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OCTOBER 31, 2024

Electric-vehicle maker Lucid Group has lost 75% of its value since its initial public offering (IPO) and trades more than 95% off its high. From 2020 to 2023, the company's sales increased by 54%, compounded annually , so the expected 88% increase from 2024 to 2025 represents a significant acceleration.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Let's examine how Apple's stock splits have affected the number of shares an investor would hold today if they bought at the initial public offering (IPO) and held on, as well as the total return over time. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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JULY 19, 2024

So why is Jeff Bezos selling so much Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock, and should investors be worried? For investors, it's important to note that these stock sales are not a sudden or alarming development. billion worth of Amazon shares in 2020 and $6.6 Let's dive into what's going on. Image source: Getty Images. He sold $10.2

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) has lost about 99% of its value since its initial public offering in 1999. The dot-com crash and some accounting problems from 2018 to 2020 exacerbated its decline. After those recalculations, Plug Power's reported revenue actually turned negative in 2020.

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OCTOBER 16, 2024

Once they take this step, investors can use this information to try to determine whether a stock can match or exceed this return. Chewy (NYSE: CHWY) conducted its initial public offering (IPO) in June 2019. That's because Chewy offered a convenient way for new pet owners to access what they needed.

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AUGUST 19, 2024

Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) was considered a promising play on the nascent hydrogen fuel cell market when it went public in 1999. But today, it trades nearly 99% below its initial public offering (IPO) price. Following those restatements, its reported annual revenue actually turned negative in 2020.

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

ai went public in December 2020, during a stock market frenzy that was fueled by record low interest rates and truckloads of pandemic-related U.S. Its stock peaked at $161 shortly after its initial public offering ( IPO ), and it's currently trading 84% below that price. government stimulus spending. Because C3.ai

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

There's a newcomer to this space that I believe can offer better returns over the next five years than either Dick's or Hibbett. Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ: ASO) went public in 2020 and may be obscure. But investors should get familiar with the brand. and Academy Sports And Outdoors wasn't one of them!

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Since its initial public offering in late 2020, Palantir shares have generated a 488% return as of market close on Nov. Image source: Palantir Investor Relations. I think investors should be less concerned about specific prices at this stage and more focused on the long-term narrative surrounding Palantir.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

After months of anticipation, the central bank surprised investors by cutting the benchmark federal funds rate by 50 basis points to a range of 4.75% to 5%. Rate cuts tend to be good for stocks in general as lower interest rates make fixed income less attractive, leading bond investors to rotate back into stocks. on Thursday.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Following the release of its earnings for the fourth quarter of 2023, investors seemed to have turned on the stock, taking it down by over 13% in the next trading session. Nonetheless, the sales multiple may offer some hope to investors.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) has taken investors on a wild ride since its initial public offering (IPO) in July 2020. The online insurance provider went public at $29, skyrocketed to a record high of $183.26 So should investors buy the stock before it breaks out of that price range? What does Lemonade do?

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AUGUST 31, 2023

From 2020 to 2022, the restaurant chain saw revenue rise from $6 billion to $8.6 billion for fiscal 2020 (ending June 30) to $2.8 in 2020 to nearly three-quarters by fiscal 2022. From 2020 to 2022, revenue increased from $12 billion to $20.6 billion while net income more than doubled from $355.8 million to $899.1

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AUGUST 25, 2024

Still, massive financial losses, a data breach, and a surprise change in CEOs may have rattled investors, like Buffett's team, over the last few months. The question now for investors is whether selling the stock was the right move for Berkshire and whether individual investors should follow. Here's a closer look.

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

The stock soared from its initial public offering (IPO) price of $68 per American depositary share (ADS) on Sept. It's still generating a lot of cash Alibaba's top-line growth is cooling off, but it's returning a lot of its cash to its investors. 18, 2014, to an all-time high of $306.16 Image source: Getty Images.

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OCTOBER 5, 2024

In the 10 months following the initial public offering in December 2020, shares catapulted 1,190% higher to reach their peak in October 2021. There are also just downright ugly trends investors should keep in mind. Investors should also think about competitive forces. Upstart is just a $3.4

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AUGUST 3, 2023

Therefore, it came as a surprise when an investment manager at Berkshire (not Buffett) acquired a position in cloud computing company Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) prior to its initial public offering in 2020. The company's growth has also slowed dramatically in recent quarters, much to the disappointment of investors.

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AUGUST 11, 2024

QuantumScape's promising battery technology QuantumScape took the market by storm following its November 2020 initial public offering (IPO). Investor sentiment and hopes were high based on QuantumScape's promising technology. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

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. Holding for the long term Apple went public in December 1980 at $22 per share. Let's see just how much.

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MARCH 13, 2024

Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) minted a lot of millionaires in the first four years after its initial public offering (IPO) in October 2017. The Singapore-based e-commerce and gaming company went public at $15, and its shares soared to an all-time high of nearly $367 on Oct. million at the end of 2020.

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JUNE 30, 2024

The company existed for decades in obscurity, and its stock gained little traction for years after its 2007 initial public offering (IPO). With its massive gains, investors are right to ask whether that momentum can continue through the second half of 2024. SMCI data by YCharts A Market.us

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

Those catalysts caused many investors to turn a blind eye to those companies' steep losses and bubbly valuations. Most of those stocks crashed as soaring interest rates drove investors away from speculative investments, again. Nio's deliveries more than doubled in both 2020 and 2021 but only grew 34% in 2022 and 31% in 2023.

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AUGUST 26, 2023

But first, here are five important things the smartest investors know about Block stock. Financial analysis Investors need to take the time to understand the unique financial situation of Block. Investors should also try to gain insights into the strength of the balance sheet. Let's hope this leads to a more informed decision.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Though shares of data cloud specialist Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) have fared well this year, rising more than 15% of this writing, many investors holding shares for longer time horizons are still beaten down. Sure, investors can forgive Snowflake for reporting decelerating growth since its initial public offering in late 2020.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Investors are constantly looking at ways to allocate capital behind what could prove to be a revolutionary technology. That's likely the important question that investors are asking. Growth was impressive in 2020 and 2021, primarily thanks to ultra-low interest rates and a strong economy. That all sounds good and well.

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JULY 23, 2024

Serve Robotics held its initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq on April 18, 2024, at $4 per share. In 2021, Serve was spun off from ride-hailing specialist Uber Technologies following Uber's 2020 acquisition of Postmates. So, investors can probably expect its cash-burn rate to increase. How long will that $36.1

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MARCH 5, 2024

Popular trading platform Webull just announced that it is pursuing an initial public offering ( IPO ). Going public through a non-traditional route One thing that sticks out about Webull's proposed offering is its non-traditional route to the public exchanges. Image source: Getty Images. However, only 4.3

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JULY 14, 2024

Since its initial public offering in 2008, shares have rocketed 1,750% higher. The business has rewarded investors much more than the broader S&P 500 would have. Besides sales dipping single digits in fiscal 2020 due to the pandemic disrupting the global economy, revenue was up in every other year in the past decade.

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MAY 23, 2024

Lending to tech start-ups is far too risky for individual investors, but not for an organization like Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC). This makes the company a straightforward way for retail investors to gain exposure to the sort of investments that are generally limited to institutional investors and the wealthy. dividend yield.

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APRIL 23, 2024

ai (NYSE: AI) attracted lots of attention with its initial public offering (IPO) nearly 3 1/2 years ago. ai went public at $42 on Dec. 9, 2020, and its stock opened at $100 a share before skyrocketing to a record high of $177.47 Metric FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 Revenue Growth 71% 17% 38% 6% Data source: C3.ai.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Fintech company Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST) has been a roller coaster ride for investors since its Dec. 2020 initial public offering (IPO), and some would even call that description an understatement. A lot of investors, including myself, are guilty of this. Data by YCharts.

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JUNE 16, 2024

From their initial public offering in September 2019 to their peak in January 2021, shares of Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON) skyrocketed by 550%. That monster run would've turned a $155,000 initial investment into $1 million at its all-time high in about 16 months. Now trading at a price-to-sales ratio of 0.5,

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JANUARY 14, 2024

Its revenue growth is accelerating again Coupang's revenue surged 93% in 2020 as more people shopped online during the pandemic, then grew another 54% in 2021. million at the end of the year, compared to its 21% growth in 2021 and 26% in 2020. Those two moves could curb its dependence on the saturated South Korean market.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

In retrospect, it's clear that Opendoor Technologies ' (NASDAQ: OPEN) earliest public investors got ahead of themselves shortly after its 2020 initial public offering (IPO). It's been around since 2016, although it was off the radar until 2020. million in 2020 to 6.12 grew from 5.64

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AUGUST 2, 2023

Investors took this as a threat to top tech companies in the country, and many of these stocks saw notable declines in price on Wednesday. In late 2020 the government scotched the initial public offering of Alibaba affiliate Ant Group, a move seen as an opening gambit in a long-lasting crackdown on big tech.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

If you had invested $10,000 in CrowdStrike 's (NASDAQ: CRWD) initial public offering (IPO) in June 2019, your shares would be worth nearly $88,000 today. Could CrowdStrike still generate millionaire-making gains for investors who missed out on its gains over the past five years? Image source: Getty Images.

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MAY 20, 2024

However, this cruise line stock was down 23% in the 24 months before the start of 2020, indicative of ongoing investor pessimism. A disappointing voyage Since its initial public offering in 1987, Carnival has generated a total return that pales in comparison to the S&P 500. wasn’t one of them.

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