Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD), Visa Inc (V), High-Momentum Stocks, Dividends, and Low Fees

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) jumped 23%, and recently yielded 3% (after a 7% dividend increase). The company has been struggling in recent years, reporting meager revenue growth and, until this past year, shrinking earnings. Its strong second quarter was in large part due to cost-cutting, with promises of innovation-driven growth ahead. The company has been around for a majority of America’s life, moving from candles and soap to… toilet paper and soap (and many other multibillion-dollar products).

Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) gained 12%, and yields 3.5%, focusing on tobacco sales outside the U.S., where the growth potential is higher and regulations and restrictions often lower. It’s being hurt by a strong dollar, but should eventually get a boost from a recovering Europe. And though its growth has slowed some, its prospects remain solid, as developing markets develop and produce bigger middle classes able to afford lots of cigarettes.

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The article High-Momentum Stocks, Dividends, and Low Fees originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Selena Maranjian.

Longtime Fool contributor Selena Maranjian owns shares of Gilead Sciences, Procter & Gamble, and eBay. The Motley Fool recommends eBay, Gilead Sciences, Procter & Gamble, and Visa. It owns shares of eBay, MasterCard, and Philip Morris International.

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