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SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has moved back into the top spot as the largest company in the world by market cap. It's gone through some stunning ups and downs, but if you'd bought shares at the initial public offering (IPO) back in 1980 and held on, you'd have a lot more shares, and a lot of money. Let's see just how much.

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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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APRIL 21, 2024

Since its March 1986 initial public offering, the stock has risen nearly 4,500-fold. That growth would not have occurred had the company not redefined itself over time. Here's how the company got there -- and where it could go from here. In that role, he took the company into cloud infrastructure and services.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

SLB SLB (NYSE: SLB) , previously known as Schlumberger, ranks as one of the world's largest technology companies serving the oil and gas industry. It offers digital and integration solutions, reservoir performance technologies, well construction services, and production-system technologies. forward earnings.

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AUGUST 20, 2024

Alibaba Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) has frustrated investors since its initial public offering (IPO) 10 years ago. Even as Alibaba's stock is down, its net income has tripled since 2014, rising from 23 billion renminbi in fiscal 2014 ($3.2 For one, the company has not turned a profit since the pandemic.

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MARCH 26, 2024

Now trading 63% below its all-time highs, is the company's new once-in-a-decade valuation a buying opportunity or a value trap? MKTX Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts Despite this nearly 10-fold revenue increase since its initial public offering (IPO), the company has seen its share of the U.S.

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AUGUST 24, 2024

Not only is the consumer technology giant the first publicly traded outfit to reach a trillion-dollar market cap, it's also often the world's most profitable company. Apple's stock has split several times since its initial public offering back in 1980, of course. It has earned its status as an investor favorite.

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APRIL 20, 2024

The ultimate hope is that the up-and-coming company can follow a trajectory like that of the current EV giant, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA). In 2023, Rivian manufactured 57,232 vehicles, a new record for the company. Tesla's first year posting a net income didn't come until 2020, nearly a decade after its initial public offering (IPO).

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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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MAY 19, 2024

The company has rallied investors with the second-largest market share in graphics processing units (GPUs), the chips necessary to train AI models, and with heavy investment in its AI offerings. The company is making moves to come back strong over the next decade and could see its stock soar over the long term.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

That first-mover's advantage lit a fire under Nvidia's business as large companies upgraded their AI capabilities. As a result, its revenue grew at an impressive compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 31% from fiscal 2014 to fiscal 2024 (which ended this January) while its stock skyrocketed 16,570% over the past 10 years.

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MAY 20, 2024

Companies are investing billions in artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Here are three companies with tremendous potential. The company also provides AI-powered "Smart Answering" tech for customer service departments and in-vehicle voice systems. billion market cap, labeled in green, for an unprofitable company.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The company has since expanded its offerings, which now run the gamut of customer relationship management (CRM) functions, providing a vast platform of interconnected offerings. all-in-one CRM platform powered by AI," noting that the company is integrating generative AI across its offerings. soared 304%.

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MAY 17, 2024

When Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA) went public at $68 per share on Sept. 18, 2014, it raised $25 billion and became the largest initial public offering (IPO) in U.S. That was a near five-bagger gain for its initial investors, and many analysts were convinced its stock could go even higher over the next few 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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MARCH 8, 2024

Although it's been surpassed by Microsoft as the largest publicly traded company by market cap, few tech giants have delivered for investors quite like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). However, Apple's R&D spending goes beyond the physical products that brought the company fame. Image source: Getty Images.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Cainiao has ample opportunity to grow While most companies (including Alibaba's flagship Tmall and Taobao) faced challenges growing, Cainiao's recent performance separated it from the crowd. Still, the tech giant is working to turn around its flagship e-commerce business while investing in younger but up-and-coming companies like Cainiao.

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JUNE 23, 2023

Life science companies require specialized lab space to support their highly collaborative (and in-person) teams. The company's in-demand properties remain highly valued, enabling it to cash in on non-core assets to grow its core portfolio and 4.5%-yielding The company currently has 6.7 yielding dividend. It implies a $187.2

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AUGUST 21, 2023

Considering I've written that Microsoft will top the list of America's largest companies by 2030 , it should come as no surprise that I remain bullish on the company. Shares of Microsoft grew only 35% between 2004 and 2014, as the company struggled to find its way under the leadership of former CEO Steve Ballmer.

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APRIL 9, 2024

Shares of newly public insurance company Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited (NYSE: FIHL) rallied 30.2% Fidelis was incorporated in 2014 but just went public via an initial public offering (IPO) back in June of 2023. As a newly public company, Fidelis may still be flying under the radar.

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MARCH 26, 2024

After a long wait, Reddit (NYSE: RDDT) is finally a publicly traded company. He's been an investor in the social media start-up for several years; he also previously served on the board of directors and was even the CEO of the company for eight days. However, investors should be clear-eyed about the risks in Reddit stock.

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APRIL 5, 2024

One of those companies that has captured investor attention is Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN). Rivian's rocky road Since its highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO) in 2021, Rivian has encountered significant hurdles on its hopeful path to success. As a result, the company is bleeding cash.

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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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APRIL 9, 2024

Confluent (NASDAQ: CFLT) and Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) both help companies analyze data with their cloud-based platforms. Salesforce is a much larger company that operates the world's largest cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) platform. Image source: Getty Images. billion in 2029.

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AUGUST 29, 2023

The company also has some natural gas pipeline assets that generate steady cash flow backed by long-term contracts. The company expects its dividend payout ratio to be in the mid-80% range this year, assuming the successful sale of one of its natural gas pipeline businesses. It sees more high-powered growth ahead.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

Since the first distribution was paid shortly after its initial public offering in 2014, it has grown a huge 360%. So the story isn't quite so simple as a parent company choosing to back away from drop down deals. That distribution has increased at a fairly rapid rate, historically speaking.

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DECEMBER 27, 2023

The cloud-based payroll-software provider has delivered a staggering 30% annualized return since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2014 (1,170% overall). It was one of the first companies to bring the industry online. Beti helps employees find and fix costly errors, saving companies time and money.

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MAY 10, 2024

From its humble beginnings pioneering inbound marketing, the company has expanded its offerings to include a full suite of integrated customer relationship management (CRM) tools, which include marketing, sales, service, content management systems, and operations. The company closed out the first quarter with roughly 51.5

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

Disney's business was hurt during the pandemic when lockdowns shut down its parks and cruise lines, though the real culprit appears to go back a little further to the company's massive acquisition of Fox in 2019. billion deal helped launch the company's streaming business, Disney+, later that year. DIS Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Shares have gained an incredible 119,778% since their 1997 initial public offering, in step with the e-commerce giant's business growth. There's also no denying the company's highest-growth days and the stock's biggest gains are now in the rearview mirror. e-commerce market stood around 2014. this year to $33.47

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FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Making its public debut in November 2021, Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) arrived on the electric vehicle (EV) scene with a bang. The company's initial public offering (IPO) was the largest for an American company since Meta in 2014, raising a whopping $12 billion. Image source: Getty Images. Probably not.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

Those growth rates are stunning, yet its stock trades at just 28 times forward earnings and is hovering about $2 above its initial public offering (IPO) price as of this writing. PepsiCo also invested $550 million in Celsius in a move that closely mirrors Coca-Cola 's $2 billion investment in Monster in 2014.

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JANUARY 6, 2024

When China's e-commerce outfit Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) went public back in 2014, investors were understandably stoked. The market was looking for the next Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) , which had performed very well since its initial public offering back in 1997. Amazon is an e-commerce behemoth. So is Alibaba.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 17, 2023

VVHC is anchored by a science-first, diversified investment strategy and is led by Managing Directors Lori Hu and Christine Brennan, who have previously led numerous investments in companies that have exited through mergers and acquisitions (M&A) or initial public offerings (IPO).

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MARCH 2, 2024

Let there be no confusion -- buying a stock because you think the company is an acquisition target isn't investing. Every once in a blue Moon, however, a potential buyout candidate just so happens to be one because the market appears to be undervaluing that company's brand, operation, and future prospects.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Companies facing debt maturities and potentially higher interest rates could be in the market to sell assets. Public Storage appears to be incredibly well positioned to take advantage of this. The leading industrial REIT has raised its payout at a 15% compound annual rate since its initial public offering (IPO).

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Is the worst over for the company? Since going public in 2014, it has grown revenue by more than 30% annually. But everything changed in the last two years as the company faced a series of challenges, including a crackdown by the Chinese government, a COVID-19-induced slowdown, and competition from Pinduoduo and Douying.

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