Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) is perhaps best known for its steady, consistent results and attractive distribution payout.The pipeline operator has been a model of consistency over the years, growing its distribution each year for the past 25 years regardless of energy prices and economic cycles. The stock carries a 7.3% yield.
Open FlipEarnings season kicked off last month and will continue into May, giving Wall Street a fresh batch of numbers to analyze and agonize over. As is usually the case with new earnings, there's been a lot of fluctuation in the market in recent weeks.Some standouts are Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), with Amazon's shares up 8% since its earnings release on April 30 and Apple's up 5%.
Open FlipIf you invested $22 in Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) stock (the price of two burritos) at its initial public offering (IPO) in 2006, you would have $3,155 today -- a jaw-dropping return of over 14,000%. The Mexican-inspired fast-casual chain has taken the restaurant industry by storm over the last two decades, and an ambitious stock-split plan promises to reignite optimism.
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