The Motley Fool

AUGUST 25, 2024

This includes the most widely respected investors, such as Warren Buffett, who has outlined several investing mistakes in his shareholder letters over the years. My Booking Holdings investment I have watched Booking Holdings since its March 1999 initial public offering ( IPO ).

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The Motley Fool

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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The Motley Fool

JULY 25, 2024

Companies that have sustained high double-digit annual growth in their revenue are usually the stocks that make their shareholders rich over time. 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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The Motley Fool

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%. Visa's return potential Visa has been a wonderful investment for long-term shareholders, but investors can't expect such monster gains to continue indefinitely.

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The Motley Fool

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.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 7, 2023

It's been a tough past couple of years for Chewy (NYSE: CHWY) shareholders. The stock soared during the early days of the pandemic, shortly after its initial public offering (IPO). We've seen plenty of highly touted, publicly traded companies end up imploding, punishing all-too-patient shareholders as a result.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 30, 2023

PayPal's market-beating run could be just beginning Justin Pope (PayPal Holdings): Fintech company PayPal Holdings has been a brutal hold for shareholders over the past five years, but its fortunes could soon change. 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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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 25, 2024

In 2009 Toto combined his passion for racing and business by investing in the Williams F1 Team. He participated in the Initial Public Offering of HWA AG – the company behind developing/racing Mercedes cars for DTM (German Touring Car Championship), buying up a substantial minority interest.

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The Motley Fool

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%. It's been a great market-beating stock. But 2023 was another story entirely.

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The Motley Fool

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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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Fortunately, shareholders will continue to collect dividends while waiting for economic conditions to improve. Lowe's has paid a quarterly dividend since its 1961 initial public offering (IPO) , and it increased its quarterly payout by 4.5% Meanwhile, the market reacted negatively to the recent quarterly results.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 2, 2024

When it comes to growth, the chain hasn't disappointed since its 2021 initial public offering (IPO). And that's likely to be a really good thing for shareholders. And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, you’d have $358,460 !*

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 12, 2024

The gift that keeps on giving Realty Income is a real estate investment trust (REIT), and as such, it's required to pay out 90% of its taxable income to shareholders each year. For this reason, REITs tend to offer high dividend yields. Scooping up some shares now could lay the foundation for lucrative long-term gains.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The stock soared on accelerating growth, but slowing growth could weigh on shareholder returns over the next few years. With demand for its products surging, Astera Labs just completed its initial public offering (IPO) earlier this year and could be looking at years of strong growth.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

2014 initial public offering at $29 per share. Unfortunately for shareholders of the e-commerce giant, the milestone is a bitter one. And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, you’d have $363,386 !*

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

It's this dynamic that helps Realty Income continue raising its dividend and rewarding long-term shareholders. The chart above illustrates that an investment of just $1,000 at Realty Income's initial public offering (IPO) would now be worth nearly $45,000 on a total return basis.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 16, 2024

The Broadcom stock split On the surface, some Broadcom shareholders and observers may assume it matters a lot. Furthermore, the stock is up more than 110-fold since its 2009 initial public offering ( IPO ). This will take place on July 12. However, in an official sense, the split changes nothing.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 15, 2023

Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) has tested investors' patience -- shares are only up 5% since its 2019 initial public offering (IPO)! It was started in 2009 and is now the leading ride-hailing company in the U.S. Data source: YCharts What comes next could be fun for shareholders.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Although these somewhat unassuming operations may not sound like a winning proposition, OTC Markets would have turned a $1,000 investment in 2009 into nearly $21,000 today. The company currently has zero debt on its balance sheet, leaving management free to return the vast majority of its net income and free cash flow (FCF) to shareholders.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 12, 2024

This huge value has come from impressive shareholder gains. Since Mastercard's initial public offering in 2006, the company has generated a total return of 12,470%. And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, youd have $350,239 !*

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 23, 2023

Since its launch in 2009, it has gained massive popularity among developers by tackling their pain points. In October 2017, the company came public at an initial offering price of $24 per share. Suppose you are a worried shareholder wondering what to do in this uncertain environment. Here's why.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 22, 2023

Berkshire bought around $250 million worth of Snowflake stock at its initial public offering (IPO) price of $120 per share (or just over 2.08 Similar to Berkshire, Markel follows a three-pronged approach to generate shareholder value consistently -- what the company calls its "three engines" of growth.

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 28, 2024

00:04:01 [Speaker Changed] And, and let’s fast forward a little bit to 2009. So you’re involved in an initial public offering for HWA ag, the company behind Mercedes racing. When they offered me to run it, I said, that is super honorable, but I’m a shareholder at Williams.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 21, 2023

The company went public through an initial public offering (IPO) in 2004 after years of steadily growing its student loan book. Ultimately, the value of a lending/investment holding company will be determined by growth in book value per share and the cash it returns to shareholders.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Moreover, the stock has become a boon for its shareholders. 21, 2016, initial public offering (IPO) date, it may come as a surprise how much that holding has grown. And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, you’d have $376,324 !*

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Since Palo Alto's initial public offering (IPO) in mid-2012, the stock has soared from a split-adjusted price of $14 to more than $383, representing impressive gains of 2,638%. As a result of this split, shareholders of record as of Dec. But there's more. Does a stock split even matter?

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 16, 2024

If you had invested $10,000 in Five Below (NASDAQ: FIVE) at its initial public offering (IPO) in 2012, you'd have nearly $40,000 now. However, 2024 hasn't been a good year for shareholders. And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, youd have $348,112 !*

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2015, Wingstop has become a 14-bagger -- even though investors who purchased the stock at its IPO had to pay 100 times earnings to own shares. And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, youd have $376,143 !* since 2017.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Looking at history, there are some dominant companies today that have compounded shareholder capital in a remarkable fashion. In fact, here are three stocks that have turned a $1,000 initial investment into $1 million (or more). Amazon Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is first on this list.

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