Stocks of companies known for their long-established record of earning profits and paying dividends. Blue chips tend to be large, stable and well known. Most of the top stocks in the S&P 500 are blue chips.
These include several of the most prestigious well-established large companies. Many of these are household names such as Disney, IBM or Coca-Cola. These are typically older companies that the public has come to know and trust.
Shares of a large, mature company with a steady record of profits and dividends and a high probability of continued earnings.
Stocks of well-established, well-known, and, typically, large-cap companies with long records of growth, dividend payments, and quality businesses.
Stocks issued by well-established companies that pay dividends.
Really good, large companies that have been around long enough to have a solid history of rewarding shareholders (ex. Coca-Cola, IBM, General Electric).
A term generally applied to stocks of well-established companies that are known for their long-standing track records.
Shares in large companies, usually household names and in the FTSE 100.
Stocks with good investment qualities. They are usually common shares of well-established companies with good earnings records and regular dividend payments that are known nationally for the quality and wide acceptance of their products and services.
Blue Chips are high-quality stocks of major companies that generally have long and unbroken records of earnings and dividend payments.