Fortis Inc. (TSX: FTS) Stock on December 3, 2025: Latest News, Dividend Hike and 2026 Analyst Forecast
Quick take: what’s happening with Fortis stock today?
Royal Bank of Canada Lifts Dividend After Record Q4 2025 Profit Surge on Capital Markets and Wealth Strength
Royal Bank of Canada has capped a blockbuster fiscal 2025 with record fourth‑quarter results, a higher dividend and a more ambitious profitability target for 2026, underscoring how fee‑driven businesses like capital markets and wealth management are powering Canada’s largest bank even as credit conditions tighten. Newswire+1
Enbridge (ENB) Stock on December 3, 2025: Dividend Hike, 2026 Outlook and What Analysts Now Expect
Enbridge Inc. just dropped a big year-ahead update: a higher dividend, fresh 2026 profit guidance and a C$10 billion growth-capital plan that leans hard into pipelines, gas utilities and North America’s surging energy demand. PR Newswire+1
Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) Stock: Q4 2025 Earnings Beat, Dividend Boost and 2026 Outlook
Key takeaways for BNS stock today
Suncor Energy (SU) Stock: Dividend Hike, Q3 2025 Beat and Analyst Outlook as of December 3, 2025
Suncor Energy Inc. enters December 3, 2025 at the centre of investor attention: the stock is trading near its 52‑week high, it just went ex‑dividend on an increased payout, and analysts continue to ratchet price targets higher following a record third quarter. MarketBeat+2Suncor+2
Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Stock on December 3, 2025: Price, Dividend Yield and Outlook After Record Q3 Results
Canadian Natural Resources Limited enters December 3, 2025 trading around C$46.94 in Toronto and US$33.55 in New York, near the upper end of its 52‑week range, and offering roughly a 5% dividend yield.Investing.com+1
Aviva plc Stock on 3 December 2025: Share Price, Q3 Upgrade, Dividend Yield and 2026 Forecasts
Aviva plc’s share price has cooled slightly after a powerful 2025 rally, but the FTSE 100 insurer remains front‑and‑centre in markets thanks to upgraded profit targets, the integration of Direct Line, and one of the most eye‑catching dividend yields in the UK large‑cap universe.
Paragon Banking Group (PAG.L) Shares Drop After FY 2025 Results: Dividend Hike, £50m Buyback and 2026 Margin Squeeze Explained
Paragon Banking Group PLC shares fell sharply on 3 December 2025 despite the specialist lender reporting another year of robust profits, rising dividends and a fresh share buyback programme. The market reaction focused less on the 2025 numbers and more on guidance for a squeeze in net interest margins in 2026 and higher provisions linked to UK motor finance redress.
Vodafone (VOD) Stock on 3 December 2025: Near 52‑Week Highs, Dividend Hike and €500m Buyback Fuel Turnaround Hopes
London – 3 December 2025 – Vodafone Group Public Limited Company is suddenly behaving like a classic “boring telco” that remembered it can move fast. The shares are near 52‑week highs, the dividend has just been raised for the first time in eight years, and a fresh €500m buyback is running in the background while management talks up multi‑year growth.
Sage Group plc (LON: SGE) Share Price on 3 December 2025: £300m Buyback, Dividend Hike and 2026 Stock Forecast
London – 3 December 2025 – Shares in The Sage Group plc, the FTSE 100 accounting and ERP software specialist, are trading in a tight range just above 1,060p while the company ramps up a new £300 million share buyback and prepares to pay a higher dividend on the back of double‑digit earnings growth.Hargreaves Lansdown+2Sage+2
Reckitt Benckiser (LON:RKT) Stock Outlook on 3 December 2025: Barclays Upgrade, Buybacks and a $2.2bn Special Dividend
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, the FTSE 100 consumer health and hygiene group behind brands like Dettol, Durex, Lysol and Nurofen, is ending 2025 near the top of its trading range – and squarely back on investors’ radar.
National Grid plc (NG.) Stock Outlook 2026: Share Price, Dividend, New CEO and £60bn Grid Plan
National Grid plc is ending 2025 in a very “on-brand” way for a regulated utility: quietly near its 52‑week high, raising and spending astonishing sums of money, and sitting at the centre of almost every big energy-transition argument in the UK and US.
NatWest Group Plc (LON: NWG) Stock Near Record Highs After BoE Stress Test – Buybacks, Dividends and 2026 Forecasts (3 December 2025)
As of the close on 3 December 2025, NatWest Group Plc’s London‑listed shares finished at around 638p, leaving the stock within touching distance of a new 52‑week high of 641.2p and up about 57% over the past year. The move caps a remarkable rerating driven by record profitability, aggressive share buybacks, stronger dividends and, this week, a clean pass in the Bank of England’s 2025 stress test alongside softer capital rules for UK banks. Hargreaves Lansdown+2Stock Titan+2
British American Tobacco (BATS, BTI) Stock on 3 December 2025: Buybacks, Dividend Power and the Smokeless Pivot
British American Tobacco p.l.c. has quietly turned into one of 2025’s strongest large‑cap comeback stories.
Verizon (VZ) Stock on December 2, 2025: 6.7% Dividend, 13,000+ Layoffs and 2026 Price Targets
As of the close on December 2, 2025, Verizon Communications Inc. is a classic “high yield vs. low growth” dilemma for investors: a nearly 7% dividend, a decade of heavy capital returns, but modest revenue growth and a massive restructuring under a new CEO.
AbbVie (ABBV) Stock on December 2, 2025: Dividend Hike, Cancer Pipeline Momentum and 2026 Outlook
AbbVie Inc. heads into the final month of 2025 as one of the most closely watched large‑cap healthcare stocks, with fresh dividend news, new oncology and migraine data, and an upbeat earnings outlook all hitting the tape just as investors look toward 2026.
Qualcomm (QCOM) Stock Today: AI Push, Dividend Deadline and 2026 Forecast – December 2, 2025
As of Tuesday, QUALCOMM Incorporated is changing hands around $169–170 per share, giving the company a market value of roughly $180–181 billion. Over the last 12 months, the stock has traded between $120.80 and $205.95, with a trailing P/E near 34x, a forward P/E around 14x, and a dividend yield of about 2.1%. StockAnalysis+1
Coca‑Cola (KO) Stock on December 2, 2025: Price, Dividend Yield, Analyst Forecasts and 2025–2030 Outlook
The Coca‑Cola Company remains one of Wall Street’s most closely watched dividend blue chips. As of late trading on December 2, 2025, Coca‑Cola stock changes hands at about $70.56 per share, down roughly 1.9% on the day from a previous close near $71.95. StockInvest
Merck (MRK) Stock on December 2, 2025: Dividend Hike, FDA Wins and Fresh Wall Street Targets
Merck & Co., Inc. is wrapping up 2025 with a flurry of news that matters to shareholders: a bigger dividend, new analyst price targets, fresh regulatory approvals for its cancer blockbuster Keytruda, and high‑profile acquisitions aimed at life after its 2028 patent cliff.
Goldman Sachs (GS) Stock on December 2, 2025: Dividend Payout, $2 Billion ETF Deal and 2026 Outlook
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is trading just below its record highs as of December 2, 2025, with investors digesting a fresh $4.00 dividend, a $2 billion ETF acquisition, and a lively debate over whether the stock is now fairly valued or stretched. StockAnalysis