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The Dividend Kings are outperforming the S&P 500 in 2025, up 4% YTD versus 1.39% for SPY. Ten Dividend Kings have already achieved double-digit returns, led by National Fuel Gas (+22.08%) and Abbott Laboratories (+20.71%). 2025 Dividend growth is looking promising, with ABM Industries and Walmart leading with 17.78% and 15.69% increases, respectively.

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ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Feb. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today declared a quarterly common dividend of 59 cents per share.

The latest trading day saw Abbott (ABT) settling at $133.17, representing a +0.79% change from its previous close.

Abbott's Diabetes Care business continues to benefit from the growing sales of its flagship, sensor-based continuous glucose monitoring system, FreeStyle Libre.

Investors looking for stocks in the Medical - Products sector might want to consider either AdaptHealth Corp. (AHCO) or Abbott (ABT). But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors?

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Feb. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The global Molecular Infectious Disease Testing market, valued at US$8.49 billion in 2023, is forecasted to grow at a robust CAGR of 13.7%, reaching US$9.37 billion in 2024 and an impressive US$17.78 billion by 2029. Major drivers of market growth include rising burden of infectious diseases and rapid technological advancements in molecular diagnostics. The increased incidence of emerging infectious diseases and antibiotic-resistant infections leads to greater demand for accurate and reliable diagnostics. In addition, there are rapid advances in the efficiency of molecular testing techniques, such as PCR and next-generation sequencing, which have improved diagnostic capabilities. These provide results that are more sensitive and at a faster speed, and allow for the simultaneous identification of multiple pathogens, which becomes vital in handling complex and continually changing infectious disease threats. These are some of the major co

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