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These real estate investment trusts (REITs) yield 4% or more and offer double-digit growth in some cases. Buy them, hold them, and reinvest the dividends.
Estée Lauder is currently considered a high-risk stock. The brand is iconic, but it’s facing real challenges—weak sales in China, a botched acquisition, rising debt, and a stock price that’s dropped over 83% from its peak.
Freight delivery company Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, but sales were flat year on year at $1.82 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.28 per share was 18.4% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Medical device company ResMed (NYSE:RMD) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 7.9% year on year to $1.29 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $2.37 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.
Pest control company Rollins (NYSE:ROL) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 9.9% year on year to $822.5 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.22 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.
Auto parts and accessories retailer O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025 as sales rose 4% year on year to $4.14 billion. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $17.55 billion at the midpoint came in 0.6% below analysts’ estimates. Its GAAP profit of $9.35 per share was 5.6% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
Equipment rental company United Rentals (NYSE:URI) reported Q1 CY2025 results exceeding the market’s revenue expectations, with sales up 6.7% year on year to $3.72 billion. The company expects the full year’s revenue to be around $15.85 billion, close to analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $8.86 per share was 0.5% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Technology and consulting giant IBM (NYSE:IBM) reported Q1 CY2025 results beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations, but sales were flat year on year at $14.54 billion. The company expects next quarter’s revenue to be around $16.56 billion, close to analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.60 per share was 12% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Enterprise workflow software maker ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 18.6% year on year to $3.09 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $4.05 per share was 5.6% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Fluid and coating equipment company Graco (NYSE:GGG) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 7.3% year on year to $528.3 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.70 per share was 4.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Mexican fast-food chain Chipotle (NYSE:CMG) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, but sales rose 6.4% year on year to $2.88 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.29 per share was 5.3% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
