2 Stock Split Stocks To Buy Hand-Over-Fist in October
-->Key PointsForward stock splits are often a good indication of bullish sentiment that will continue post-split.Taking advantage of a temporarily lower stock price before it rises again is a prudent strategy that has fueled multiple stock splits for some companies over their successful histories. Stocks that are already on a bull streak post-split with no sign of deceleration often still offer substantial upside opportunity.Are you ahead, or behind on retirement? SmartAsset’s free tool can match you with a financial advisor in minutes to help you answer that today. Each advisor has been carefully vetted, and must act in your best interests. Don’t waste another minute; learn more here.(Sponsor)-->-->Companies that climb to high market prices will often give their Boards of Directors cause to propose forward stock splits to keep the market price quote at a sufficiently affordable price for new buyers to obtain shares. When demand is strong, multiple stock splits over the course of years can effectively become a compounding wealth building device, which is how people who bought early shares of Microsoft and Apple became millionaires simply by holding their initial positions and watching them multiply through numerous forward splits. Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.(NASDAQ: IBKR)is a good example of a stock that is on its way towards replicating that trajectory. Since enacting a 4-for-1 split in June 2025, IBKR has risen over 33%, 44% year to date, and 438% over the past five years. A $1000 investment made in September 2015 would be worth $6,509.16, or a 550.92% gain, as of September 29, 2025, excluding dividends. IBKR has already made a new high of $70.27 at the time of this writing (adjusted for the split) and shows no signs of running out of steam anytime soon.Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd. (NYSE: BNT)is scheduled for a 3-for-2 forward stock split to be payable to shareholders of record on October 9, 2025. It is up 50% since April 1, and has reached a pre-split 52-week high of $71.84 within the last 10 trading days. IBKR: Digital Trade FacilitationIBKR clientele is 55% institutional and professional traders, and 45% retail customers.Until the advent of computers to execute market trades, sales and purchases of securities, funds, futures, and other instruments were conducted on written paper tickets with designated “runners” who went to the appropriate desk at the exchange and delivered the orders to the specialist by hand.Interactive Brokers Groupconducts the digital equivalent of these, and other tasks, in milliseconds, on a worldwide basis.Background:Based in Greenwich, CT, IBKR has been operating as an automated global electronic trade broker since 1977. Its specialty is routing orders and executing and processing trades in securities, futures, foreign exchange instruments, bonds, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and precious metals on more than 160 electronic exchanges and market centers in 37 countries and 28 currencies. The IBRK trading platform also connects third-party cryptocurrency service providers for customers to access cryptocurrency buy and sell orders. In the United States, IBKR operates primarily from Greenwich and Chicago. Across the planet, it conducts business through offices in Canada, the U.K., Ireland, Switzerland, Hungary, India, China (Hong Kong and Shanghai), Japan, Singapore, and Australia. IBKR boasted a workforce of over 3,000 as of this summer. Competitive Edges:Technology– IBKR has invested in developing proprietary technology that has allowed it to automate a number of its processes and make them ergonomically-friendly for its retail customer base, which is 45% of its business.Market Trading Segments– As one might expect, IBKR’s institutional business, which makes up 55% of its revenues, is designed to compete with such electronic trading platforms as Tradeweb, Alpaca, Clear Street, and Horizon Fintex, among others. However, IBKR also has a considerable retail client base. As such, it competes on a trading platform basis with firms like RobinHood and Charles Schwab.Brokerage Services– In addition to trade executions, IBKR offers a higher interest rate on cash held in customer accounts than many of its competitors, and its margin loan rates are notably lower than its peers. This is affordable for them, thanks to the efficiencies derived from their technological developments and innovations. As of this summer, IBKR saw a 32% increase in customer accounts (3.87 million), a 34% in customer equity ($665 billion), and 49% gain in daily average revenue trades (3.55 million). Additionally, IBKR replaced Walgreen’s Boots Alliance in the S&P 500 Index in August, 2025. Quietly Conquering Global Markets – BNTThe lower Manhattan Financial District area overlooking the Hudson River belongs to Brookfield Properties, a sister company to Brookfield Wealth Solutions.While the World Trade Center Towers remain iconic symbols of New York City, the World Financial Center, which boasts the gorgeous Winter Garden Atrium, the yacht harbor at the Hudson River, a shopping center with multiple restaurants, and an office building complex, is arguably a more appealing attraction. In 2013, Brookfield Properties bought the entire property of 2013, and discreetly renamed it as Brookfield Place, although few longtime New York residents refer to it by that name. Brookfield Properties is the property arm of Toronto headquartered Brookfield Corporation, a multinational conglomerate that is the largest infrastructure management company on Earth, and currently has over $1 trillion in AUM. Another Brookfield subsidiary,Brookfield Wealth Solutions (NYSE: BNT), is engaged primarily in insurance and reinsurance, with property & casualty, life insurance, annuities, wealth protection, and customized capital solutions. A true multinational player, BNT has continued to expand abroad. Getting clearance to operate in the UK in March, the company recently made a splash across the pond with its September acquisition announcement of Just Group, a financial services firm in the UK, in a deal valued at £2.4bn ($3.2bn).Additionally, BNT just announced a reinsurance agreement with Dai-Ichi Frontier Life on the heels of BNT opening another Tokyo office earlier this year. The agreement allows Dai-ichi Frontier Life to reinsure liabilities to Brookfield Wealth Solutions’ U.S.-based subsidiary, American National Insurance Company, on a flow basis. Japan’s insurance market is estimated at $6 trillion. From a growth perspective, BNT’s market cap has grown 129.52% in the past 12-months. This strong expansion led to the proposed 3-for-2 forward stock split scheduled to consummate on October 9th. The Trend Is Your FriendIf the indicators are present, the trend going upside is very often your friend. In a bull market, forward splits often fuel more buying, which adds fuel to trend – until it changes its course.Investor and analyst Martin Zweig is credited with the maxim:“The trend is your friend, until the end when it bends.” As we are entering the 36th month of the current bull run in the stock market, the trend is not showing any signs of faltering. Since its split in June IBKR has continued soaring upward. BNT is showing indications of following suit after its split in the next week. The trend is certainly acting like a friend in continuing to buoy these stocks as they ride upwards. Those who choose to hop aboard will likely see gains – at least in the near term.Of course, the other half of the maxim: “until the end when it bends”, is echoing reality: all things come to an end at some point, and inevitably will change course. IBKR’s gains are actually intimately connected to the overall trend. A bull market in the S&P 500 inevitably leads to more frequent stock trading activity, commensurately fueling the business of companies like IBKR. Unsurprisingly, a strong bull market also supplies ammunition to the insurance industry, which is the bailiwick of BNT. Buying shares of IBKR or BNT post-split can be likened to hopping aboard a moving train. Purchasing BNT shares prior to the split is analogous to buying a ticket on a new amusement park ride – you’re not sure how extreme things might get, but it should be a fun trip regardless. Should an investor choose to acquire shares in either or both IBKR and BNT, there is a strong likelihood for paper gains. However, prudent fund management advises close monitoring and making sure to take money off the table so at least some of those gains become tangible, if there are doubts as to whether IBKR and BNT will perform historically like Apple or Microsoft. If You’ve Been Thinking About Retirement, Pay Attention (sponsor)Retirement planning doesn’t have to feel overwhelming. The key is finding expert guidance, and SmartAsset’s simple quiz makes it easier than ever for you to connect with a vetted financial advisor. Here’s how:Answer a Few Simple Questions. Get Matched with Vetted Advisors Choose Your Fit Why wait? Start building the retirement you’ve always dreamed of.Get started today! 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BSTZ vs QQQX For Income Seeking Retirees
-->Key PointsRetirees are the biggest income focused individual investor demographic, with Baby Boomer aged retirees cumulatively totalling over 73 million.CEFs and ETFs focused on cutting edge sectors of technology, medicine, and others are often structured to appeal to younger investors more familiar with those sectors’ latest breakthroughs.Provided that an investment product can satisfy concerns about risk and provides the income a retiree is seeking, there’s no reason for them not to add it to their portfolio.Are you ahead or behind on retirement? SmartAsset’s free tool can match you with a financial advisor in minutes to help you answer that today. Each advisor has been carefully vetted, and must act in your best interests. Don’t waste another minute – learn more here.(Sponsor)-->-->The Baby Boomer generation has an unusual relationship with technology. Due to the huge strides made with digital technology, computers, smart phones, A.I., and all other associated telecommunications and information processing they entail, there is a somewhat unfair stereotype that a majority of seniors are Luddites and still living exclusively in the analog realm. Besides the fact that most of the people who built the current architecture, i.e., Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Larry Ellison, et al. are all Boomers themselves, a silent but sizable percentage of seniors are actually quite comfortable with digital technology. For example, according such sources asTech TimesandHerosmyth:68% of Boomers owned smart phones, with nearly the same number also owning laptop or desktop computers.90% of Boomers have shopped online, with 79% of them in their 60s and 72% of them in their 70s. 68% of Boomers use social media,30% of Boomers are comfortable using A.I.Comfort Levels are All SubjectiveRisk tolerance and intellectual comfort levels with different investment vehicles are totally subjective criteria and defy easy categorization by age, race, or occupation.As much as marketers love to use statistics and demographics to categorize different targeted groups with select marketing criteria, these are only gross generalizations. The attraction of big data marketing has been to get granular with each user’s individual preferences, lies, and dislikes – and investment products are no exception.Conventional wisdom usually holds that younger people are much more prone to invest in riskier products – perhaps due to the folly of youth – yet, when April’s market plunge in the wake of President Trump’s reciprocal tariff policies gave Gen-Z a taste of the bear market, a surprising percentage of them have become more conservative investors. As a result, although it may hold for a plurality, it’s not fair to assume that a tech fund would not appeal to a majority of retirees due to their complexity and unfamiliar company portfolio, vs. a more conventional index fund. TheBlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust (NYSE: BSTZ)and theNuveen NASDAQ 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund (QQQX)are two such examples.As a Closed End Fund (CEF) from multi trillion asset management behemoth BlackRock, BSTZ is a one of a kind fund: Unlike most closed end funds that invest in other public companies, BSTZ carries a roughly 60/40 ratio mix of private companies to public ones. All the stocks are in the technology sector, and some of the portfolio’s largest positions are in privately held companies, such as AI firm Databricks, China’s Bytedance (owner of TikTok), and fintech Klarna, which is expecting its IPO in 2026. In addition, BSTZ deploys a covered call strategy that delivers over $12 per year in dividends.Perhaps due to its experimental structure and design, BSZT has an expiration date scheduled in 2031, albeit subject to extension with an option towards perpetuity. QQQX was one of the first covered call CEFs. Designed to track the Nasdaq 100 Index, QQQX has an 18-year track record of consistent growth and dividend yields. Its conservative call option strategy helps to mitigate inherent volatility in the technology overweighted Nasdaq 100 Index without over reduction of upside gains from the index’s bullish trajectory. A side-by-side comparison of the two appears as thus, based on market price at the time of this writing:CategoryBSTZQQQXYield11.61%8.18%Average Option Coverage30-40%56%Mkt. Price/NAV$22.19/$24.19$27.37/$29.77Premium NAV discount-8.27%-8.18%Average Daily Volume245,630 shares115,371 sharesNumber of Securities82206Net Assets$1.663 billion$1.423 billionExpense Ratio1.48%0.89%1-Year Return29.45%19.66%3-Year Return14.85%18.44%5-Year Return6.15%11.03%A CEF For Retirees Depends On The Profile Of the Retiree In QuestionAn individual retiree’s investment criteria and comfort levels are a much greater determinant of his or her investment choices than demographic categories.When viewed objectively, income seeking retirees may find either or both CEFs attractive for their portfolios. The primary criteria in individual comfort level and risk tolerance, a totally subjective criteria that can’t be easily quantified by age, race, background, or other categories. With that in mind, here are some potential choice scenarios:Investors solely looking for the higher yield, regardless of risk, will prefer BSTZ, which still offers a roughly 3 points higher yield after factoring in expense ratio differentials.If the investor in question wants consistent growth along with solid yields, QQQX will be preferable, since BSTZ’s returns have a 23 point differential between 1 and 5 years, vs. an 8 point differential for QQQX in the same period. Investors who like the idea of pre-IPO exposure to companies with high growth potential will prefer BSTZ, which offers private equity fund type exposure with public stock market liquidity and a chunky dividend. Some investors may wish to take a small amount of both BSTZ and QQQX for diversification purposes, given that they are so different from one another.If You have $500,000 Saved, Retirement Could Be Closer Than You Think (sponsor)Retirement can be daunting, but it doesn’t need to be. 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2 Dividend Stocks That Jim Cramer Wants Every Retiree to Own
-->-->Key PointsJim Cramer likes the following two dividend stocks.One is a Dividend Aristocrat and another is a Dividend King.Their dividends are well-covered, and both have a history of being consistent.Are you ahead, or behind on retirement? SmartAsset’s free tool can match you with a financial advisor in minutes to help you answer that today. Each advisor has been carefully vetted, and must act in your best interests. Don’t waste another minute; learn more here.(Sponsor)-->-->Retirees and older individuals are among the biggest demographics who tune into Jim Cramer’s Mad Money show. You may disagree with Cramer’s investing methodology and critique his failures, but it’s undeniable that his opinions have sway.And when it comes to long-term dividend investing, those opinions have held up quite well. Cramer’s opinionated takes often go awry since he’s mostly asked about the trendiest growth stocks that are hard to assess. But when dealing with dividend stocks with a consistent track record, it’s no longer hit or miss. Jim Cramer has decades of experience with the stock market, and his input is worth lending an ear to when it comes to dividend stocks.Here are two dividend stocks he likes for retirees:Realty Income (O)Loading stock data...Realty Income (NYSE:O)is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that mostly has retail tenants. Its tenants are strong, and the company has managed to maintain a very stable and consistent portfolio over the years with little to no trouble. The occupancy rate has remained at 97% even in 2008 and continues to be high.The consistency is such that Realty Income is called “The Monthly Dividend Company”. It pays dividends to its shareholders every month. The yield right now is 5.38% and has declared 663 consecutive monthly dividends.Cramer thinks highly of O stock, but hebelieves “Realty Income is for people who are a little bit older.”Earlier this year, a 67-year-old called Cramer and asked about two high-yield dividend stocks. But before he could even finish the question, Cramer replied. He said, “No, no, no. If you need yield, just go by our Realty Income.”Realty Income raises the bar to the point where it has become the go-to monthly dividend stock. For retirees, I believe it’s the best one. Monthly dividends are convenient, and the yield is very high, but not unsustainable.Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)Loading stock data...Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)started developing a reputation for being a steady Eddie that you hold for almost no gains and a small dividend yield. Given that a 4%-plus yield is easily available risk-free these days, JNJ stock hasn’t been the most attractive despite it being a Dividend King with 63 consecutive years of dividend increases on record.However, the story is changing quickly. The stock is now up 29% year-to-date, and this is a rally that many believe could continue as JNJ makes up lost ground. Conceivably, it could end up well above $200 by year-end, and Cramer has some nice things to say about the business.He interviewed the company’s CEO last Friday, and this week, he said, “I’ve been worried about the talc lawsuits they have, but I believe the risk from the asbestos in the baby powder litigation has crested [peaked].” He elaborated, “…J&J has been winning all the cases, and it’s plain to keep fighting them one by one. Eventually, I bet the plaintiffs will realize it’s just too costly to keep on taking J&J.”Last month, he did a much deeper dive on Johnson & Johnson. On Mad Money’s September 11 show, Cramer said, “Nearly every other big pharma name is solidly in the red for the year. So how the heck did Johnson & Johnson defy the gravitational pull of this healthcare bear market? First off… It’s not just a drug company. It’s also got a terrific medical device business that accounts for 36% of their sales.”He elaborated, “J&J also has great franchises and really exciting technologies in other areas… has done a fantastic job to move past this big patent expiration… pharma business has both grown and outperformed sales expectations… More importantly, J&J has a fabulous oncology business. It’s simply on fire, with sales up 21% in the first six months of the year.”He ended his analysis of the company by saying “… a nice yield that’s just under 3%, very rare AAA balance sheet, bottom line here with so much momentum, but still a reasonable valuation… I say it could go through to $200.”If You have $500,000 Saved, Retirement Could Be Closer Than You Think (sponsor)Retirement can be daunting, but it doesn’t need to be. Imagine having an expert in your corner to help you with your financial goals. Someone to help you determine if you’re ahead, behind, or right on track. With SmartAsset, that’s not just a dream—it’s reality. This free tool connects you with pre-screened financial advisors who work in your best interests. It’s quick, it’s easy, so take the leap today and start planning smarter!Don’t waste another minute; get started right here and help your retirement dreams become a retirement reality.(sponsor)
This ETF (SPXL) Can Triple Your Returns in a Bull Market
-->-->Key PointsThe SPXL ETF does a good job of achieving 3x daily returns of the S&P 500 index.However, investors shouldn’t count on SPXL to triple the gains of the S&P 500 over the long term.Are you ahead, or behind on retirement? SmartAsset’s free tool can match you with a financial advisor in minutes to help you answer that today. Each advisor has been carefully vetted, and must act in your best interests. Don’t waste another minute; learn more here.(Sponsor)-->-->Trading theDirexion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares (NYSEARCA:SPXL) can be thrilling or chilling, and it’s definitely not for the faint of heart. Depending on your tolerance for swift price moves, SPXL is an exchange traded fund (ETF) that might be completely right or wrong for you.Along with a willingness to accept the risks, you should have a bullish outlook on the S&P 500 if you intend to hold the SPXL ETF. With the right mind-set and certain safeguards in place, you might profit handsomely from the Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares ETF.Potential to Grow Your Account QuicklyTo break it down into simple terms, the Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares ETF seeks to achieve “daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 300%… of the performance of” the S&P 500 stock index. Thus, SPXL would be considered a bullish, triple/3x leveraged ETF.Momentum-focused traders could look at the Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares ETF and envision growing their accounts rapidly. The S&P 500 is up 14.5% year to date, and the SPXL ETF is up 28%.Loading stock data...You might wonder why the Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares ETF is only up twice as much as the S&P 500 instead of three times as much. After all, SPXL is supposed to be triple-leveraged, right?We’ll explain the fine print and the fund’s associated risks in a moment. For now, however, it’s worth noting that many stock-market bulls will find the Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares ETF to be strongly appealing. Unless some event (recession, war, etc.) derails this year’s stock-market rally, the SPXL ETF could produce huge gains in the coming months.Paying for ConvenienceTo potentially magnify the gains of the S&P 500 index, you could trade S&P 500 futures contracts. However, not everyone wants to learn the ins and outs of leveraged futures trading, and it may require a large amount of capital.For many investors, it will probably be more convenient and feasible to simply buy the Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares ETF. This ETF is tradable within many investment accounts and doesn’t require knowledge of futures contracts or other sophisticated asset types.Be aware, though, that you’ll pay for the convenience that the Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares ETF offers. Specifically, the SPXL ETF automatically deducts 0.87% worth of operating expenses per year from the share price.An annual expense ratio of 0.87% might not sound like much if you’re imagining vast profits from the Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares ETF. Nevertheless, the expenses can take a toll on your portfolio’s bottom line if you plan to hold SPXL for the long term.The Impact of Volatility DecayAn even bigger risk than the fund’s expenses, though, is a phenomenon known as volatility decay. It explains why the Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares ETF has only doubled the year-to-date gains of the S&P 500 instead of tripling those gains.Sure, the Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares ETF seeks to achieve the “daily investment results” of 3x the S&P 500’s price moves. And in that respect, the SPXL ETF does a good job.Due to volatility decay, however, the Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares ETF won’t necessarily achieve 3x the S&P 500’s price gains over weeks, months, or years. For example, if the S&P 500 falls 1% and then rises 1% — or rises 1% and then falls 1% — SPXL will end up lower than where it started.That type of up-and-down or down-and-up price action is bound to occur again and again with the S&P 500. Consequently, the Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares ETF won’t produce the long-term results you might expect with a triple-leveraged S&P 500 fund.Treat SPXL With Due CautionAt the end of the day, the Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares ETF could benefit short-term traders. The fund does a respectable job of achieving triple-leveraged returns on the single-day price moves of the S&P 500 stock index.Yet, the Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares ETF isn’t ideal for a long-term buy-and-hold strategy. Due to the annual expenses and the volatility decay, SPXL is likely to produce disappointing results if you’re expecting triple-leveraged long-term gains on the S&P 500.Furthermore, if the S&P 500 declines for a while, the Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares ETF could lose value rapidly. Hence, it’s wise to only take a small share position if you plan to own the SPXL ETF, and be prepared to exit your position in a matter of days rather than weeks or months.If You have $500,000 Saved, Retirement Could Be Closer Than You Think (sponsor)Retirement can be daunting, but it doesn’t need to be. Imagine having an expert in your corner to help you with your financial goals. Someone to help you determine if you’re ahead, behind, or right on track. With SmartAsset, that’s not just a dream—it’s reality. This free tool connects you with pre-screened financial advisors who work in your best interests. 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5 Stocks Under $10 With Huge Dividends and King-Size Upside Potential
While mostof Wall Street focuses on large and mega-cap stocks, as they provide a degree of safety and liquidity, many investors are limited in the number of shares they can buy. Many of the most significant public companies, especially the technology giants, trade at prices up to $1,000 per share, while many are in the low to mid-hundreds. It is hard to get decent share count leverage at those steep prices. Many growth and income investors, especially more aggressive traders, look to lower-priced stocks to generate good returns and increase their share count. That can help the decision-making process, especially when you are on to a winner, as you can always sell and keep half.-->-->24/7 Wall St. Key Points:Falling interest rates could be a significant tailwind for stocks that pay high dividends.Despite the government shutdown, there is a good chance the Federal Reserve will cut rates again at its October meeting.Lower-priced stocks, although not suitable for everyone, can offer significant total return potential for investors with a higher risk tolerance.Are you ahead, or behind on retirement? SmartAsset’s free tool can match you with a financial advisor in minutes to help you answer that today. Each advisor has been carefully vetted, and must act in your best interests. Don’t waste another minute; learn more here.(Sponsor)-->-->Low-price stockskeptics should bear in mind that many of the world’s largest companies, including Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Nvidia, all traded in the single digits at one time. We identified five stocks trading around the $5 to $10 level that offer investors substantial, ultra-high-yield dividends. The added value for investors is that if the stocks trade sideways, you are still paid a massive dividend for being patient.Why do we cover ultra-high-yield stocks?While only suited for some, those trying to build strong passive income streams can do exceptionally well by having some of these companies in their portfolios. Paired with more conservative blue-chip dividend giants, investors can use a barbell approach to get passive income streams that make a significant difference.BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term TrustLoading stock data...This fundhas lowered the dividend, which is a massive positive for shareholders who buy now. BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term Trust (NYSE: BTX) has investment objectives to provide total return and income through a combination of current income, current gains, and long-term capital appreciation. The trust will invest, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its total assets in a combination of equity securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. technology and privately held companies.BTX holdswell-known tech stocks, including Spotify Technology S.A. (NASDAQ: SPOT) and Reddit Inc. (NYSE: RDDT). The most prominent position is in AI chip giant Nvidia Inc. (NASDAQ: NVDA). It also holds a collection of private-equity holdings that give it hedge fund-type qualities. Think of this fund as a Cathie Wood-style vehicle for new technology with a massive dividend yield.Tradingat a small 2% discount to the fund’s net asset value, those seeking a substantial monthly income with growth potential should consider purchasing these shares now, which yield a substantial 13.91% dividend.PermRock Royalty TrustLoading stock data...This trustacquires, develops, and operates oil and natural gas properties in the Permian Basin. With a substantial 11.32% dividend, this energy trust makes sense as spot oil prices appear poised to rebound. PermRock Royalty Property Trust (NYSE: PRT) is a statutory trust. It owns a net profits interest representing the right to receive 80% of the net profits from the sale of oil and natural gas production from the underlying properties. T2S Permian Acquisition II owns and operates the underlying properties.The underlyingproperties comprise about 31,354 gross (22,394 net) acres in the Permian Basin, which extends over 75,000 square miles in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico.The underlyingproperties consist of four operating areas:The Permian Clearfork area consists of about 2,434 net acres on the Central Basin Platform of the Permian Basin in Hockley and Terry Counties, Texas.The Permian Abo area consists of about 1,667 net acres on the Central Basin Platform of the Permian Basin in Terry and Cochran Counties, Texas.The Permian Shelf area consists of 14,390 net acres on the Eastern Shelf of the Permian Basin.The Permian Platform area consists of 3,903 net acres.Prospect CapitalLoading stock data...Prospect CapitalCorp. (NASDAQ: PSEC) is a leading provider of flexible private debt and equity capital. Hedge funds love this top business development company, and the gigantic 19.57% dividend makes it a potential total return home run. Prospect Capital specializes in:Middle market, mature, mezzanine financeLater stage, emerging growth, leveraged buyouts, refinancing, acquisitions recapitalizations, turnaround, growth capital, developmentCapital expenditures and subordinated debt tranches of collateralized loan obligationsCash flow term loans, marketplace lending, and bridge transactionsIt also investsin the multi-family residential real estate asset class. The fund invests in secured debt, senior debt, senior and secured term loans, unitranche debt, first-lien and second-lien debt, private debt, private equity, mezzanine debt, and equity investments in private and microcap public companies.Prospect Capitalfocuses on both primary origination and secondary loans/portfolios. It invests in debt financing for private equity sponsors, acquisitions, dividend recapitalizations, growth financings, bridge loans, cash flow term loans, and real estate financings/investments.The companyinvests in the following sectors and business silos:Aerospace and defenseChemicalsConglomerate and consumer servicesEcologicalElectronicsFinancial servicesMachinery and ManufacturingMediaPharmaceuticalsRetailSoftwareSpecialty MineralsTextiles and leatherTransportationOil, gas, and coal productionIn additionto favoring materials, industrials, consumer discretionary, information technology, utilities, pipeline, storage, power generation and distribution, renewable and clean energy, oilfield services, health care, food and beverage, education, and business services.Townsquare MediaLoading stock data...This off-the-radarstock boasts significant total return potential, complemented by its substantial 12.20% dividend yield. Townsquare Media Inc. (NYSE: TSQ) is a community-focused digital and broadcast media and digital marketing solutions company.The company’ssegments include:Subscription Digital Marketing SolutionsDigital AdvertisingBroadcast AdvertisingThe DigitalAdvertising segment, marketed as Townsquare Ignite, encompasses digital advertising on its programmatic advertising platform, as well as its owned and operated digital properties.The SubscriptionDigital Marketing Solutions segment includes its subscription digital marketing solutions business, Townsquare Interactive.The BroadcastAdvertising segment encompasses local, regional, and national advertising products and solutions delivered through terrestrial radio broadcasts. Townsquare Interactive partners with small and medium-sized businesses to help manage their digital presence by providing a SAAS business management platform, website design, creation, and hosting, search engine optimization, and other digital services.Tronox HoldingsLoading stock data...Some ofWall Street’s largest banks are very bullish on this company, which is another notable dividend-paying stock with a 12.30% yield to consider. Tronox Holdings PLC (NYSE: TROX) is a producer of titanium products, including titanium dioxide pigment (TiO2), specialty-grade titanium dioxide products, high-purity titanium chemicals, and zircon.The companyis a vertically integrated manufacturer of TiO2. It mines titanium-bearing mineral sands and operates upgrading facilities that produce high-grade titanium feedstock materials, pig iron, and other minerals, including the rare-earth-bearing mineral monazite.It operatestitanium-bearing mineral sand mines and beneficiation and smelting operations in Australia and South Africa to produce feedstock materials that can be processed into TiO2 for pigment, high-purity titanium chemicals, including titanium tetrachloride, and ultrafine TiO2 used in specific specialty applications.Tronoxsupplies and markets TiO2 under the brand names TIONA and CristalActiv. 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Wall Street Analysts Just Upgraded These Five Stocks
Analysts are doubling down on market leaders, with fresh upgrades for Nvidia, AMD, Walmart, Amazon, and Broadcom. Firms like Cantor Fitzgerald, Piper Sandler, Wolfe Research, BMO, and Goldman Sachs are raising price targets, citing explosive AI growth, retail strength, and tech innovation.-->-->Key PointsCantor Fitzgerald just raised its price target on Nvidia by $60 to $300 a share, with an overweight rating.AMD announced a long-term deal to become a key supplier to OpenAI’s AI infrastructure program.It sounds nuts, but SoFi is giving new active invest users up to $1k in stock, see for yourself (Sponsor)ut SoFi is giving new active invest users up to $1k in stock, see for yourself (Sponsor)-->-->Cantor Fitzgerald Just Raised its Price Target on NVDA by $60Cantor Fitzgerald just raised its price target on Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) by $60 to $300 a share, with an overweight rating. The firm believes that artificial intelligence is still in the early innings and could be a substantial driver of Nvidia’s growth moving forward.Loading stock data...“Cantor Fitzgerald emphasized that the AI market is “not a bubble,” describing it as the “early innings of a multi-trillion AI Infrastructure build-out” with hyperscalers alone providing visibility into hundreds of billions in demand over the next few years,” as noted by Investing.com.Since bottoming out at around $165 in September, NVDA is now up to $193.64. From here, we’d like to see an initial test of $200 a share.Piper Sandler just raised its price target to $240 on Advanced Micro DevicesAMD (NASDAQ: AMD) announced a long-term deal to become a key supplier to OpenAI’s AI infrastructure program. AMD added that the new partnership will allow it to generate billions of dollars in annual revenue. It will also allow it to generate over $100 billion in total revenue from chips over the next few years.Advanced Micro Devices IncNASDAQ:AMD$238.60▲ $116.30(48.74%)3M1D5D1M3M6M1Y5YMAXKEY DATA POINTS−Previous Close$218.09Market Cap348.75BDay's Range$220.76 - $239.2452wk Range$76.48 - $240.10Volume108.48MP/E Ratio127.92Gross Margin9.57%Dividend YieldN/AExchangeNASDAQAnalysts at Piper Sandler just raised their price target on AMD to $240 with an overweight rating. “In exchange, OpenAI will receive 160M warrants for AMD stock as specific milestones are achieved over the next five years,” added Piper Sandler. As a result, shares of AMD exploded from about $170 to $239.32 over the last few daysWolfe Research initiated an outperform rating on WalmartAnalysts at Wolfe Research just initiated an outperform rating on Walmart (NYSE: WMT) with a price target of $129. The firm cited accelerating share gains, adding that management is out-executing its peers. Since bottoming out at around $96 in August, WMT is now up to $102 a share. From here, we’d like to see WMT initially retest $106 a share.Loading stock data...BMO just reiterated an outperform rating on AmazonFor BMO analysts, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is still a top pick. As noted by the firm, “3Q25E checks continue to support 2H25E AWS growth acceleration, although ramping competition and capacity constraints likely limit incremental upside,” as quoted by CNBC.Loading stock data...Since finding strong support at around $219, AMZN is just starting to pivot higher. Last trading at $223.30, we’d like to see AMZN retest $240 a share.Plus, according to analysts at Wedbush. AMZN saw robust demand from the enterprise for their artificial intelligence and cloud computing services.“We believe tech stocks will have a very strong 3Q earnings season led by Big Tech as the cloud stalwarts Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon had very robust AI enterprise demand in the quarter based on our field checks,” said the firm, as quoted by Seeking Alpha.“While some investors continue to question the valuations and pace of this tech spending trend, we believe to the contrary the [Wall] Street is still underestimating how big this AI spending trajectory is, and we expect 3Q tech earnings to be another validation moment with a doubling down on aggressive initial cap-ex numbers into 2026.”Goldman Sachs just reiterated a buy rating on BroadcomGoldman Sachs just reiterated a buy rating on Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), noting that the tech giant is well-positioned heading into earnings season.Broadcom IncNASDAQ:AVGO$351.33▲ $80.33(22.86%)3M1D5D1M3M6M1Y5YMAXKEY DATA POINTS−Previous Close$344.13Market Cap1.53TDay's Range$347.50 - $359.4052wk Range$137.54 - $373.59Volume23.92MP/E Ratio83.24Gross Margin31.60%Dividend Yield0.68%ExchangeNASDAQAnalysts at Bernstein also reiterated an outperform rating on the stock with a $400 price target. The firm cited strong compute demand and confidence in company growth. “Broadcom executives expressed high confidence in achieving growth targets, stating that the $90 billion 2030 target is “easily achievable” from just four current customers, with potential to reach $120 billion from these relationships alone,” added Investing.com.Analysts at Mizuho reiterated AVGO as a top pick, noting that the tech stock is an industry leader with strong profitability. The firm also has a $400 price target.Want Up To $1,000? SoFi Is Giving New Active Invest Users up to $1k in StockLooking to grow your money but unsure where to begin? SoFi Active Invest is offering a limited-time promotion—open an account, fund it with $50 or more, and you could receive up to $1,000 in complimentary stock for Active Invest accounts.From $0 commission trading to fractional shares and automated investing, this app is designed to simplify investing for everyone, whether you’re just starting or already experienced. 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