Broadcom investment worthwhile?
Investors who backed Broadcom 10 years ago $AVGO (+5.22%)-shares 10 years ago can look forward to a breathtaking increase in value. At that time, the share was traded on the NASDAQ for just USD 11.95. If someone had bravely invested USD 1,000, they would be the proud owner of 83,682 Broadcom shares today. The current closing price is USD 176.91, which means that the former investment is now worth an incredible USD 14,804.18. This corresponds to an astonishing increase of 1,380.42 percent! Furthermore, Broadcom's current market capitalization is an impressive USD 831.53 billion. However, it is important to emphasize that this calculation does not take into account stock splits and dividend payments. So anyone who bet on Broadcom has not only benefited from the share price, but also from the dividends that the company has paid out in recent years.
The Cigna Group Registered dividend payment
In the USA, the shareholders of The Cigna Group Registered $CI (-1.44%) can look forward to good news: at the Annual General Meeting on April 23, 2025, a dividend of USD 5.60 per share was approved for 2024. This distribution represents a considerable increase of 13.82% compared to the previous year and adds up to an impressive USD 1.57 billion that will flow to shareholders. It is also interesting to note that the total distribution has risen by 8.07%. On the day of the Annual General Meeting, the share was quoted at USD 336.69, which represents a dividend yield of 2.03%. In the previous year, this yield was 1.64%, meaning that shareholders have seen a positive development in their return despite a 4.43% fall in the share price over the last twelve months. Analysts are confident and expect a further increase in the dividend to USD 7.23 in 2025. This would increase the dividend yield to 2.15%. Currently, the market capitalization of The Cigna Group Registered is USD 91.352 billion and the company has an impressive turnover of USD 244.384 billion, with earnings per share of USD 12.25.
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