blue-chip stock
Noun: A blue-chip stock is a share of common stock issued by a large, nationally recognized, and financially sound company with a long history of reliable performance. These stocks are characterized by their stability, proven track record of paying consistent dividends, and reputation for weathering economic downturns. They are considered high-quality, lower-risk investments within the equity market.
Blue-chip stocks are a core component of conservative, long-term investment portfolios. They are purchased for stability and reliable income rather than rapid, speculative growth. - Many retirement portfolios are built around blue-chip stocks from sectors like consumer goods and healthcare. - As a first-time investor, she was advised to start with blue-chip stocks before exploring riskier assets.
- "to be considered a blue-chip stock": to be regarded as meeting the high standards of stability and reliability.
- After decades of steady growth and dividend payments, the company's shares are now considered a blue-chip stock.
- "blue-chip stock performance": referring to the characteristic steady, reliable returns of such stocks.
- The fund aims to replicate the steady blue-chip stock performance of the overall market index.
- Blue chip (noun, often used attributively): The company or its stock itself.
- The conglomerate is a blue chip in the industrial sector.
- She invests in blue-chip companies.
- Blue-chip index (noun): A stock market index composed primarily of blue-chip stocks.
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a famous blue-chip index.
- High-grade stock: A stock of the highest quality and creditworthiness.
- Bellwether stock: A leading stock in a sector that indicates the overall market trend (often overlaps with blue-chip status).
- Widow-and-orphan stock (idiom): A historical term for extremely safe stocks, often synonymous with traditional blue-chip stocks, suitable for investors needing absolute security (like widows and orphans).
- Utility companies were once classic examples of widow-and-orphan stocks.
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a common stock of a nationally known company whose value and dividends are reliable; typically have high price and low yield
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blue chips are usually safe investments
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