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Fool.com contributor and finance professor Parkev Tatevosian looks at Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) and Visa's (NYSE: V) near- and longer-term prospects to answer which is the better dividend stock to buy.

If you're investing for the long haul, you should consider businesses that have attractive growth prospects. The more attractive those prospects are, the easier it will be for the business to grow

American Express (NYSE: AXP) has been quite the express to wealth in recent times. Over the past three years alone, the stock's price has risen by 76%, a rate that tops the S&P 500 index's 45% gain

While high-yield dividend stocks may attract outsized attention from investors, companies paying well-funded and growing, albeit smaller, dividends tend to outperform the market and their peers over

When it comes to making surgical robots, Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) is the undisputed king of the hill. Its popular Da Vinci robotic surgical suites are distributed worldwide, and more

With its shares up by 45% over the last 12 months, Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) is once again proving its growth stock chops to its shareholders. The robotic surgery company is rapidly

Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate headed by Warren Buffett, holds numerous stocks in its enormous investment portfolio. The third largest holding, American Express (NYSE: AXP), has been a choice

Over the past decade, Visa (NYSE: V) shares have soared 404%, easily beating both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite Index during the same time. Steadily rising revenue and profits will definitely

Whether a recession is coming or not (and the U.S. Federal Reserve thinks it is), buying shares of companies that can survive any economic environment is obviously an excellent idea. Since investors

Visa (NYSE: V) is a clear leader in the card payments industry. In the fiscal 2023 second quarter (ended March 31), it processed a jaw-dropping $3 trillion in total payment volume (TPV), putting it

With consistent double-digit revenue growth and an adjusted operating margin of 58% in the first quarter, Mastercard (NYSE: MA) has proven to be a superb and extremely profitable business. Along

Although established a lifetime ago in 1966, Mastercard (NYSE: MA) is far from an outdated credit card company. On the contrary, it stands out among the world's most advanced financial technology

Intuitive Surgical, maker of the da Vinci robotic surgical systems, has been one of the hottest medtech stocks in healthcare lately, with its shares up more than 34% in the past three months. The

No matter what the economy is doing, healthcare stocks make a great long-term bet. That's because they offer you a certain sense of stability: People need their medical treatments regardless of the

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You'd be hard-pressed to find a company that doesn't want to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into its systems. With both customer and internal demand for these products, it makes sense to

Shares of financial powerhouse Visa (NYSE: V) slipped 1.8% in noonday trading ET on Wednesday, after releasing data on its transactions and payments volume in the U.S. yesterday.  

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Led by some of the best companies on the planet, the Nasdaq Composite has created significant wealth in recent years: A $10,000 investment in the benchmark made 10 years ago would now be worth

It's been a tough year for American Express (NYSE: AXP) investors. While the S&P 500 has gained more than 8% since the end of 2022, shares of the credit card company are up an anemic 2.3% thanks to

We aren't quite halfway through 2023, and the stock market is as dynamic as ever. Interest rates, inflation, and a looming recession are making headlines, but so should technology, performance

In a market fraught with volatility, you're not alone if you're searching for stocks that can provide enviable returns for years to come. While no stock is devoid of risk, and no investment is

Fintech, as an investment category, has been climbing again after plummeting at the beginning of the bear market. It epitomized the cutting-edge technology and astronomical valuations that marked

Technology stocks get a reputation as high-flying, high-risk bold investments, but that's not always true. Plenty of technology companies with dependable, steady business models pump out cash that

If you're buying a dividend stock that's trading near its low for the year, it stands to reason that the yield is also higher than it would normally be. If the stock recovers from those lows, those

As many companies are still facing a difficult operating environment, it's no surprise that investors' minds continue being consumed with the uncertain economic outlook. Inflation is cooling, to be