%
$QBTS D-Wave Quantum Inc: -6.16%
$BITF Bitfarms Ltd: -5.52%
$SOUN SoundHound AI Inc: -5.3%
$HIMS Hims & Hers Health Inc: -5.23%
$RIOT Riot Platforms Inc: -4.46%

Today's notable gainers on my list:

$NU Nu Holdings Ltd: +3.1%

$DVN Devon Energy Corp: +2.47%

$FANG Diamondback Energy Inc: +1.67%

$LNG Cheniere Energy Inc: +1.23%

$QUBT Quantum Computing Inc: +1.04%

$VRT Vertiv Holdings Co: +0.91%

$KMI Kinder Morgan Inc: +0.66%

$HAL Halliburton Co: +0.63%

$MOS Mosaic Co: +0.54%

$EXC Exelon Corp: +0.53%

The following stocks reached a new 52-week low today:

$BHP BHP Group Ltd

$STZ Constellation Brands Inc

$CCI Crown Castle Inc

$LEN Lennar Corp Class A

$QSR Restaurant Brands

$LYB LyondellBasell Industries NV

$TU Telus Corp

$ARE Alexandria Real Estate 

$AVY Avery Dennison Corp

$BAX Baxter International Inc

$NDSN Nordson Corp

$BG Bunge Global SA

$AOS A O Smith Corp

$BLD TopBuild Corp

$MOS Mosaic Co

$FMC FMC Corp

$FIZZ National Beverage Corp

$HOG Harley-Davidson Inc

$FUL H.B. Fuller Company

$AEO American Eagle Outfitters

$STNE StoneCo Ltd

$LION Lionsgate Studios Corp

$BAK Braskem SA ADR Class A

$KSS Kohls Corp

$LEG Leggett & Platt Inc

$BITF Bitfarms Ltd

The following stocks reached a new 52-week high today:

$HSBC HSBC Holdings plc

$VRSN VeriSign, Inc

$COHR Coherent Corp

$MAIN Main Street Capital Corp

$VRNA Verona Pharma PLC - ADR

$JBLU JetBlue Airways Corporation

$TARS Tarsus Pharmaceuticals Inc

$BBAI BigBear. ai Holdings Inc

$NEXA Nexa Resources SA

Today's highest option volume:

$NVDA NVIDIA Corp: 3.81M

$TSLA Tesla Inc: 3.27M

$AAPL Apple Inc: 1.15M

$PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc: 893.57K

$AMD Advanced Micro Devices: 772.49K

$RGTI Rigetti Computing Inc: 606.87K

$MSTR MicroStrategy Inc: 586.38K

$AVGO Broadcom Inc: 551.12K

$AMZN Amazon. com Inc: 505.18K

$SMCI Super Micro Computer: 387.22K

$MSFT Microsoft Corp: 382.38K

$GOOGL Alphabet Inc Class A: 357.22K

$GME GameStop Corp: 303.26K

$META Meta Platforms Inc: 295.81K

$SOFI SoFi Technologies Inc: 280.05K

$SOUN SoundHound AI Inc: 264.12K

$INTC Intel Corp: 254.21K

$MARA MARA Holdings Inc: 221.87K

$QBTS D-Wave Quantum Inc173.05K

$MU Micron Technology Inc: 161.33K

$NFLX Netflix Inc: 154.77K

$TSM Taiwan Semiconductor: 153.54K

$NKLA Nikola Corp: 148.21K

$UBER Uber Technologies Inc: 145.98K

$QUBT Quantum Computing : 145.91K

$NIO Nio Inc - ADR: 142.67K

$CLSK CleanSpark Inc: 140.34K

$PFE Pfizer Inc: 139.59K

$QS Quantumscape Corp: 139.47K

$MRNA Moderna Inc: 138.19K

List of companies that raised their dividends last week (12/16/2024 to 12/20/2024)

 The following companies increased their dividends last week:

$MOS Mosaic Co: 4.8%
$MA Mastercard Inc: 15%
$WM Waste Management Inc: 10%
$VLTO Veralto Corp: 22%
$LW Lamb Weston: 2.8%
$ABCB Ameris Bancorp: 33.3%
$NWFL Norwood Financial Corp: 3.3%
$THFF First Financial Corp: 13.3%
$FULT Fulton Financial Corp: 5.9%
$TRAK Repositrak Inc: 10.3%
$SFBS ServisFirst Bancshares: 11.7v
$TFII TFI International Inc: 12.5%
$NVT nVent Electric PLC: 5.3%
$CUBE CubeSmart: 2%

Waste Management, Inc. (WM) has a history of increasing its dividends, which is reflected in the post's mention of a 10% increase. This aligns with their consistent performance in dividends, making them a reliable choice for dividend-focused investors.

The Mosaic Company (MOS) is recognized for its role in the agriculture sector, producing essential fertilizers. Their dividend increase of 4.8% is part of their strategy to return value to shareholders amidst global agricultural demands, which ties into broader discussions on food security and sustainability.

MasterCard Incorporated (MA) has recently announced a 15% increase in its dividend, bringing the quarterly cash dividend to 76 cents per share. This decision was made public around the time of the post from Invest with Matt on December 22, 2024, at 22:13 UTC, which listed various companies that increased their dividends, including MasterCard. This dividend hike marks MasterCard's 13th consecutive year of increasing its dividends, showcasing the company's strong financial health and confidence in its future growth prospects. This increase from the previous dividend rate signifies MasterCard's commitment to enhancing shareholder value. The new dividend rate will be paid to shareholders of record as of January 9, 2025, with the payment scheduled for February 7, 2025. This announcement is part of MasterCard's broader strategy to return value to its shareholders, alongside a new $12 billion stock buyback program, further demonstrating the company's robust financial position and positive outlook on future performance.

Weekly stock performance summary

 Quantum Computing Inc. (QUBT) led last week's market performance with a 150% gain, highlighting the growing interest in quantum computing technology, which promises revolutionary advancements in computing power.

D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS) and Rigetti Computing, Inc. (RGTI) also showed significant gains, with 37% and 33%, respectively. This reflects their roles in advancing quantum computing systems and software, with recent partnerships like D-Wave's collaboration with NTT DOCOMO for network optimization.

IonQ, Inc. (IONQ) experienced a 38% increase, following leadership changes and industry recognition, demonstrating the sector's dynamic growth and its potential impact across various technology sectors.

Weekly performance: Quantum stocks dominated the market last week.

Last week's top performers in terms of gain:

$QUBT Quantum Computing Inc: +150.00%
$IONQ IONQ Inc: +38.00%
$QBTS D-Wave Quantum Inc: +37.00%
$RGTI Rigetti Computing Inc: +33.00%
$TEVA Teva Pharmaceutical Industries: +34.00%
$BB BlackBerry Ltd: +32.00%
$SOUN SoundHound AI Inc: +24.00%
$NSANY Nissan Motor Co Ltd: +21.00%
$LCID Lucid Group Inc: +17.00%
$SEDG Solaredge Technologies Inc: +15.00%
$DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc.: +13.00%
$DOCS Doximity Inc: +10.00%
$GME GameStop Corp: +8.40%
$LI Li Auto Inc: +7.80%
$JBL Jabil Inc: +7.60%
$PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc: +7.30%
$CHPT ChargePoint Holdings Inc: +6.60%
$ALK Alaska Air Group Inc: +7.40%
$BA Boeing Co: +6.30%
$APP Applovin Corp: +5.70%
$SAGE SAGE Therapeutics Inc: +5.50%
$PLUG Plug Power Inc: +8.70%
$TCEHY Tencent Holdings ADR: +5.20%
$FOXA Fox Corp Class A: +5.10%

Ibotta Inc., mentioned in the post with a -18.00% return, is a mobile technology company known for providing purchase cash-back rewards. It recently became a publicly traded company in April 2024, listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol IBTA.

Upstart Holdings Inc., with a -19.00% return, is a company involved in AI lending technology. Recently, Kaua'i Federal Credit Union selected Upstart for personal lending, which might influence investor perceptions of the company's growth potential.

Novo Nordisk A/S, listed with a -21.00% return, is a global healthcare company focused on defeating diabetes and other chronic diseases. It is known for its commitment to using 100% renewable power in production facilities and its recent strategy to achieve zero environmental impact.

Weekly performance:

Last week's worst performers in terms of return:

$BNED Barnes & Noble Education Inc: -24.00%

$NVO Novo Nordisk A/S: -21.00%

$UPST Upstart Holdings Inc: -19.00%

$IBTA Ibotta Inc: -18.00%

$MP Mp Materials Corp: -17.00%

$ARM Arm Holdings PLC - ADR: -14.00%

$BITF Bitfarms Ltd: -14.00%

$MU Micron Technology Inc: -14.00%

$CELH Celsius Holdings Inc: -14.00%

$VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc: -14.00%

$XPO XPO Inc: -14.00%

$MARA MARA Holdings Inc: -13.00%

$PZZA Papa John's International Inc: -13.00%

$MSTR MicroStrategy Inc: -13.00%

$NU Nu Holdings Ltd: -13.00%

$RIOT Riot Platforms Inc: -12.00%

$CTAS Cintas Corp: -12.00%

$OC Owens Corning: -12.00%

$COIN Coinbase Global Inc: -11.00%

$PAYC Paycom Software Inc: -11.00%

$WBD Warner Bros Discovery Inc: -11.00%

$HIMS Hims & Hers Health Inc: -6.30%

Today's stock market update 12/17/2024

 Today's top 10 stocks in my list:

$PFE Pfizer Inc: 4.67%
$TSLA Tesla Inc: 3.64%
$BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb: 3.19%
$NIO Nio Inc - ADR: 2.71%
$ENTG Entegris Inc: 2.48%
$ABBV AbbVie Inc: 2.18%
$WSM Williams-Sonoma Inc: 2.15%
$REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals: 2.09%
$DXCM DexCom Inc: 1.82%
$JNJ       Johnson & Johnson: 1.79%

Today's worst 10 stocks on my list:

$MRVL Marvell Technology Inc: -10.04%

$CVS CVS Health Corp: -5.49%

$CELH Celsius Holdings Inc: -5.49%

$MSTR MicroStrategy Inc: -5.41%

$VRT Vertiv Holdings Co: -4.18%

$RIVN Rivian Automotive Inc: -4.17%

$AVGO Broadcom Inc: -3.91%

$VST Vistra Corp: -3.83%

$TMUS T-Mobile Us Inc: -3.82%

$ANET Arista Networks Inc: -3.04%

Today's highest option volumes:

$NVDA NVIDIA Corp: 3.68M

$TSLA Tesla Inc: 3.05M

$AVGO Broadcom Inc: 1.21M

$PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc: 1.00M

$AAPL Apple Inc: 732.26K

$GOOGL Alphabet Inc Class A: 673.20K

$SMCI Super Micro Computer Inc: 640.04K

$MSTR MicroStrategy Inc: 610.21K

$AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc: 573.64K

$MU Micron Technology Inc: 518.42K

$AMZN Amazon Inc: 447.14K

$MARA MARA Holdings Inc: 438.16K

$RIVN Rivian Automotive Inc: 420.70K

$SOFI SoFi Technologies Inc: 412.42K

$SOUN SoundHound AI Inc: 400.58K

$RIOT Riot Platforms Inc: 398.38K

$INTC Intel Corp: 344.05K

$GME GameStop Corp: 282.43K

$UBER Uber Technologies Inc: 252.07K

$HOOD Robinhood Markets Inc: 239.43K

$RGTI Rigetti Computing Inc: 235.00K

$MSFT Microsoft Corp: 229.09K

$BA Boeing Co: 226.14K

$META Meta Platforms Inc: 224.10K

$COIN Coinbase Global Inc: 221.19K

$CLSK CleanSpark Inc: 217.01K

$PFE Pfizer Inc: 205.72K

$F Ford Motor Co: 197.87K

$BABA Alibaba Group: 189.36K

$QBTS D-Wave Quantum Inc: 185.95K

The following stocks reached a new 52-week high today:

$AAPL Apple Inc

$GOOGL Alphabet Inc Class A

$TSLA Tesla Inc

$AVGO Broadcom Inc

$V Visa Inc

$ANET Arista Networks Inc

$PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc

$DASH DoorDash Inc

$NET Cloudflare Inc

$WSM Williams-Sonoma Inc

$TEVA Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd

$LII Lennox International Inc

$XPO XPO Inc

$SOFI SoFi Technologies Inc

$COHR Coherent Corp

$IONQ IONQ Inc

The following stocks reached a new 52-week low today:

$NSRGY Nestle SA - ADR

$PEP PepsiCo Inc

$BHP BHP Group Ltd

$COP ConocoPhillips

$BUD Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA

$ELV Elevance Health Inc

$REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc

$CI Cigna Group

$CNI Canadian National Railway Co

$CVS CVS Health Corp

$PSX Phillips 66

$HMC Honda Motor Co Ltd

$MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp

$OXY Occidental Petroleum Corp

$VLO Valero Energy Corporation

$NUE Nucor Corp

$HAL Halliburton Co

$DVN Devon Energy Corp

$ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc

$AVY Avery Dennison Corp

$NSANY Nissan Motor Co Ltd

$SIRI Sirius XM Holdings Inc

Stock market highs and lows on 12/16/2024

 

Today's top 10 gainers on my list:

$CIFR  Cipher Mining:  20.55%
$AVGO  Broadcom:  11.21%
$BITF  Bitfarms:  8.81%
$MARA  MARA Holdings:  8.05%
$RIOT  Riot Platforms:  8.01%
$RIVN  Rivian Automotive:  6.75%
$TSLA  Tesla Inc:  6.14%
$LCID  Lucid Group:  5.81%
$MU  Micron Technology:  5.62%
$CRWD  Crowdstrike Holdings:  5.48%

Today's 10  worst performers on my list:

$SMCI Super Micro Computer:  -8.26%
$CVS CVS Health Corp:  -5.61%
$PSX  Phillips 66:  -5.24%
$MPC Marathon Petroleum:  -5.06%
$ARM Arm Holdings:  -4.55%
$SBUX Starbucks Corp:  -4.41%
$DVN Devon Energy:  -3.81%
$MOS Mosaic Co:  -3.55%
$BLDR Builders FirstSource:  -3.52%
$BP          BP plc:  -3.4%

Today's highest option volume:

$NVDA NVIDIA Corp: 4.98M

$TSLA Tesla Inc: 4.05M

$AVGO Broadcom Inc: 1.84M

$AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc: 1.32M

$PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc: 960.71K

$AAPL Apple Inc: 920.83K

$MSTR MicroStrategy Inc: 795.67K

$SMCI Super Micro Computer Inc: 581.62K

$AMZN http://Amazon.com Inc: 526.96K

$SOUN SoundHound AI Inc: 525.64K

$GOOGL Alphabet Inc Class A: 428.29K

$MARA  Mara holding: 361.70K

$MSFT Microsoft: 355.04K

$META Meta Platforms Inc: 350.68K

$RIOT Riot Platforms Inc: 350.29K

$INTC Intel Corp: 347.42K

$UBER Uber Technologies Inc: 325.05K

$CLSK CleanSpark Inc: 322.37K

$SOFI SoFi Technologies Inc: 277.31K

$DIS Walt Disney Co: 263.72K

$TSM Taiwan Semiconductor: 262.70K

$MU Micron Technology Inc: 253.72K

$MRVL Marvell Technology Inc: 234.91K

$GME GameStop Corp: 229.57K

$BABA Alibaba Group Holding: 229.24K

$COIN Coinbase Global Inc: 212.96K

$ADBE Adobe Inc: 205.19K

$UPST Upstart Holdings Inc: 205.06K

$NIO Nio Inc - ADR: 202.25K

$NKLA Nikola Corp: 199.91K

The following stocks reached 52-week highs today:

$AAPL

$AMZN

$GOOGL

$TSLA

$AVGO

$V

$COST

$HSBC

$ANET

$MRVL

$ORLY

$RBLX

$HOOD

$AFRM

$XPO

$SOFI

$MORN

Today the following stocks reached a new 52-week low:

$NSRGY

$COP

$ELV

$REGN

$CI

$CNI

$CVS

$PSX

$MPC

$OXY

$MCHP

$NUE

$DOW

$LYB

$BIIB

$ARE

Companies that raised dividends last week (12/9/24 to 12/13/24)

Companies that raised dividends last week:

$LINE Lineage Inc: 38.8%
$RCL Royal Caribbean Cruises: 37.5%
$TGLS Tecnoglass Inc: 36.4%
$ZTS Zoetis Inc: 16%
$LLY Eli Lilly And Co: 15.4%
$AVGO Broadcom Inc: 11.3%
$MDLZ MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL: 10.6%
$BCPC Balchem Corp: 10.1%
$ABT Abbott Laboratories: 7.3%
$WDFC WD-40 Co: 6.8%
$SEIC SEI Investments Co: 6.5%
$EIX Edison International: 6.1%
$RWT Redwood Trust Inc: 5.9%
$AMGN Amgen Inc: 5.8%
$TTC Toro Co: 5.6%
$SYK Stryker Corp: 5%
$ENSG Ensign Group Inc: 4.2%
$INVH Invitation Homes Inc: 3.6%
$BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co: 3.3%
$MAA Mid-America Apartment: 3.1%
$ANDE Andersons Inc: 2.6%
$PFE Pfizer Inc: 2.4%
$NUE Nucor Corp: 1.9%
$EPRT Essential Properties Realty: 1.7%
$ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities: 1.5%
$O Realty Income Corp: 0.2%

Last week's top and worst performing stocks

 Last week's best-performing stocks:

$DOCU Docusign Inc +35.00%
$SMCI Super Micro Computer Inc +27.00%
$LULU Lululemon Athletica Inc +24.00%
$PSTG Pure Storage Inc +22.00%
$ROKU Roku Inc +20.00%
$AAL American Airlines Group Inc +20.00%
$U Unity Software Inc +17.00%
$WDAY Workday Inc +17.00%
$MRVL Marvell Technology Inc +16.00%
$RBLX Roblox Corp +15.00%
$PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc +15.00%
$HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co +14.00%
$RDDT Reddit Inc +14.00%
$COIN Coinbase Global Inc +13.00%
$TSLA Tesla Inc +12.00%
$ULTA Ulta Beauty Inc +10.00%
$AVGO Broadcom Inc +10.00%
$DDOG Datadog Inc +9.70%
$EL Estee Lauder Companies Inc +9.60%
$CRM Salesforce Inc +9.40%
$HOOD Robinhood Markets Inc +9.10%
$WSM Williams-Sonoma, Inc. +8.70%
$TER Teradyne Inc +8.60%
$META Meta Platforms Inc +7.90%

Last week's worst performers:

$INTC Intel Corp: -16.00%
$MCHP Microchip Technology Inc: -13.00%
$RKLB Rocket Lab USA Inc: -12.00%
$UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc: -11.00%
$HAL Halliburton Company: -10.00%
$NUE Nucor Corp: -8.90%
$UBER Uber Technologies Inc: -8.30%
$BALL Ball Corp: -7.80%
$DVN Devon Energy Corp: -7.50%
$UPS United Parcel Service, Inc.: -7.40%
$CVS CVS Health Corp: -7.40%
$CPB Campbell's Co: -7.30%
$FDX FedEx Corp: -6.90%
$SNPS Synopsys Inc: -6.70%
$CTRA Coterra Energy Inc: -6.70%
$ON ON Semiconductor Corp: -6.70%
$MBLY Mobileye Global Inc: -6.70%
$LYB LyondellBasell Industries NV: -6.60%
$SLB Schlumberger NV: -6.50%
$LEN Lennar Corp Class A: -6.40%
$ELV Elevance Health Inc: -6.40%
$CHWY Chewy Inc: -6.30%

Earnings from Salesforce and Okta

$CRM Salesforce is going to report its 2025 Q3 earnings after hours. 

Consensus revenue: $9.3B (+7.19% YoY)

EPS estimates: $2.45 (+15.92% YoY)

The following is the Q3 revenues reported by $CRM since 2004:

Salesforce's ($CRM) revenue has shown a consistent upward trend since 1999.

In Q3 of 2024, the revenue appears to be just under $10 billion, as indicated by the bar reaching close to the $10,000,000,000 mark on the y-axis.

The growth trajectory suggests a significant increase over the years, with a marked rise starting around 2015.

The trend indicates a steady expansion in revenue, likely due to an increased customer base, expanded services, or acquisitions.

$OKTA is going to report its earnings after hours.

Consensus revenue: $649.64M (+11.24%YoY)

EPS estimate: $0.584 (+32.60% YoY)

The charts below show the Q3 revenues and EPS for $OKTA since 2016. 

The revenue indicates consistent revenue growth, with a steep incline in recent years.

For the first time, there is a positive projection (represented in pink). This marks a significant improvement.

YTD it is down 10%. I am hoping for a jump after earnings.

EV/EBITDA against EBITDA Margin for Tech companies

EV/EBITDA against EBITDA Margin % can provide insight into a company's valuation, operational efficiency, and market perception. 

EV/EBITDA is used to compare the value of a company, including debt, to its cash earnings minus non-cash expenses.

EBITDA Margin % shows how much of each dollar of revenue is converted into EBITDA, which indicates operational efficiency and profitability.

High EV/EBITDA with High EBITDA Margin: This suggests a company is both profitable and highly valued by the market, potentially due to strong growth prospects or market dominance. 

High EV/EBITDA with Low EBITDA Margin: Could imply that the market is betting on future improvements or growth, despite current inefficiencies or lower profitability. $NVDA, $AMD

Low EV/EBITDA with High EBITDA Margin: Might indicate an undervalued company with good operational efficiency but possibly overlooked by the market, or it could reflect concerns about future growth or industry downturns. $AVGO, $TXN

Low EV/EBITDA with Low EBITDA Margin: This suggests a company that's both undervalued and operationally inefficient, potentially a distressed asset or one in a declining industry. $INTC, $ACN

This comparison can guide investment decisions:

Value Investing: Look for low EV/EBITDA companies with improving or already high EBITDA margins as potential undervalued opportunities. $QCOM, $CSCO, $AMAT, $LRCX, $NXPI, $AAPL.

Growth Investing: High EV/EBITDA might be justified if coupled with improving EBITDA margins, signaling operational leverage and growth. $CDNS, $ADBE.