In this article, I will go through the weekly dividend
increases and cuts in popular and well-known stocks. (Member of The Dividend
Champions or Canadian All-Star list)
Recently, 9 companies announced dividend increases. Note
that no dividend cuts or suspensions were announced during this period.
Several other equities analysts have also recently issued
reports on NEE. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on NextEra
Energy from $89.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an "outperform"
rating in a report on Wednesday, December 8th. Morgan Stanley lowered their
price objective on NextEra Energy from $90.00 to $88.00 and set an "equal
weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 18th.
Mizuho dropped their price objective on shares of NextEra Energy from $91.00 to
$88.00 in a research note on Monday, January 24th. Finally, Wells Fargo &
Company decreased their target price on shares of NextEra Energy from $104.00
to $102.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a
research note on Wednesday, January 26th. Two research analysts have rated the
stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company's
stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of
"Buy" and an average target price of $89.43. Read
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A number of other analysts have also recently commented on
BAC. Societe Generale downgraded Bank of America from a "buy" rating
to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 5th. They noted
that the move was a valuation call. UBS Group assumed coverage on Bank of
America in a report on Friday, December 10th. They set a "buy" rating
and a $64.00 price target for the company. Zacks Investment Research downgraded
Bank of America from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and
set a $51.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Monday,
February 7th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Bank of
America from $49.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an "underweight"
rating in a research note on Thursday, January 20th. Finally, Argus raised
their price objective on shares of Bank of America from $50.00 to $55.00 in a
research report on Thursday, January 20th. One equities research analyst has
rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and twelve
have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the
company has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of
$50.38. Read
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Several other brokerages also recently commented on CAT.
Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Caterpillar from $166.00 to
$164.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on
Thursday, December 9th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Caterpillar from a
"buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on
Saturday, February 5th. Credit Suisse Group dropped their price objective on
shares of Caterpillar from $275.00 to $255.00 and set an "outperform"
rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 31st. Deutsche Bank
Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on shares of Caterpillar
from $233.00 to $242.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research
note on Friday, December 10th. Finally, Citigroup increased their price
objective on shares of Caterpillar from $225.00 to $230.00 in a research note
on Thursday, January 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock
with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and eleven have assigned a
buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an
average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $242.18. Read
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Several other equities research analysts have also commented
on FAST. Loop Capital upped their target price on Fastenal from $53.00 to
$57.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on
Tuesday, December 7th. They noted that the move was a valuation call.
StockNews.com lowered Fastenal from a "buy" rating to a
"hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 3rd. Robert W.
Baird upped their target price on Fastenal from $64.00 to $66.00 in a research
report on Monday. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Fastenal
from $53.00 to $54.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in
a research report on Thursday, January 20th. One investment analyst has rated
the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and three have
issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock
currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price
target of $59.50. Read
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Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on
the company. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on Dover from
$163.00 to $171.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a
research report on Wednesday, October 20th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price
target on Dover from $173.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an "equal
weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 20th. Citigroup
lifted their price target on Dover from $185.00 to $196.00 and gave the stock a
"buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 20th.
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on Dover from $187.00
to $178.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research
report on Friday, December 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their
price target on Dover from $178.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an
"overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 20th.
One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned
a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to
MarketBeat, Dover currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a
consensus target price of $177.08. Read
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FRT has been the topic of a number of other reports.
Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Federal Realty Investment
Trust from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating
in a report on Thursday, December 2nd. Truist Securities boosted their target
price on shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from $125.00 to $130.00 and
gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday,
December 10th. TheStreet upgraded shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust
from a "c+" rating to a "b" rating in a research report on
Thursday, November 4th. Truist boosted their price objective on shares of
Federal Realty Investment Trust from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a
"hold" rating in a research report on Friday, December 10th. Finally,
BMO Capital Markets upgraded shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust from a
"market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a
$145.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Wednesday,
December 1st. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating
and seven have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the
stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price
target of $126.15. Read
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Several other equities analysts have also commented on the
stock. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Public
Storage from $322.00 to $333.00 and gave the company an "equal
weight" rating in a research report on Monday, November 29th. Berenberg
Bank began coverage on shares of Public Storage in a research report on
Thursday, October 7th. They issued a "hold" rating and a $321.00
price objective for the company. Raymond James raised shares of Public Storage
from an "outperform" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and
increased their price objective for the company from $350.00 to $375.00 in a
research report on Thursday, December 2nd. Zacks Investment Research lowered
shares of Public Storage from a "buy" rating to a "hold"
rating and set a $349.00 price target for the company. in a research report on
Friday, November 12th. Finally, Truist raised their price target on shares of
Public Storage from $325.00 to $353.00 and gave the stock a "buy"
rating in a research report on Thursday, December 2nd. One investment analyst
has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, five
have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock.
Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Public Storage presently has an average
rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $337.54. Read
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Several other brokerages have also commented on T. Truist
Securities restated a “hold” rating and issued a $26.00 price objective on shares
of AT&T in a report on Monday, December 6th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares
of AT&T from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and
decreased their price objective for the stock from $32.00 to $28.00 in a report
on Thursday. Loop Capital initiated coverage on shares of AT&T in a
research note on Monday, September 20th. They issued a “hold” rating and a
$30.00 price target for the company. Truist reiterated a “hold” rating and
issued a $26.00 price target on shares of AT&T in a research note on
Monday, December 6th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price target on shares
of AT&T from $31.00 to $29.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a
research note on Tuesday, December 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a
sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to
the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a
consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $30.30. Read
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Several other research analysts have also issued reports on
the company. Telsey Advisory Group increased their price target on Best Buy
from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in
a report on Wednesday, August 25th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their
price target on Best Buy from $136.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a
"buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 25th. Wells Fargo &
Company upgraded Best Buy to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday,
August 25th. DA Davidson upgraded Best Buy to a "buy" rating in a
report on Wednesday, August 25th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded Best Buy to
a "buy" rating and raised their target price for the company from
$145.00 to $157.00 in a report on Wednesday, August 25th. One investment
analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold
rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from
MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy"
and an average price target of $127.53. Read
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Several other analysts have also commented on ABT. Redburn
Partners initiated coverage on Abbott Laboratories in a report on Thursday,
October 14th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $132.28 price
objective for the company. Cowen reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued
a $140.00 price objective on shares of Abbott Laboratories in a report on
Friday, October 8th. Zacks Investment Research raised Abbott Laboratories from
a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $127.00
price objective for the company in a report on Tuesday, August 3rd. Raymond
James lifted their price objective on Abbott Laboratories from $128.00 to
$134.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on
Thursday, October 21st. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price target on Abbott
Laboratories from $135.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a "buy"
rating in a report on Friday, October 1st. Three research analysts have rated
the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the
company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of
"Buy" and a consensus target price of $134.94. Read
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GD has been the subject of a number of other reports. Zacks
Investment Research upgraded shares of General Dynamics from a “hold” rating to
a “buy” rating and set a $208.00 price target for the company in a report on
Thursday, August 5th. Credit Suisse Group boosted their target price on shares
of General Dynamics from $182.00 to $198.00 and gave the company a “neutral”
rating in a report on Thursday, July 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded
shares of General Dynamics from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a
$176.00 target price for the company in a report on Thursday, September 23rd.
Finally, Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of General Dynamics in a
report on Monday, August 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a
sell rating, two have given a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to
the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, General Dynamics has an average
rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $213.91. Read
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A number of other brokerages also recently commented on NSC.
Citigroup lowered their price objective on Norfolk Southern from $325.00 to
$310.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday,
October 6th. Evercore ISI raised Norfolk Southern from an “in-line” rating to
an “outperform” rating and increased their price target for the stock from
$301.00 to $303.00 in a research note on Friday, July 9th. Wells Fargo &
Company decreased their price target on Norfolk Southern from $318.00 to
$312.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday,
October 7th. Finally, Atlantic Securities began coverage on Norfolk Southern in
a research note on Monday, July 12th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a
$276.00 price target for the company. Two research analysts have rated the
stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and fourteen have
issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the
company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price
of $287.57. Read
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A number of other brokerages also recently commented on MS.
Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Morgan Stanley from $88.00
to $95.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research
report on Thursday, January 21st. Credit Suisse Group boosted their target
price on shares of Morgan Stanley from $74.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock an
"outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, January 25th.
Piper Sandler upped their price objective on shares of Morgan Stanley from
$54.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on
Monday, January 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price
objective on shares of Morgan Stanley from $53.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock
a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 6th. Finally, DA
Davidson upped their price objective on shares of Morgan Stanley from $80.00 to
$90.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday,
January 21st. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold
rating, sixteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating
to the stock. The stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and
a consensus target price of $66.73. Read
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A number of other analysts have also commented on NSRGY.
Royal Bank of Canada raised Nestlé from an “underperform” rating to a “sector
perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 13th. Credit Suisse
Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Nestlé in a research note on
Wednesday, December 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold”
rating on shares of Nestlé in a research note on Friday, February 19th. Zacks
Investment Research raised Nestlé from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and
set a $127.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Friday, February
5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an “overweight” rating on shares
of Nestlé in a research note on Thursday, December 3rd. One equities research
analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating
and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company
presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of
$127.00. Read
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A number of other research analysts also recently commented
on BMO. Canaccord Genuity reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $112.50 target
price (up from $106.50) on shares of Bank of Montreal in a research report on
Wednesday, February 24th. Barclays increased their target price on Bank of
Montreal from $88.00 to $96.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in
a research report on Tuesday, February 16th. CIBC upgraded Bank of Montreal to
an “outperformer” rating and increased their target price for the company from
$95.00 to $108.00 in a research report on Thursday, November 19th. Credit
Suisse Group upgraded Bank of Montreal from a “neutral” rating to an
“outperform” rating and increased their target price for the company from
$97.00 to $108.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 24th. Finally,
Zacks Investment Research upgraded Bank of Montreal from a “hold” rating to a
“buy” rating and set a $87.00 target price for the company in a research report
on Wednesday, February 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a
sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating
to the company. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an
average price target of $93.39. Read
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A number of other analysts have also weighed in on BNS.
Barclays raised their price target on shares of The Bank of Nova Scotia from
$60.00 to $69.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a
report on Tuesday, February 16th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price
on shares of The Bank of Nova Scotia from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock
an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 24th. TD
Securities lifted their target price on shares of The Bank of Nova Scotia from
$79.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on
Wednesday, February 24th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on
shares of The Bank of Nova Scotia from $77.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock an
"outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 24th. Finally,
Desjardins lifted their target price on shares of The Bank of Nova Scotia from
$72.00 to $79.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on
Thursday, February 25th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell
rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The company currently
has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of
$72.75. Read
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Several other research firms have also commented on DLR.
Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Digital Realty Trust
from $141.00 to $148.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a
research note on Tuesday, September 29th. Edward Jones upgraded shares of Digital
Realty Trust from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday,
December 18th. Credit Suisse Group increased their target price on shares of
Digital Realty Trust from $173.00 to $179.00 and gave the stock an “outperform”
rating in a report on Friday, October 30th. TD Securities upgraded shares of
Digital Realty Trust from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $170.00
target price on the stock in a report on Friday, December 18th. Finally,
TheStreet lowered shares of Digital Realty Trust from a “b-” rating to a “c+”
rating in a report on Tuesday, December 1st. Five research analysts have rated
the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have issued a buy rating and one has
given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Digital Realty Trust has a
consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $160.40. Read
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Other equities analysts have also issued research reports
about the stock. Bank of America raised shares of Illinois Tool Works from an
"underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and boosted
their price target for the company from $175.00 to $212.00 in a report on
Thursday, October 29th. Credit Suisse Group raised shares of Illinois Tool
Works from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and
boosted their price target for the company from $209.00 to $235.00 in a report
on Tuesday, January 12th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on
shares of Illinois Tool Works from $205.00 to $225.00 in a report on Monday,
October 26th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of
Illinois Tool Works from $220.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an
"overweight" rating in a report on Monday, October 26th. Finally,
Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Illinois Tool Works from
$200.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a
report on Tuesday, January 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the
stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and four have
issued a buy rating to the company. Illinois Tool Works has a consensus rating
of "Hold" and an average price target of $195.24. Read
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Other research analysts also recently issued reports about
the company. UBS Group upgraded Emerson Electric from a “neutral” rating to a
“buy” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $69.00 to
$100.00 in a report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price
target on Emerson Electric from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an
“overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 7th. Cowen reiterated a
“buy” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Sunday, October 4th.
Stephens began coverage on Emerson Electric in a report on Thursday, October
15th. They issued an “overweight” rating for the company. Finally, Credit
Suisse Group boosted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from
$77.00 to $79.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note
on Wednesday, November 4th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a
hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock.
Emerson Electric presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price
target of $76.31. Read
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AXP has been the subject of several other research reports.
DZ Bank cut shares of American Express from a "buy" rating to a
"hold" rating and set a $128.00 target price for the company. in a
research report on Wednesday, December 9th. 140166 cut shares of American
Express from a "positive" rating to a "neutral" rating and
set a $110.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Friday,
October 9th. Barclays upgraded shares of American Express from an "equal
weight" rating to a "positive" rating and upped their target
price for the stock from $114.00 to $132.00 in a research report on Thursday,
December 10th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Bank of America
cut shares of American Express from a "neutral" rating to an
"underperform" rating and decreased their price objective for the
company from $106.00 to $95.00 in a report on Wednesday, September 23rd.
Finally, Zacks Investment Research cut shares of American Express from a
"hold" rating to a "sell" rating and set a $126.00 price
objective for the company. in a report on Wednesday, November 25th. Three
investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given
a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company. The stock
presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target
price of $117.46. Read
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NYSE:D traded up $1.32 during trading hours on Monday,
hitting $81.66. 3,279,020 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its
average volume of 3,992,305. The company has a market cap of $68.61 billion, a
price-to-earnings ratio of 110.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.14 and
a beta of 0.36. Dominion Energy, Inc. has a 1 year low of $57.79 and a 1 year
high of $90.89. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $80.01 and a 200
day moving average price of $79.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.46, a
current ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30. Read
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David Rowland also recently made the following trade(s):
On Monday, October 19th, David Rowland sold 10,938 shares of
Accenture stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $229.30, for a
total transaction of $2,508,083.40.
ACN traded up $5.52 during midday trading on Tuesday,
reaching $225.71. 1,544,034 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to
its average volume of 2,391,294. The company’s fifty day moving average price
is $226.70 and its 200 day moving average price is $214.34. The company has a
market cap of $142.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.53, a
price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 1.06. Accenture plc has a
one year low of $137.15 and a one year high of $247.82. Read
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Shares of Caterpillar stock opened at $155.23 on Thursday.
The stock has a market capitalization of $84.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.83,
a PEG ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a quick ratio of 1.08,
a current ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.74. The stock has a 50
day moving average price of $156.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price
of $135.76. Caterpillar Inc. has a 12-month low of $87.50 and a 12-month high
of $171.26. Read
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Shares of NYSE:DOV traded up $2.29 during trading on
Tuesday, hitting $117.16. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 624,569
shares, compared to its average volume of 930,578. The company has a
debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of
1.47. Dover Co. has a fifty-two week low of $62.95 and a fifty-two week high of
$120.26. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $111.79 and its two-hundred
day moving average price is $102.49. The company has a market capitalization of
$16.55 billion, a PE ratio of 25.47, a PEG ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.38. Read
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