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Aug 19, 2025
Home Depot’s Comps Turn Positive in Second Quarter
Image Source: TradingView. At the end of the second quarter, Home Depot had $2.8 billion in cash and cash equivalents, while total debt stood at $52.3 billion. For the six months ended August 3, net cash provided by operating activities was $9 billion, down from $10.9 billion in the year-ago period. Looking to guidance for 2025, management expects total sales growth of approximately 2.8%, with comparable sales growth of roughly 1% for the comparable 52-week period. It expects to add approximately 13 new stores. Home Depot’s guidance for 2025 calls for a gross margin of 33.4%, with an adjusted operating margin of roughly 13.4%. Adjusted diluted earnings per share is expected to decline 2% from $15.24 in fiscal 2024. Though Home Depot’s second quarter wasn’t blockbuster, it was good to see comparable store sales inflect. Shares yield 2.3% at the time of this writing.
Aug 18, 2025
Phillips 66’s 2027 Strategic Priorities Look Achievable
Image Source: Phillips 66. At the end of the quarter, Phillips 66 had $1.1 billion of cash and cash equivalents on the books and $3.7 billion of committed capacity available under credit facilities. The company ended the quarter with $20.9 billion in total debt, and a net debt-to-capital ratio of 41%. On the call, management noted that it was on track to achieve the $4.5 billion annual EBITDA target in Midstream by 2027. Also by that year, Phillips 66 expects to see its adjusted cost per barrel number below $5.50 per barrel on an annual basis. We like Phillips 66’s 2027 strategic priorities, especially in that it targets a “secure, competitive & growing dividend.” Shares yield 3.9% at the time of this writing.
Aug 17, 2025
Cisco Systems Reports Strong Fiscal Fourth Quarter
Image Source: TradingView. For all of fiscal 2026, Cisco is targeting revenue in the range of $59-$60 billion, and non-GAAP earnings per share of $4.00-$4.06, in-line with consensus. Cisco ended the quarter with $16.1 billion of cash and investments on its books and $28.1 billion in short- and long-term debt. We continue to like Cisco and the momentum behind its AI Infrastructure orders. The company remains a holding in the newsletter portfolios. Shares yield 2.5% at the time of this writing.
Aug 13, 2025
McDonald’s Returns to Positive Comparable Sales Growth
Image Source: Valuentum. Looking to all of 2025, McDonald’s is targeting a full year adjusted operating margin in the mid-to-high 40% range, above the 46.3% adjusted operating margin in 2024. McDonald’s remains on pace to open approximately 2,200 restaurants globally this year (1,800 net). We liked McDonald’s return to positive comp growth in the second quarter, but we no longer include the idea in any newsletter portfolios.
Aug 8, 2025
Public Storage Raises Outlook
Image Source: Public Storage. Looking to 2025, Public Storage expects revenue growth in the range of -1.3% to 0.8%, with net operating income growth targeted in the range of -2.6% to 0.3% (was -2.9% to 0.2%). Public Storage raised its 2025 non-same store net operating income guidance to the range of $465-$475 million from $444-$464 million previously and its 2025 ancillary net operating income to the range of $200-$205 million from $198-$203 million previously. Interest expense is now targeted at $304 million for the year, up from expectations of $285 million previously. Core FFO per share is now anticipated in the range of $16.45-$17.00, up from the range of $16.35-$17.00. We like Public Storage’s improved outlook and continue to include shares in the High Yield Dividend Newsletter portfolio.
Aug 8, 2025
Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of August 8
Let's take a look at firms raising/lowering their dividends this week.
Aug 5, 2025
Vertex Reports Strong Q2, Trial Setback Punishes Shares
Image Source: TradingView. Though the trial setback in pain management has sent shares of Vertex Pharma tumbling, we continue to like Vertex’s net cash rich balance sheet, cystic fibrosis franchise, its groundbreaking CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edited therapy and its novel non-opioid pain medicine. Shares remain a holding in the Best Ideas Newsletter portfolio. Our $445 per share fair value estimate remains unchanged at this time.
Aug 2, 2025
Amazon’s Third Quarter Operating Income Guidance Conservative
Image Source: TradingView. Though Amazon’s operating cash flow has increased for the trailing twelve month period, free cash flow languished to $18.2 billion compared with $53 billion for the trailing twelve months ended June 30. Similar to its Magnificent 7 peers, Amazon is spending aggressively to capitalize on AI demand and to further grow its AWS business at a hefty pace. There were some soft spots in the quarter related to its third-quarter operating income guidance and free cash flow performance, but we expect Amazon to once again beat the range of its operating income guidance when it reports third quarter results. Free cash flow, however, will continue to be weighed down by robust capital spending.
Aug 2, 2025
The Risks to Apple Are Increasing
Image Source: TradingView. Apple’s fiscal third quarter results were a head-turner and showcased outperformance with the iPhone and Greater China sales, through we note that tariff-related headwinds will impact the firm’s cost structure and possibly its product pricing strategy in the months ahead. The Street is also anxious when it comes to Apple’s strategy in artificial intelligence, where it is spending much less in this area than its Magnificent 7 brethren, as well as the sustainability of its current revenue share agreement with Google. The magnitude of risks is growing to the Apple story, but we still like shares in the newsletter portfolios given its strong underlying performance, robust cash flow generation and superb balance sheet. Our fair value estimate stands at $235 per share.
Aug 2, 2025
Meta Platforms Issues Third Quarter Revenue Guidance Well Above Consensus
Image: Meta’s free cash flow remains robust despite higher capital spending. Looking to the third quarter of 2025, Meta Platforms expects revenue to be in the range of $47.5-$50.5 billion (consensus was $44.8 billion), revealing sequential growth at the midpoint relative to second quarter numbers. The company’s guidance assumes a 1% tailwind to revenue growth from foreign currency, based on current exchange rates. Meta fell short of providing an outlook for fourth quarter revenue, but it noted that its year-over-year growth rate for the quarter will be slower than the third quarter as it laps a period of stronger growth in the fourth quarter of last year. Though Meta is not a large dividend payer, we think its dividend growth prospects are fantastic.


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