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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. per share is 40% above the split-adjusted IPO price of $1.50

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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

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

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

JANUARY 13, 2024

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 ). The ability to generate positive earnings even as revenue growth is slowing is a positive sign for potential and current shareholders.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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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