In gambling "Blue Chip" means the high value or most expensive chips.

We use this name as a the symbol of the safe, highly valuable, and popular stock which is good for every investors portfolio.

What are Blue Chip Stocks?

In general blue-chip companies include leaders of the market, and most of the time these are the members of the S&P 500, Dow Jones, Nasdaq-100, AXS 200, CAC 40, and FTSE100.

In Simple terms, Blue Chip Stocks includes -

The company list varies, but these are the common example - IBM, Apple, Wal-Mart, Johnson & Johnson, Coca-Cola, and Berkshire Hathaway.

Top 10 Blue Chip Stocks For 2023

Here is the list of top blue-chip stocks (most successful companies) with the largest market capitalization -

Stock	Symbol	Price	Marketcap	Change	Sector	Industry	Chart (5D)	Dividend Yield	Dividend Rate	Shares	EPS	52 Week Range	Employees	Currency	Country	Company	Exchange
Apple Inc. AAPL	AAPL	$220.3	3.3T	$0.5				0.4%	1.0	15,204,100,096	6.6		0	USD		Apple Inc.	NMS
Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN	AMZN	$175.6	1.8T	$4.3				0.0%	0.0	10,495,599,616	4.2		0	USD		Amazon.com, Inc.	NMS
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK-A	BRK-A	$696,142.4	1.0T	$6,855.4				0.0%	0.0	553,234	47.2K		0	USD		Berkshire Hathaway Inc.	NYQ
Coca-Cola Company (The) KO	KO	$72.1	310.6B	$0.9306				2.7%	1.9	4,309,870,080	2.5		0	USD		Coca-Cola Company (The)	NYQ
3M Company MMM	MMM	$129.7	71.3B	$1.1				4.1%	5.2	549,353,984	2.6		0	USD		3M Company	NYQ
Microsoft Corporation MSFT	MSFT	$405.1	3.0T	$3.4				0.7%	3.0	7,433,039,872	11.8		0	USD		Microsoft Corporation	NMS
Walmart Inc. WMT	WMT	$77.3	621.5B	$0.68				1.0%	0.8	8,038,249,984	1.9		0	USD		Walmart Inc.	NYQ
Home Depot, Inc. (The) HD	HD	$364.8	362.4B	$4.8				2.5%	8.8	993,292,992	14.9		0	USD		Home Depot, Inc. (The)	NYQ
Amgen Inc. AMGN	AMGN	$327.5	176.0B	$7.0				2.7%	8.8	537,329,024	5.8		0	USD		Amgen Inc.	NMS
American Express Company AXP	AXP	$252.9	179.8B	$8.9				1.1%	2.6	710,912,000	13.4		0	USD		American Express Company	NYQ

Top 100 High Dividends Blue Stocks

In the criteria of the blue-chip stocks, some companies pay dividends and some are not. For this reason, we are sharing the top 100 companies list with high dividends.

These companies are also part of -

1. Dividend Kings Stocks (50+ years of rising dividends) or
2. Dividend Aristocrats Stocks (25+ years of rising dividends)

Blue Chip vs. Penny Stocks

Blue Chip Stock: This type of company is a market leader, well established, older, big market cap with a long-term profitable history. Example: Apple, Wal-Mart, and Coca-Cola.

Penny Stocks: Basically penny stocks that trade for less than $5 per share, usually it's called nano-cap, small-cap, and micro-cap stocks. (These are very risky and generally speculative stocks)

Also Check:-

• -> S&P 500 Companies List
• -> Nasdaq 100 Stock List
• -> List of Dow 30 Companies 

Blue Chip Stock FAQ's

Q. Where did the name ‘blue chip’ come from?

The Blue-Chip name comes from Poker, where these are the most valuable chips. (1890 In USA)

Q. What are some Australian examples of blue-chip stocks?

In Australia Standard & Poor’s ASX 20 companies are considered for blue-chip stocks -

Q. It is safe to invest in blue-chip stocks?

Most of the time Blue-chip stocks are the largest companies and market leaders. It does not provide you a guarantee for a high return in the short term but in the long run, it's a good investment for wealth creation.

Q. How do I invest in blue-chip stocks?

For Investing purposes, you need a trading account and enough capital to buy stocks. There are two ways to invest in blue-chip stocks -

1. Directly Purchase the Individual Stock.
2. Use Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

Check -

• Best ETF's For S&P 500 
• Top Nasdaq ETF's

Q. Which are the best blue-chip stocks with high dividend yield?

Here is the list of top 10 blue-chip stocks with high dividend yield -

Bottom Line

If you're looking for a well-known, high-potential investment without a lot of volatility, you can go with blue chip stocks. But you should be aware of their shortcomings and be prepared to supplement them with other investments for portfolio diversity and leverage

Disclaimer - All the information is given only for education purposes, it should not be treated as investment advice.