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I focus on companies with consistent dividend growth, strong financials, and outperformance versus benchmarks like SCHD for my investment strategy. This week's highlighted stocks average a 9.8% dividend increase and a 10-year streak, with KLAC, AMAT, and TTEK delivering exceptional long-term returns. KLAC, AMAT, and TTEK have significantly outperformed SCHD over the past decade, making them top...

I analyze 50 Bloomberg 'Companies to Watch' for 2025, focusing on the 35 that pay dividends and applying the yield-based dogcatcher strategy. 15 of these dividend payers are 'safer' stocks, with free cash flow yields exceeding dividend yields—five are IDEAL candidates for watch-to-buy. Top ten dividend dogs offer estimated average net gains of 21.33% for the coming year, but investors should be...

Call Start: 10:00 January 1, 0000 10:36 AM ET KLA Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC ) Annual JPMorgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference May 14, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Bren Higgins - Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Harlan Sur - JPMorgan Jordan Krawitz - Mark Asset Management Harlan Sur Good morning, and welcome to JPMorga...

With U.S. economic growth turning negative during the first quarter, this earnings season's results might shed some light on which companies may best weather the disruption brought about by President Donald Trump's “liberation day” tariffs announced on April 2.

MILPITAS, Calif. , May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The KLA Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) Board of Directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.90 per share on its common stock, payable on June 3, 2025 to KLA shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 19, 2025.

Markets have become especially accustomed to tech buybacks in recent years. According to S&P Dow Jones Indices, companies in the S&P 500 tech sector spent a whopping $253 billion on buybacks in 2024.

I track 50 high-quality dividend growth stocks to identify opportune investments, updating valuation ratings daily to focus on attractive opportunities. Despite a market sell-off, my investable universe outperformed SPY and SCHD year-to-date, with a loss of -1.83% compared to -5.49% and -4.64%. This month, 17 stocks had valuation rating changes; 10 were upgrades, including Jack Henry & Associat...

KLA's unique position in inspection and metrology is crucial as chip complexity grows, driving demand for their tools despite weaker spending environments. AI, DRAM complexity, and leading-edge foundry demand are key structural drivers boosting KLA's growth, with advanced packaging revenue expected to exceed $850M in 2025. Tariffs and U.S. export controls pose significant risks, potentially imp...