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3 Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy for April 2022 $Visa(V)$ $Apple(AAPL)$ $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$ 1. Visa (V) Outside of the tech space, these next two companies have been some of the best performers over the last decade. Visa (NYSE:V) and MasterCard (NYSE:MA) run what I like to call a “toll booth” on transactions. There’s a secular trend that’s been underway for years, as consumers transition from cash and check to credit and debit. Additionally, the rise of online and digital sales has only fueled this move, as consumers obviously find it easy to shop. Specifically, with these two businesses, investors have been quick to critique the valuation by pointing out that Visa stock trades at more than 17 times its trailing 12-month revenue. In the past, this valuation has also been an issue. Even during generous market periods, that’s a rich valuation for many growth stocks. However, in those instances, investors aren’t taking profits into account for the growth stocks, because many don’t have any. And in the case of Visa, it’s incredibly profitable. Overall, the company sports gross profit margins of almost 80% and net profit margins of 51.6%. These metrics aren’t back to the pre-pandemic highs just yet, but they are inching in that direction now. Therefore, it makes a great option among the top blue-chip stocks to buy. 2. Apple (AAPL) I refer to Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) as having one of the best business models in the world. It runs the razor/razor blade model, but at an incredible premium. The razor/razor blade model is premised on the idea of getting the razor into customer’s hands — even if that means giving it away at cost (or less) — so that they will continue to buy razors from you, which is the real money maker. Rather than give away its razors though — in this case, that’s iPhones, iPads, Macs, etc. — Apple charges a hefty premium. They mark these devices up in price to the point where they alone generate an enormous business for Apple. So, what then is the razor blade portion of the business? Services. Last quarter, overall revenue grew 11%, while Services revenue grew almost 24% YOY. Not only is it outpacing the company’s Products revenue in terms of growth, and overall revenue growth, but Apple’s Services unit is more than twice as profitable as its Products business. And that is the main catalyst that people need to understand. 3. Nvidia (NVDA) As one of the greatest companies in the market as well, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) caters to multiple end-markets that are enjoying long-term secular growth. Some of those end markets include: Datacenter, cloud computing, supercomputing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, graphics, gaming, autonomous driving and automotive, drones, robotics, the metaverse and more. Moreover, when you look at those markets, it’s pretty clear to see the trends. Do customers want faster computers, better graphics, and more responsive gaming and control (for drones, robotics, autonomous driving)? Do they want faster cloud-based applications and are they generating more data? The answers to these questions all point to more demand for Nvidia’s products In turn, it’s the main reason I believe this firm will eventually command a $1 trillion market cap.