Author: George Budwell, The Motley Fool

DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough triggered a $1 trillion tech selloff that unfairly punished quality dividend payers. These two names offer exceptional dividend growth potential.

To catch the next big wave of AI-based innovations, savvy investors might want to consider the following five names, which all show tremendous promise for 2025 and beyond.

This pair of names have strong cash flows and conservative payouts that suggests robust dividend growth ahead.

AI is expected to add trillions to the global economy by 2030 and these three companies possess strong competitive advantages in their respective domains.

Despite gaining 62.7% year- to- date, the stock trades at just 20 times earnings, compared with the S&P 500’s multiple of 24.