Common stocks of well-known companies which have a long record of steady profit growth and dividend payments, good management, and products and services reputation.
Blue Chips are shares of large, well established and financially sound companies with an impressive records of earnings and dividends. Generally, Blue Chip shares provides low to moderate current yield and moderate to high capital gains yield. The price volatility of such shares is moderate.
Stocks or shares in top quoted companies that are considered to be reliable, low-risk investments.
Companies which are widely considered as safe investments usually by virtue of their size, track record, market position, consistency in earnings and dividends.
Shares of companies of prime borrower standing with strong earning power, favourable growth prospects and a high rating.
Companies with long records of profitable growth, dividend payment, and a reputation for quality management, products and services. Typically the most highly valued stocks in the market.
Blue chips are unsurpassed in quality and have a long and stable record of earnings and dividends. They are issued by large and well-established firms that have impeccable financial credentials.
Equities of leading listed companies with first-class credit ratings, strong earnings power and solid financial structures.
Shares of companies with high market capitalisation. In Switzerland, the Blue Chips are summarised into the Swiss Market Index, whereas for the whole of Europe, they collectively form indices such as the Stoxx Index. The expression "Blue Chips" comes originally from the casino-world and is used there to describe roulette chips of high value. Synonym: Standard Stocks.
The high-quality stocks of major corporations with long records of uninterrupted earnings and dividends, capable management, and good growth prospects.
Shares in large companies with capitalisations classed among the world's largest
The shares of a company known to make profits in good and bad times. As there is a low risk of capital loss, the dividend and earnings yield are proportionately low.
The stockmarket name for shares in the largest companies with highly liquid markets in their shares.
Share in widely-known company or one whose value is rising.
Shares of financially sound, well established companies with a track record of good growth and regular payment of dividends.
Shares with the highest status and quality as investments. Blue-chip stocks are normally relatively high-priced stocks with a long record of dividend payments.
Refers to shares issued by a financially strong corporation that has a good record of earnings and dividend payments, and has low investment risk.
Blue Chips is a 1994 film about basketball, starring Nick Nolte as a college coach and real-life basketball stars Shaquille O'Neal and Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway as talented "finds".