2006-10-11 03:03:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Investing
A blue chip stock is the stock of a well-established company having stable earnings and no extensive liabilities. Most blue chip stocks pay regular dividends, even when business is faring worse than usual. They are valued by investors seeking relative safety and stability, though prices per share are usually high. Typically, such stocks are perceived to offer reliable returns, low yield, and low risk. Many blue chips are components of popular indices, such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500.
Alternately, blue chip stocks are sometimes defined as companies whose stocks have large market capitalization values (for example, over $1 billion.)
The term comes from blue-colored chips in the game of poker, which are typically the most valuable. Examples are Royal Dutch Shell (petroleum), The Coca-Cola Company (food) and IBM (information technology). Before its total collapse in 2001, Enron was considered blue chip stock.
The term "blue chip" is also commonly used to describe collegiate athletes who are being targeted for recruitment (drafting) by professional sports teams. "Blue chip" players have proven themselves to be amongst the best at their respective positions in their sports and are more sought after by professional teams than other players.
Somewhat similar terms include:
Bellwether
The stock of a company recognized as a leader in its industry. For example, IBM is considered a bellwether stock in the computer industry. Often, the performance of a bellwether is an indication of how that industry is doing as a whole.
Large Cap
These are companies with extremely large market capitalization, or "market cap", which is the product of the number of shares outstanding and the price of the stock.
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2006-10-11 03:09:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-06 23:41:48 · answer #2 · answered by moricca 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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The most popular list of companies considered to be 'Blue Chip' is the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow 30). See the link below for the holdings of this index:
2016-04-02 21:59:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Blue Chip" is a term that is vaguely defined as large cap (capitalized) corporations. There is no specific list, however the Standard and Poors 500 is an index of the largest capitalized companies, and all would be considered "blue chip". The Dow 40 is another list of blue chip companies.
2006-10-11 03:07:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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A nationally recognized, well-established and financially sound company. Blue chips generally sell high-quality, widely accepted products and services. Blue-chip companies are known to weather downturns and operate profitably in the face of adverse economic conditions, which helps to contribute to their long record of stable and reliable growth.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average consists of the following 30 companies:
3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) (conglomerates, "manufacturing")
ALCOA Inc. (NYSE: AA) (aluminum)
Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) (tobacco, foods)
American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) (property & casualty insurance)
American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) (credit services)
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) (telecoms)
Boeing Co., The (NYSE: BA) (aerospace/defense)
Caterpillar, Inc. (NYSE: CAT) (farm & construction equipment)
Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) (money center banks)
Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) (beverages)
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (NYSE: DD) (chemicals)
Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) (major integrated oil & gas)
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) (conglomerates, media)
General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM) (auto manufacturers)
Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) (diversified computer systems)
Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD) (home improvement stores)
Honeywell International, Inc. (NYSE: HON) (conglomerates)
Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) (semiconductors)
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) (diversified computer systems)
JPMorgan Chase and Co. (NYSE: JPM) (money center banks)
Johnson & Johnson Inc. (NYSE: JNJ) (consumer and health care products conglomerate)
McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD) (restaurant franchise)
Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) (drug manufacturers)
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) (software)
Pfizer, Inc. (NYSE: PFE) (drug manufacturers)
Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) (consumer goods)
United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) (conglomerates)
Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) (telecoms)
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) (discount, variety stores)
Walt Disney Co., The (NYSE: DIS) (entertainment)
2006-10-11 03:10:28 · answer #7 · answered by siuasoto 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋