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Companies Mentioned in This Article

CompanyMarketRank™Current PricePrice ChangeDividend YieldP/E RatioConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target
McDonald's (MCD)
4.9801 of 5 stars
$255.27-0.2%2.91%20.75Moderate Buy$321.35
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
4.6495 of 5 stars
$268.36-2.5%2.00%31.09Moderate Buy$272.83
Walmart (WMT)
4.9436 of 5 stars
$105.87-1.2%0.94%38.24Moderate Buy$131.88
NextEra Energy (NEE)
4.9182 of 5 stars
$83.910.6%2.97%18.85Moderate Buy$100.33
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B)
1.9698 of 5 stars
$504.63-0.3%N/A12.70Hold$542.50
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