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OCTOBER 6, 2024

One such start-up, Cerebras, just filed a prospectus ahead of an impending initial public offering (IPO). Cerebras was founded in 2016 by current CEO Andrew Feldman and a group of technologists who had founded and/or worked at a company called SeaMicro over a decade ago. Image source: Getty Images. What is Cerebras?

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The long-awaited initial public offering (IPO) of semiconductor maker Arm Holdings (NASDAQ: ARM) finally happened, and it's a doozy. Back in 2016, Japanese investment conglomerate SoftBank Group acquired Arm. Arm is a powerful company. Typically, a business sells shares to investors to raise cash to fund expansion.

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MAY 14, 2024

Chipotle Mexican Grill intends to complete a 50-for-1 forward split in late June if it receives the green light from its shareholders. Prior to its merger with Avago Technologies in 2016 (Avago kept the Broadcom name), Broadcom had completed three stock splits. However, its new owner since 2016 has never conducted a stock split.

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APRIL 22, 2024

Three catalysts continue to make Berkshire Hathaway's shareholders richer over time. But few companies have delivered for their shareholders on a more consistent basis than Visa has since its initial public offering in March 2008. In the U.S., It was also the only payment facilitator in the U.S.

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DECEMBER 29, 2023

Broadcom The first potential stock-split stock of 2024 is semiconductor behemoth Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) , which is currently setting its shareholders back nearly $1,122 per share. Since its initial public offering at $22 per share in January 2006, Chipotle has conducted no splits and soared to a jaw-dropping $2,304 per share.

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JUNE 21, 2023

With the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite still off their peaks, the market for initial public offerings has been rather quiet in 2022 and throughout 2023. But this all changed recently when Cava Group (NYSE: CAVA) went public on June 15. The average Cava location measures about 2,500 square feet and generated $2.5

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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. It can also reward shareholders in a way that no other business can. Image source: Getty Images. Image source: Getty Images.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Global Switch was initially eyeing an initial public offering in Hong Kong. The UK company’s shareholders started considering selling the business in 2021 at a time when other Chinese corporates were unwinding acquisitions of non-core assets they acquired in recent years. and Avic Trust Co.

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OCTOBER 26, 2024

Kinsale Capital (NYSE: KNSL) is one such company that has consistently delivered remarkable returns to its shareholders. The company may not be a household name, but its stock has steadily climbed since its 2016 initial public offering (IPO). This stellar underwriting ability translates directly to strong margins.

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AUGUST 21, 2023

To say that Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) shareholders have been on a roller-coaster ride would be an understatement. The stock was up almost 10-fold from its initial public offering in April 2015 to an all-time high in November 2021. Etsy's operating margin expanded from 5% in 2016 to 22% in 2021. Is the stock worth buying?

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Founded in 2004, the company debuted via an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange in 2016. Similarly, free cash flow -- in many ways the ultimate measure of a company's ability to deliver shareholder returns -- has increased more than 10x, from $62 million in 2021 to $697 million today.

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MAY 26, 2024

A dividend that isn't growing can signal a company in distress, and a growing dividend signals a company that's committed to creating shareholder value. Ally didn't raise its dividend last year, but it hasn't missed a payment since it started its payout in 2016, two years after its initial public offering.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

Rising more than 300% in the last decade and 7,000% since its 1997 initial public offering, precision instrument specialist Mettler-Toledo (NYSE: MTD) may be one of the most successful stocks few investors know about.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

Powersports juggernaut Polaris (NYSE: PII) has recorded total returns of nearly 30,000% since its initial public offering (IPO) in 1987. Top-tier profitability and returns of cash to shareholders Perhaps most importantly for investors, Polaris offers market-beating profitability alongside its market leadership.

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JULY 22, 2023

Cava Group (NYSE: CAVA) is a fast-growing casual Mediterranean chain that just completed its initial public offering (IPO) in June, with the stock up 125% from its IPO price. The top line has compounded at a 49% rate since 2016 with first-quarter growth clocking in at an impressive 76%.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The company has grown with this market -- so much so that someone putting $1,000 into it at its 2016 initial public offering would now have an investment worth more than $23,000. The market for digital advertising is huge, with growth expected to go from $243 billion in 2017 to more than $900 billion by 2027.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 7, 2024

Pagaya is a recent initial public offering stock (IPO), and it's just getting started in disrupting a massive industry. Even though The Trade Desk has been around for a few years and went public in 2016, in some ways, it's just getting started. It could explode over the next few years.

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AUGUST 28, 2024

Lastly, Berkshire's brightest minds had been investors in Snowflake since its initial public offering in 2020. When Berkshire Hathaway held its annual shareholder meeting in early May, Buffett hinted that his company's selling activity in Apple might be tax-related. This wouldn't be possible without the use of AI.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

After a long freeze during the bear market of 2022, it looks like IPO (initial public offering) activity is beginning to unthaw. It acquired Arm back in 2016 for about $32 billion. Arm is the chip patent holder powering all sorts of mobile tech, like Apple 's iPhones and MacBooks, as well as lots of wearable gadgets.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

I want to turn our attention to the Arm IP, one of the most highly anticipated initial public offerings of the year, Bill. The British chip and software design company is going public. I thought companies went public to raise money to do other things. Interesting to see how that continues to play out.

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JULY 22, 2023

Brazilian financial-technology (fintech) company PagSeguro Digital (NYSE: PAGS) and home furnishings retailer Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) are two absurdly cheap stocks that I believe can create value for their shareholders long term. The company offers a comprehensive list of financial services, including payments, banking, and loans.

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AUGUST 10, 2023

Innovative Industrial Properties (NYSE: IIPR) has been on investors' radar since its initial public offering (IPO) in late 2016. So Innovative is quite the generous company when it comes to renumerating shareholders. A larger part of its appeal today, though, is its high-yield dividend.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 15, 2023

IPO I think initial public offering, I think maybe your first sign that you're becoming an investor is when you know what IPO stands for. I wouldn't know that Alibaba went from $60 a share, so to start at 2016 to touch over 300 in late 2020. Even people who are not new to investing, not quite sure what EBITDA is.

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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. Its demand-side platform has helped companies and agencies manage digital ad campaigns, strategically placing ads where they can yield the most value.

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AUGUST 25, 2024

To that end, they should understand three possible perils before becoming a Trump Media shareholder. Instead of launching the stock through a traditional initial public offering, Trump Media went to the market when a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) bought it.

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