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NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Let's discuss what the next 10 years could hold for the company and its investors. Founded by former Tesla executives in 2007, Lucid Motors is an electric automaker that focuses on the luxury side of the market, with high-end vehicles emphasizing design, power, and amenities. Can the company survive another decade?

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JUNE 19, 2023

Since it first came to the public markets with a 100% gain in its 2006 debut, Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) has been a stock market darling. Shares have climbed 45-fold since that initial public offering (IPO) and 375% since the beginning of 2019. By 2007, it had more than 600 locations.

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AUGUST 19, 2024

Since the company's initial public offering ( IPO ) in 1999, the stock has risen nearly 300,000%! However, what truly supercharged the stock was the company's dominance in AI chips. The demand for such chips has made Nvidia the leading chip company, leading to a 10-for-1 stock split earlier this year.

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APRIL 21, 2024

Most of the so-called Big Techs -- the largest publicly traded technology companies have split their common stock in recent years. The stock of one of these companies -- Nvidia -- has run up tremendously recently. Moreover, Nvidia's lofty stock price suggests the company could split its stock again soon.

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AUGUST 4, 2023

Both companies were founded around the same time, in 2007 to 2009, as disruptors of massive industries made possible by the smartphone. Airbnb, on the other hand, has been profitable since shortly after it laid off a quarter of its staff during the pandemic, and the company has taken a much more efficient approach toward its business.

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DECEMBER 21, 2023

No one knows for sure how long the rally will last, but if you're looking for stocks that look set to keep soaring, keep reading to see two companies ready to do just that. Additionally, the end of the Hollywood strikes should lead to a rebound in ad spending from Roku's media and entertainment partners, a key vertical for the company.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

What's more, Supermicro stock has shot up a whopping 6,900% since it went public back in August 2007, outpacing the S&P 500 index's jump of 249% by a huge margin. The massive gains that the company has clocked over the past 17 years have brought its stock price to more than $615.

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JUNE 27, 2024

The Wall Street Journal recently reported that "Nvidia's chips underpin all of the most advanced AI systems, giving the company a market share estimated at more than 80%." The company has been gaining steam since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022. However, the median 12-month price target of $127.50

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MARCH 2, 2024

Buying and holding great companies for the long run is a tried-and-tested way of making money in the stock market, as investors can not only benefit from secular growth opportunities by following this philosophy but also take advantage of the power of compounding. The foundry business model means TSMC manufactures chips for other companies.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

They also help encourage economic growth by making it easier for companies to borrow and lowering interest expenses on existing debt, which also favors stocks since they are a cyclical, economically sensitive asset class. Nvidia has been through multiple rate-cut cycles since its initial public offering (IPO) in 1999.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

If you're looking for tech stocks that will help make retirement easy, you'll want to find companies that can deliver solid, long-term growth on the top and bottom lines. The company, which is Latin America's leading e-commerce marketplace, has a long track record of stock market outperformance. Image source: Getty Images.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

Warren Buffett led the Berkshire Hathaway investment company to market-beating returns every year (on average) since 1965. When he's considering buying a stake in a company, Buffett likes to see a long track record of success, solid growth potential, and a strong management team. of its $370 billion portfolio of publicly listed stocks.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

In retrospect, it's clear that Opendoor Technologies ' (NASDAQ: OPEN) earliest public investors got ahead of themselves shortly after its 2020 initial public offering (IPO). The company will pay cash for houses and then sell these properties to other buyers. Although sales of existing homes in the U.S. grew from 5.64

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OCTOBER 8, 2023

Admittedly, these giant companies have probably grown too large to achieve another 1,300-fold gain or greater. Jake Lerch (Apple): A relatively modest investment of $10,000 in Apple when Steve Jobs returned to the company in February 1997 would have grown to more than $14 million today. Most companies that have reached a $1.3

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MARCH 19, 2024

For example, including dividends paid, the benchmark S&P 500 has delivered just a hair north of a 10% annualized return since its official inception as a 500-company index in 1957. Its initial public offering (IPO) occurred on Jan. At the same time, the IPO offering price has been reduced to a split-adjusted $0.25

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MARCH 21, 2024

Shares are up more than 230,000% just since its 1997 initial public offering (IPO) at a split-adjusted price of $0.075. That growth has also made Amazon one of the world's biggest companies , as measured by market cap. This arm now makes up roughly two-thirds of the company's entire bottom line. million today.

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DECEMBER 28, 2023

It went public five years later in 2002 with a market valuation of $309 million. The company is now worth $215 billion on the back of its world-leading streaming platform. Investors who bought Netflix stock at its initial public offering (IPO) and held until now would be sitting on a gain of 45,332%.

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JUNE 10, 2024

The company assembles computer servers for sale, many of which are used to power artificial intelligence (AI) applications. The explosion in demand for these servers helped it become one of the more notable companies (and stocks) in this space. In 2007, few investors had likely heard of Supermicro.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) returned more than 147,000% since its initial public offering (IPO). And when I think of companies that can keep making millionaires in the future, it tops my list. Let's start with the obvious: Amazon is already a massive company. In truth, Amazon is really four ( or more) companies in one.

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JANUARY 14, 2024

Analyzing stock-split stocks can be an interesting exercise as it may shed some light on companies that have experienced higher trading volumes and witnessed a surging share price. I think a lot of this has to do with artificial intelligence (AI), and which companies are seen as emerging leaders.

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JULY 30, 2023

Without a doubt, that dip is real: Shares recently tanked 14% after the company reported disappointing quarterly results and weak guidance. That should help increase its gross margins and set the company on a path to profitability. PayPal was one of the first digital payments companies and built its business on online payments.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This dramatic slowdown (and eventual shrinking) has caused the market to send the company's shares down 73% from its recent highs. First, most of this slowdown results from how the company recognizes revenue upfront when it sells drinks through its largest distributor, Pepsi. market by roughly 10 years.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Ares Capital ranks as the largest publicly traded business development company (BDC). This, along with the company's diversified portfolio, means Ares Capital's investments are less risky -- which is good news for long-term investors. The declines are due to lower demand for the company's COVID-19 products. expected earnings.

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DECEMBER 10, 2024

If you were lucky enough to invest in its initial public offering (IPO) and still own your shares, you'd be one lucky investor. It's the main producer of the GPUs necessary for generative AI , and the company's stock has gained 730% over the past two years alone. for-1 split in 2007. But it's not all luck.

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JULY 18, 2024

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is once again the world's largest company (as measured by market cap) right now. It earned its way to these accolades with sustained growth largely set in motion by 2007's debut of the iPhone. The company's e-commerce platform is also evolving. Broadcom You've almost certainly heard of the company.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is one artificial intelligence (AI) stock you probably wish you'd scooped up at its initial public offering (IPO). Nvidia is now one of the world's most valuable companies, with a market cap over $3 trillion. The chipmaker debuted on Jan. 22, 1999 at just $12 per share. Chart by author.

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

Yet stock splits generate lots of media buzz and attract smaller investors who don't want to pay hundreds or thousands of dollars for a single share of a hot company. I think these three companies might be ripe for stock splits: MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) , ASML (NASDAQ: ASML) , and Salesforce (NYSE: CRM). Image source: Getty Images.

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

It has gained more than 220% over the past year and briefly took the top spot as the most valuable company on the stock market before taking a step back. One initial public offering (IPO) share is worth 480 shares today, and the split-adjusted IPO price is $0.04 Then you’ll want to hear this.

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JUNE 30, 2024

How much money would you have now if you had invested $10,000 in Nvidia stock at its initial public offering (IPO)? However, you couldn't invest in the company then. It didn't go public until Jan. In the company's S1 filing before its IPO, it revealed that sales skyrocketed more than 15.7

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JANUARY 19, 2024

Some of Britain’s best known private equity-backed companies, including pub operator Punch Taverns and London City Airport, have been named by a buyout industry watchdog for not following its transparency and disclosure guidelines. Buyout-backed companies in Britain make up a significant part of the corporate sector, supporting 2.2

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MARCH 11, 2024

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) has likely helped mint a few millionaires since its public debut in 2007. A $20,000 investment in the Canadian yoga and athleisure apparel maker's initial public offering back then would be worth about $1.02 million today. in the first nine months of fiscal 2023.

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JANUARY 29, 2024

Growing alongside Latin America, whose internet penetration rate rocketed from 3% in 2000 to 81% in 2023, the company saw its stock rise over 6,000% since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2007. These high-margin sales help explain how the company has raised its net income margin to 10% in its last quarter.

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MARCH 3, 2024

After decades on the public markets, discount retail chain Dollar General (NYSE: DG) was taken private in 2007. Its days as a privately held company, however, were short-lived. Dollar General went public again 2009. And those who invested $1,000 in the 2009 initial public offering (IPO) have nearly $7,000 now.

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

The company established itself as a clear leader in a unique niche of retail, selling more than 25,000 products from more than 600 brands, and it operates in-store hair salons, differentiating it from rivals like Sephora. Clearly, the company thinks there's still space to expand and penetrate the market. Image source: Getty Images.

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APRIL 25, 2024

It has skyrocketed 46,000% since its initial public offering in 2002, turning a $10,000 initial investment into $4.6 What started as a streaming service in 2007 just in the U.S. The company generated $35 billion in sales in the past 12 months, and it currently has 270 million members. million today.

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MARCH 13, 2024

based company, which seemed to have previously been flying under the radar of many individual investors. That's likely due in part to Arm being new to the public markets -- it held its initial public offering (IPO) last September. Image source: Getty Images. This phone had an Arm-based processor.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

I've been following military drone manufacturer AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) for a very long time -- ever since it was just a newborn babe of a defense stock after its 2007 initial public offering (IPO), in fact. Long story short, this contract is great news for AeroVironment, the company.

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