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Avista Corporation is a regulated utility with modest growth and a current fair value of $42.28, offering limited upside. Avista's recent rate decisions and stable credit rating support its ...

Altria's strong dividend payments helped its stock beat the S&P 500's total return over the last five years. The tobacco giant has avenues to outperform the S&P 500 again over the next five years.