15 Blue Chip Dividend Stocks to Build a Passive Income Portfolio

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1. S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 110

S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) is among the best dividend stocks to invest in.

On December 1, S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) announced its new partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) that would allow customers to use AI agents to ask complex questions related to finance, markets, and energy, and get reliable answers directly from SPGI within their AWS setup.

The new development will help achieve the combination of the company’s data with the customers’ own information and AI workflows, giving them real-time insights and helping improve decision-making.

S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) delivered strong earnings for the third quarter of 2025, with revenues of $3.89 billion, up 8.7% from the same period last year. The company’s adjusted net income also rose by 19% to $1.442 billion. SPGI’s acquisition strategy also remained intact as the company closed the agreement to acquire With Intelligence for $1.8 billion.

S&P Global Inc. (NYSE:SPGI) is a New York-based company that provides financial intelligence and data analytics to organizations to make better decisions.

While we acknowledge the potential of SPGI to grow, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than SPGI and that has 100x upside potential, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

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