Stock market update on 10/28/2025

Today's notable top performing stocks:

$REGN Regeneron Pharm 11.82%

$UPS United Parcel Service  8.01%

$NOV Nov Inc 7.17%

$SOFI SoFi Technologies Inc 5.53%

$SHW Sherwin-Williams Co 5.47%

$NUE Nucor Corp 5.43%

$INTC Intel Corp 5.03%

$NVDA NVIDIA Corp 4.98%

$WSM Williams-Sonoma Inc 3.51%

$CRWD Crowdstrike  3.25%

Today's notable worst performing stocks:

$ARE Alexandria Real Estate -19.18%

$IONQ IONQ Inc -8.98%

$QBTS D-Wave Quantum Inc -8.68%

$RGTI Rigetti Computing Inc -7.88%

$RIOT Riot Platforms Inc -6.28%

$CE Celanese Corp -6%

$KULR KULR Technology Group Inc -6.11%

$DOC Healthpeak Properties Inc -5.4%

$BITF Bitfarms Ltd -5.29%

$CLSK CleanSpark Inc -5.2%

The following stocks reached a new 52 week high:

$NVDA NVIDIA Corp

$MSFT Microsoft Corp

$AAPL Apple Inc

$GOOG Alphabet Inc Class C

$AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc

$ASML ASML Holding NV

$BAC Bank of America Corp

$TM Toyota Motor Corp

$GE General Electric Co

$IBM IBM Common Stock

$CSCO Cisco Systems Inc

$MS Morgan Stanley

$SFTBY SoftBank Group Corp - ADR

$RTX Rtx Corp

$SHOP Shopify Inc

$RY Royal Bank of Canada

$INTC Intel Corp

$NEE NextEra Energy Inc

$PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc

$TD Toronto-Dominion Bank

$CRWD Crowdstrike Holdings Inc

$WELL Welltower Inc

$DELL Dell Technologies Inc

$CVS CVS Health Corp

$SNOW Snowflake Inc

$RIO Rio Tinto plc ADR Common Stock

$BNS Bank of Nova Scotia

$CM Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

$GM General Motors Co

$NOK Nokia Oyj

$SOFI SoFi Technologies Inc

$LUMN Lumen Technologies Inc

The following stocks reached a new 52 week low today:

$PGR Progressive Corp

$CMCSA Comcast Corp

$MMC Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc

$BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co

$WM Waste Management Inc

$ROP Roper Technologies Inc

$BRO Brown & Brown Inc

$CHD Church & Dwight Co Inc

$CLX Clorox Co

$ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc

$CZR Caesars Entertainment Inc

$FIZZ National Beverage Corp

$UA Under Armour Inc Class C

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.