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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. Uber finally gets out of the red Uber was founded in 2009 but finally recorded its first GAAP operating profit as a publicly traded company in the second quarter of this year.

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JULY 31, 2024

The company recently initiated its first stock split in its history, splitting shares 10-for-1. Still, the 9,200% growth in the stock price since its 2009 initial public offering (IPO) likely justified such a split. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Since its initial public offering in December 1985, the company has generated a monster total return of 165,200% (as of Nov. In the past five- and 10-year periods, the company has generated a 250% and 751% total return for its investors, respectively. It all comes down to valuation for me.

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JUNE 27, 2024

The chart below shows its share-price appreciation (or depreciation) in the first and second halves of each full year since its initial public offering (IPO). Specifically, the stock has produced a positive first-half return in 18 years and a positive second-half return in 16 of those 18 years, or 89% of the time.

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JANUARY 11, 2024

However, this does not mean every AI stock is going to deliver outsized returns. Its original name at its founding in 2009 was C3 LLC. ai, before launching its initial public offering (IPO) the following year. AI is likely going to generate considerable returns for investors over time. ai (NYSE: AI).

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NOVEMBER 24, 2024

From the company's initial public offering in November 2015 to the stock's peak in August 2021, the share price skyrocketed more than 2,000% higher. And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, you’d have $368,053 !* That gain was hard to beat.

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OCTOBER 3, 2024

In hindsight, if one had the patience to wait and the fortitude to ride out massive declines, a $1,000 investment in the company's initial public offering ( IPO ) would have paid off handsomely for shareholders. Between 1999 and 2001, Amazon's stock fell as much as 95% and didn't return to its 1999 high until 2009.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Dividends can be a great way to increase your returns with time while giving you extra capital to reinvest or keep in your portfolio. United Parcel Service United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) has paid a dividend faithfully since the company first held its initial public offering ( IPO ) in 1999.

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

Founded in 2009, software company C3.ai ai offers enterprise software in a variety of industries. And that's just too much for what's on offer. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. The Stock Advisor service has more than tripled the return of S&P 500 since 2002*.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Interestingly, Palantir has generated a CAGR of 31% since debuting via an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in 2020. After all, if you look at a benchmark index, like the S&P 500 , its lifetime total return CAGR, which stretches back over 70 years, is only 10%. First things first: What does Palantir do?

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JULY 25, 2024

It depends on three factors: how much you invest, how many years you invest, and what return you get from your stocks. When Palantir filed for its initial public offering in 2020, it estimated its total addressable market at $119 billion -- a huge opportunity compared to Palantir's annual revenue of $2.3

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NOVEMBER 12, 2023

However, Fortinet would like to remind everyone it has done an exceptional job of clobbering the market since its initial public offering in 2009. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of November 6, 2023 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

The stock soared on accelerating growth, but slowing growth could weigh on shareholder returns over the next few years. If you're looking for smaller AI companies that can potentially deliver monster returns, here are two to consider buying heading into 2025.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

That slowdown, which it mainly blamed on the macro headwinds, spooked its investors and drove its stock below its initial public offering price. And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, you’d have $378,269 !* For fiscal 2025, it expects revenue to rise 31%.

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AUGUST 25, 2024

My Booking Holdings investment I have watched Booking Holdings since its March 1999 initial public offering ( IPO ). Even in the depths of the 2008 to 2009 financial crisis, it remained above my sell price and began to experience growth resembling its dot-com boom days. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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JULY 4, 2023

After the stock has jumped more than 4,000% since its 2006 initial public offering (IPO), it's no surprise that investors are still hoping to find the next Chipotle. restaurant in 2009 in Irvine, California, and has 45 locations across 14 states and Washington, D.C., Kura opened its first U.S.

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JANUARY 13, 2024

While the index has yet to return to its 2021 high, it's not far off. It's been a public company since 2009 and has been profitable and free cash flow generative every year since its initial public offering ( IPO ). Tech stocks have had a good run lately. It's never a surprise that this sector performs well.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2024

return in the 12 months following their split announcement since 1980, which is more than double the 11.9% average annual return for the S&P 500 over the same timeline. In a little over 12 years since its initial public offering (IPO), investors have watched this market-leading cybersecurity stock catapult higher by roughly 2,100%!

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NOVEMBER 24, 2024

It's been fairly volatile since its initial public offering, and that's happening now. And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, you’d have $368,053 !* So it isn't surprising that the market doesn't always know what to make of it. There's a lot to unpack with SoFi.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2024

The company has seen its share price balloon by over 170% since its March initial public offering (IPO), with much of that rise coming after its late-October earnings release. And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, you’d have $368,053 !*

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

ai was founded in 2009 to help businesses unlock the power of predictive analytics, which is better known today as AI. It was the first company of its kind, and it now offers more than 40 turnkey and customizable AI applications to organizations in 19 different industries, including oil and gas, financial services, and manufacturing.

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JANUARY 14, 2024

Since splitting in July 2022, Alphabet stock has returned about 28% -- much lower than its big tech counterparts such as Microsoft , Apple, Amazon, Meta, and Nvidia. A trip down memory lane Since it was founded in 1971, the Nasdaq Composite has only generated negative returns 14 times. There's no doubt that Alphabet has a lot to prove.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The company has been around since 1850, evolving and surviving economic catastrophes like the Great Depression and the financial crisis in 2008 and 2009. The world has gradually moved away from cash as a payment method, fueling years of rampant growth and market-beating investment returns. Justin Pope has positions in Visa.

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DECEMBER 10, 2024

Since Visa 's (NYSE: V) initial public offering in March 2008, its shares have produced a total return (including reinvested dividends) of 2,380%. That tremendous performance absolutely trounced the 552% total return that the S&P 500 index generated during the same period.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2024

As a business development company (BDC) , it must return at least 90% of earnings to shareholders as dividends to be exempt from federal income taxes. Ares Capital has significantly outperformed the S&P 500 in total returns since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2004. for the S&P 500 energy sector.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2015

"Square, the payment technology company founded and led by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, this evening raised $243 million by pricing its initial public offering at $9 per share, which would imply an market value of around $2.9 Unlike venture capital funds, they don't make money directly off the multiples of their return.

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AUGUST 7, 2023

The stock soared during the early days of the pandemic, shortly after its initial public offering (IPO). Shares of Meta Platforms -- back when it was Facebook -- sold off immediately after its 2012 public offering. Amazon stock wouldn't fully recover losses suffered between 2000 and 2001 until 2009.

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JULY 30, 2023

The stock has risen by more than 4,000% since its 2007 initial public offering, and the company has built a leadership position in Latin American e-commerce and fintech while also prospering in other areas. And despite a 40% gain since January, MercadoLibre trades at a price-to-sales ratio of 5, near its lowest level since 2009.

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MARCH 3, 2024

Dollar General went public again 2009. And those who invested $1,000 in the 2009 initial public offering (IPO) have nearly $7,000 now. From 2009 through the end of 2022, its biggest drop ever had been 31%. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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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. And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, youd have $369,349 !* But it's not all luck. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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JANUARY 3, 2025

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) advanced 23% in 2024, marking the second consecutive year its annual return exceeded 20%. Not surprisingly, initial public offerings (IPOs) showed signs of rebounding last year. The stock market just had a banner year. The last time the benchmark index accomplished the same feat was 1998.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Since its celebrated initial public offering (IPO) in 2020, Snowflake's growth has been spectacular, but its growth rate has steadily dropped at an alarming rate. And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, you’d have $363,671 !*

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DECEMBER 14, 2024

Perennial market beating, plus a dividend Jennifer Saibil (Home Depot): If you had invested in Home Depot's initial public offering (IPO) in 1981, you'd likely be a millionaire today. The stock has a long history of delivering outstanding returns, and the trailing yield is the highest since 2009.

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DECEMBER 10, 2024

When analyzing a stock's potential, several factors need a closer look, including the total return (price appreciation and dividends). Total return can offer insights about a company's prospects and long-term earnings growth potential. The S&P 500 is up over 27% this year (through Dec. earlier this year.

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JUNE 30, 2024

In fact, since its 2009 initial public offering (IPO) , shares are up more than 3,400%, easily outpacing the S&P 500. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. The Stock Advisor service has more than quadrupled the return of S&P 500 since 2002*.

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JUNE 9, 2024

This contraction in billings, the first since the company's 2009 initial public offering (IPO), may raise eyebrows in concern but deserves some important context. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. While total revenue growth of 7.2% and EPS of $0.43

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JULY 15, 2023

But as a long-term investor, I've learned that the more important thing to know is that bull markets, on average, last longer than bear markets, and they generate higher returns than bear markets do losses. Let's look at its performance during the bull market, which ran from March 2009 until February 2020. annualized return.

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