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📈Market Monday: Ever wondered what a stock split really means? 🤔What does this mean? A stock split is when a company divides its existing shares into multiple shares, effectively reducing the share price. This makes the stock more accessible to retail investors who may want to invest in smaller amounts. It's not just a gesture of accessibility; it often stimulates demand for the stock, potentially driving up its price. 🫵How does this affect you? For individual investors, a stock split means they can purchase shares at a lower price point, which may attract more people to invest in the company. Historically, companies that split their stock have tended to outperform the market in the months following the split, offering potential benefits to shareholders. 🔮What is the future outlook? With a stock split, companies like Nvidia aim to broaden their investor base and potentially sustain or boost their market performance. By making shares more affordable, they hope to maintain or extend their rally, benefiting both existing and new investors. #MarketMonday #StockSplit #InvestingInsights

Thanks to the whirlwind market rally, NVIDIA’s market cap now tops a mind-boggling $2.5 trillion, larger than the entire German stock market and making it the world’s third most valuable company after Microsoft and Apple. With NVIDIA shares trading above $1,000, the company announced a quarterly dividend boost, from $0.04 per share to $0.10, an increase of 150%. It also announced a 10-for-1 stock split to make its stock more attractive to retail investors, following Walmart, which enacted a 3-for-1 split in February. Alphabet, Tesla and Amazon all split shares in 2022. Stock splits don’t change a stock’s fundamentals, but they’ve tended to result in near-term gains as additional investors pile in. NVIDIA stock now turns up in more retail investors’ portfolios than any other name, according to recent analysis by Vanda Research. The stock represented 9.3% of investors’ portfolios on average, higher than other popular stocks and ETFs such as Apple, Tesla and the Invesco QQQ ETF.   Finally, NVIDIA just ranked number one on the 2024 Axios Harris Poll 100, which ranks the reputations of companies most on Americans’ minds. Tens of thousands of respondents are asked which two companies—in their opinion—stand out as having the best reputation. Rounding out the top five companies were 3M, Fidelity Investments, Sony and Adidas.

IS GAME STOP AT IT AGAIN!!!! ROARING KITTYIS BACK!! Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: GameStop, Nvidia, Intel, Kenvue and more Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. GameStop — GameStop shares rallied more than 37% in the premarket after “Roaring Kitty” posted for the first time in roughly three years. The post, a picture on X of a video gamer leaning forward on their chair as to indicate he’s taking the game seriously, marked Roaring Kitty’s first post on the platform — or on Reddit— since 2021. Arm Holdings — Shares popped 3.4% following a Nikkei report that the chip company is looking to launch its first artificial intelligence chips next year. Arm hopes to build the prototype by spring 2024, according to the report.  Nvidia — Nvidia shares added about 1% after Jefferies hiked its price target on the chipmaker to $1,200 a share, implying about 34% upside. “We believe it’s too early to sift out winners and losers in the AI basket yet, but NVDA is our favorite,” analyst Blayne Curtis wrote. Intel — The chipmaker rose 1.1% after The Wall Street Journal reported Intel is in talks for an $11 billion deal with Apollo Global Management to build a factory in Ireland. Kenvue — Shares declined nearly 2% after Kenvue announced Johnson & Johnson will sell its 9.5% stake stake in the company. The consumer health company completed its spinoff from Johnson & Johnson in May 2023. Squarespace — Shares of the website platform company jumped more than 12% after announcing a $6.9 billion deal to go private. Squarespace said on Monday morning that it will be sold to private equity firm Permira at $44 per share, a 15.2% premium from Friday’s close. Penn Entertainment — The sports-betting stock dipped 2.3% after Bank of America downgraded shares to neutral from buy, saying it sees Penn as a “deep value turnaround” rather than a growth opportunity, which was its original view. The company’s balance sheet deterioration was also a point of concern for the stock, according to the firm. Airline stocks — Shares of United, Delta and American Airlines added 0.6% after HSBC initiated coverage with buy ratings. HSBC highlighted Delta as its preferred stock in the sector. Demand for international travel and a rebound in corporate travel will support the stocks, according to the firm. SolarEdge — Shares pulled back 0.9% after Susquehanna downgraded shares to neutral from positive. Following the solar company’s wider-than-expected first quarter losses and weak revenue guidance, Susquehanna said gross margins remain under pressure. Incyte — The biopharmaceutical company jumped more than 5% Monday after it approved a $2 billion share repurchase program. #mortgage #mortgages #broker #brokers #mortgagebroker #mortgagebrokers

The largest 5 stocks outperformed most other stocks of the S&P 500 last year on the back of much stronger company fundamentals. However, this might be about to change, as company results for other stocks begin to catch up and investors become nervous with the massive gains achieved by the leading names such as Nvidia, Meta Amazon and a few others. The impact of higher interest rates on those stocks is also a concern, as their recent decline mirrors a significant rise in rates so far this quarter. https://lnkd.in/eiG8C-vZ #stocks #interestrates #sp500 #investors

STOCKS RISE as TECH SHARES head BACK UP - Ladies.. 😊😎😄 (And The Walt Disney Company & Charter Communications deal?) 😯 The BLACKOUT WILL END just before Monday Night Football 🏈 .. KEY POINTS: STOCKS ROSE to begin trading for the week as retail investors bought up TECH SHARES in the wake of recent weakness. Tesla shares jumped MORE THAN 5% after Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock and predicted a significant rally ahead because of breakthroughs with its autonomous software. Qualcomm shares rose more than 4% after the semiconductor company said Monday it will supply Apple with 5G modems for smartphones through 2026. The TECHNOLOGY Select Sector SPDR, made up of the tech shares in the S&P 500, was down 1.5% in August and another 1.6% this month through Friday. However, the ETF is STILL UP NEARLY 40% on the year. .. (Based on CNBC Reporting By: Sarah Min | Tanaya Macheel | Lillian Rizzo) .. #ONLINE 👣 ✈ 💙 ..

Even if you’re new to investing you’ve probably heard about dividends. These are payments publicly traded companies may make to shareholders and can take the form of cash or additional shares, known as stock dividends. There are several reasons investors look to dividend stocks: Most pay out quarterly, which can provide relatively reliable income. Companies that pay dividends are typically seen as more stable and financially sound and, historically, dividend stocks have provided a buffer during market downturns. 🌐 https://lnkd.in/eXRqt3DY

More info here ↓ When you own growth stocks, you're hitching a ride on their potential for serious expansion. Instead of doling out dividends, these companies put their cash back into growing their business. And owning these stocks might mean a shot at higher returns because their value can skyrocket as they grow. Plus, they're often from cutting-edge industries, so you're kinda investing in the future too. That being said, investing in these “new” companies usually means more risk. So be prepared for that. Which is your favorite growth stock? #apple #applestock #beststocks #sp500 #aapl #dividend #dividends #dividendincome #dividendinvesting #dividendgrowthstocks #dividendyield #dividendstocks #dividendinvesting #investingeducation #stockstowatch #stockstobuy #stockstohold #stockmarketnews #teslastock #hustle #nyse #nasdaq #valueinvesting #growthstocks #stockstotrade #intelligentinvesting #dividendgrowthinvesting #warrenbuffett

Path Financial Chief Investment Officer Raul Elizalde's latest analysis for Forbes.com shares why this is a crucial week for stocks. The largest 5 stocks outperformed most other stocks of the S&P 500 last year on the back of much stronger company fundamentals. However, this might be about to change, as company results for other stocks begin to catch up and investors become nervous with the massive gains achieved by the leading names such as Nvidia, Meta Amazon and a few others. The impact of higher interest rates on those stocks is also a concern, as their recent decline mirrors a significant rise in rates so far this quarter. https://lnkd.in/e-8u6pUn #stocks #investing #investors #interestrates #economy #sp500