The Compound Investor

PepsiCo (PEP) stock last appeared on the site back in April. At the time, the snacks and beverage giant had just released financial results covering its first quarter. The numbers came in strong, with organic sales growth at just under 8% and profit per share (“EPS”) growth at 10% versus…

I last covered Coca-Cola (KO) stock back in the summer. At the time, Atlanta-based Coke had been battered by COVID. Its share price sat around the $43.60 mark, which was 20% lower than at the start of the year. That came on the back of fairly significant disruption to its…

A couple of weeks ago I posted a brief update on Mastercard stock. It always feels incomplete covering one of the payment processing giants without mentioning the other. That means a quick update is also due on Visa (V), which I last covered back in April. For the most part,…

Altria (MO) stock has had a tough time of things in recent years. The Marlboro owner has lost roughly 45% of its value since hitting $77 per share back in mid-2017. A small pile of dividend cash – $10.75 per share to be a bit more precise – cushions the…

A couple of dividend-focused ETFs have appeared on the site to date. These were the Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) and its cousin, the Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (VYMI). Despite their names, they are not as crude as simply picking the highest yielding stocks out there. That…