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JUNE 19, 2024

And Google is backing a hot new AI company that conducted its initial public offering (IPO) last week. The latest AI IPO Eric Lefkofsky founded Tempus AI (NASDAQ: TEM) in 2015 and continues to serve as its CEO. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

Shopify Shopify's initial public offering (IPO) was in 2015. 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*. Could the same phenomenon repeat itself?

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

OpenAI was founded in 2015 by a team of researchers and entrepreneurs which included Sam Altman, Peter Thiel, and Tesla Chief Executive Offficer Elon Musk. Brad Gerstner from Altimeter Capital says the start-up's next move should be an initial public offering (IPO), which would let regular investors participate in its future success.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Combining incredible historical total returns with robust returns on invested capital (ROIC) and steadily rising dividends , some companies are built to stand the test of time. Delivering total returns between 2,810% and 12,100% since 2000, these stocks look as bulletproof as anyone can imagine.

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JULY 16, 2024

The stock is up more than 1,400% since its 2015 initial public offering, and despite more recent struggles, it has outperformed the S&P 500 over the last five years. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Also, the company continues to show robust financial growth.

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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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MAY 30, 2024

Since the initial public offering of Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) in 2015, its shares have been a stunning success -- gaining 2,100% in value. 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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APRIL 20, 2024

Tesla's first year posting a net income didn't come until 2020, nearly a decade after its initial public offering (IPO). It wasn't until 2015 that Tesla manufactured more than 50,000 vehicles. Rivian hit that milestone just three years after its public debut. RJ Fulton has positions in Tesla.

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MAY 13, 2024

The company was founded in 2015, went public through an initial public offering (IPO) in 2020, and has faced a steep uphill battle to catch up to its competitors. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. It's been a challenge. The Motley Fool recommends Progressive.

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MARCH 24, 2024

After a tumultuous two-year period for initial public offerings ( IPOs ), signs point to a potential turnaround for the market. On March 21, Reddit made its public debut, and it is a big test to see how markets respond to new issuers. Instead, the company aspires to be at the center of payments, shopping, and banking.

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APRIL 10, 2024

Better yet, in the years that followed a halving, Bitcoin's average return was a whopping 400%. When in 2015 it became the first blockchain to introduce smart contracts, Ethereum changed the game, allowing developers to program blockchain-based applications. Coinbase Yes, I know, Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) isn't a cryptocurrency.

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OCTOBER 16, 2024

The company last split its shares back in 2015, and with its stock trading near its all-time high, another split could be announced as soon as this month. Spotify Technology Spotify Technology (NYSE: SPOT) had its initial public offering (IPO) in 2018, and has never split its stock. Image source: Getty Images.

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

It has raised its payment every quarter since its initial public offering in 2015. 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*. However, that streak could end abruptly.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up The efforts come at a time when private equity activity is down, amid difficult market conditions and pressure to return capital to fund investors. Blackstone, Carlyle and Goldman Sachs declined to comment.

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AUGUST 26, 2024

Although artificial intelligence (AI) has been the talk of Wall Street since 2023 began, the return of stock-split euphoria has given AI a run for its money in 2024. Since this century began, it's scooped up Omni Services (2002), Zee Medical (2015), and G&K Services (2017), to name a few. Image source: Getty Images.

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MARCH 2, 2024

Since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2015, Shopify stock has increased in value by 2,900%. Shopify already has a solid share of this market, but it's easy to see how it could double or triple its user base over time, especially considering it held just a tiny fraction of the market when shares went public in 2015.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

MarketAxess: Bringing bond trading into the digital age While electronic bond trading may not sound like a high-flying investment proposition, MarketAxess has delivered 1,300% total returns since its initial public offering in 2004. Why buy now? MKTX Price to Free Cash Flow data by YCharts.

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JUNE 15, 2023

When the company went public in late 2015, just one tenant represented 100% of its rent roll. Carey is probably the better bet -- it has increased its dividend every year since its initial public offering, but that IPO took place in 1998. The largest tenant in Four Corners' portfolio accounts for 54% of its rents.

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AUGUST 19, 2024

Shopify Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) stock has been an incredibly rewarding investment for those lucky enough to get in early after the company's initial public offering (IPO) in 2015. The shares have delivered a return of 2,800%, but the company still has a lot of room to keep growing and deliver great returns for years to come.

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JUNE 14, 2024

Since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2019, CrowdStrike has returned more than 500% for its shareholders. Since Visa's IPO in March 2008, the company has completed one forward split (4-for-1 in March 2015). The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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MAY 20, 2024

Since its initial public offering in 2015, this top fintech stock has doubled the gain of the Nasdaq Composite Index. 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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SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

dividend payer (including special dividends) today could produce similarly impressive returns in the future. since 2015. In addition to its low-volatility shares, the company maintains a robust 25% net income margin and a towering 72% return on invested capital (ROIC). Here's the case for why adding another $1,000 to this 4.7%

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

In 2015, office properties made up around 30% of its annualized base rent (ABR); by last year, it had fallen to around 15%. The recent initial public offering of Lineage also bodes well for W.P. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Image source: Getty Images.

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JULY 13, 2023

See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of July 10, 2023 Eric Volkman has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now. and IMAX wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

By the end of 2015 it had roughly 2,000 restaurants. If you missed Chipotle's big rise, take a look at Cava Given that backdrop, it shouldn't be too surprising that Chipotle's stock has risen over 6,000% since its initial public offering (IPO). The growth of Chipotle is clear evidence of its popularity.

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AUGUST 31, 2024

Over the past five years, Mastercard (NYSE: MA) stock has generated a total return of 77%. That's a respectable gain, but it lags behind the 113% total return of the S&P 500. It's up a whopping 11,180% since its initial public offering in May 2006 (compared to 534% for the S&P 500). Even in the U.S.,

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

A little history and context When I talk about PayPal going public, I mean for the second time. PayPal first went public in 2002, but was acquired soon after by online marketplace eBay. It was spun off as a separate company and had another initial public offering (IPO) in 2015, so PayPal as a stock is really fairly young.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) has taken investors on a bit of a roller coaster ride since it was spun off from eBay and went public in 2015. PayPal has seen its margins fall every year since its initial public offering. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

This will mark the sixth time Cintas has split its stock since its August 1983 initial public offering (IPO). Management has overseen a number of acquisitions since this century began, including Zee Medical in 2015 and G&K Services in 2017. Inorganic growth has been another key catalyst for Cintas.

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JANUARY 22, 2024

Now, where can you find stocks promising to provide an average return of 15% per year for the next five years? Switching to the more volatile bet on mostly tech stocks, the Nasdaq 100 Index , the average return in five years lands at 20.6%. It's not a surefire guarantee, of course -- the truly long-term Nasdaq 100 return stops at 8.9%

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

Since its initial public offering (IPO) in 1994, it's kept its occupancy rate above 96%. It pays monthly dividends, has hiked its payout 127 times since its public debut, and still pays a high forward yield of 5%. Investors who reinvested those dividends netted a total return of 5,500% over the past 30 years.

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AUGUST 1, 2024

Dutch Bros (NYSE: BROS) has taken investors on a wild ride since its initial public offering (IPO) in September 2021. The American drive-thru coffee chain went public at $23, opened at $32.50, and hit a record high of $76.25 The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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JULY 17, 2024

Since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2015, shares of Shopify have returned a jaw-dropping 2,400%. 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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JULY 13, 2024

After dealing with a huge food safety crisis in 2015, the fast-casual leader is now stronger than ever as it closes in on 3,500 stores with impressive unit volumes. Over the last 10 years, Chipotle has posted a 382% total return, and in late June, the company executed a historic 50-to-1 stock split.

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MARCH 8, 2024

Despite its ebbs and flows, shares of Apple have scurried higher by 790% over the trailing-10-year period and have skyrocketed by almost 132,000% since its initial public offering in December 1980. Since initiating a share buyback program in 2013, Apple has overseen the repurchase of $650.88

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JUNE 30, 2024

However, I owned the stock for several years, long enough to reap tremendous returns. How much money would you have now if you had invested $10,000 in Nvidia stock at its initial public offering (IPO)? However, beginning in 2015, the stock went on a tear. Do I wish I had bought Nvidia shares earlier?

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DECEMBER 28, 2023

Investors who bought Netflix stock at its initial public offering (IPO) and held until now would be sitting on a gain of 45,332%. In fact, Netflix has created so much value that management has opted for two stock splits -- one in 2004, and another in 2015 -- to ensure the stock remained accessible to smaller investors.

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