The stock market, as legendary investors from John M. Keynes to Warren Buffett have said, is a popularity contest in the short term that then turns into an intellectual contest in the long term.
Investors love dividend stocks, especially the high-yield variety, because they offer a significant income stream and have massive total return potential.
Best Buy is preparing to launch a digital marketplace platform that will allow third-party sellers to integrate their products into the retailer's website and app. The new Best Buy Marketplace will launch this summer, the company said in a Thursday (Jan. 16) announcement.
Seven of the ten lowest-priced BBB Dogs, including Altria, Pfizer, and Verizon, are ready to buy, with dividends from $1K invested exceeding single share prices. Analysts project 16.27% to 32.98% net gains by January 2026 for the top-ten BBB Dogs, with LyondellBasell leading at 32.98%. Six of the top ten BBB Dogs are ideally priced, with dividends from $1K invested exceeding single share prices, meeting the dogcatcher ideal.
The persistent slide in comparable sales underscores BBY's difficulties in stabilizing its top line amid growing competition and cautious consumer spending.
CNBC's Jim Cramer explains why he is keeping an eye on shares of Best Buy.
The holiday shopping season is the time of the year for retailers in the consumer discretionary sector to get in the black. While some retailers like RH NYSE: RH and Williams-Sonoma Inc. NYSE: WSM are the “haves” and are expected to have a strong holiday season, many retailers are the “have nots” and already presumed to have weak results.
Best Buy's stock (NYSE: BBY), an electronics specialty retailer, has increased 12% from around $78 to $87 (as of Dec 9, after close) year-to-date, underperforming the broader indices, with the S&P growing about 28% over the same period. At the same time, a tough comparison with the pandemic, stimulus-induced growth, and inflationary headwinds have hurt the consumer electronics retailing niche.
Best Buy Co. Inc. NYSE: BBY gave investors a lump of coal to kick off the holiday season. On November 26, the retailer delivered its third-quarter earnings report for its 2025 fiscal year.
Long-term bond yields continue to rise. But investors looking for income can still find plenty of attractive opportunities with dividend-paying stocks that have healthy yields. “23 stocks pay huge dividends. They should be a better bet than treasuries.” —Barron's Weekly. In an interview, Steven Wieting, strategist at Citi-Wealth, noted that a growing-dividend is a tangible-benefit for shareholders and a-hallmark-of companies with strong-balance-sheets. “Nobody can fake a dividend,” he said.
The returning Trump administration will seek more tax reforms pending approval from Congress. They plan on making the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent and even lower some rates.
Best Buy's Q3 results missed revenue and EPS targets, with comparable sales growth at -2.9% and disappointing Q4 guidance, leading to a 7% decline Tuesday morning. The challenging macroeconomic environment, election distractions, and uncompetitive business model against Walmart and Amazon are significant headwinds for Best Buy. I remain bearish on BBY, expecting continued sales decline, potential dividend cuts, and store closures due to weak consumer demand and macroeconomic pressures.