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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Furthermore, some BDCs, such as Ares Capital, offer more sophisticated financing solutions -- making them appealing to larger public companies as well. The notable exception was a brief cut to the supplemental dividend in early 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic (seen in the grey-shaded column). Well, not exactly.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2023

After all, you don't get to be the world's most valuable public company by accident. Since the beginning of 2003, Apple's total return has been over 8,800%. So if you had invested $10,000 in the company back then and held on through all the intervening years while reinvesting your dividends, your stake would be worth over $8.8

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

What happened Shares of recently minted public company VinFast Auto (NASDAQ: VFS) collapsed as much as 44.6% The Vietnamese manufacturer of electric vehicles ( EVs ) just went public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) and soared over 100% on the back of investor hype and its low float.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

The latest report ranked more than 1,700 public companies based on their long-term revenue growth prospects. Most cohorts have also beat the market in terms of total returns, and the authors believe the laggards (2020 and 2021) could outperform in the long run. Trevor Jennewine has positions in Amazon and Nvidia.

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MARCH 31, 2024

It's the second-largest public company in the world for a reason, and I don't think its stock price is about to collapse. Yet however impressive its past performance, what matters to investors is how the company will perform going forward. billion 2020 196.9 Will the rise of AI mean the beginning of the end for Apple?

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JUNE 27, 2024

History says Nvidia could continue soaring in the second half of 2024 Nvidia became a public company in 1999. 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). Read on to learn more.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) minted a lot of millionaires in its first four years as a public company. The streaming device and software maker went public at $14 on Sept. That same investment would have withered to roughly $137,000 as the company disappointed its investors with its slowing growth, shrinking moat, and persistent losses.

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MAY 9, 2024

These stocks have the ingredients to generate lucrative investment returns over the long term and both trade at attractive prices today. Snowflake went public in late 2020, and shares have continually compressed since the market bubble popped months later. The stock is up over 2,000% over the past three years.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

Realty has enjoyed a 13% compound annual return since its 1994 debut on the public markets. Between its anticipated 4% to 5% dividend yield and 4% to 5% growth in AFFO per share, the expectation is for Realty Income to produce 8 to 10% in operational return. So far, this strategy has paid off.

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APRIL 24, 2024

Investors went wild over Upstart Holdings (NASDAQ: UPST) stock when it first went public in late 2020, only for the shares of the artificial intelligence (AI) credit scoring company to crumble in 2022 as lending slowed. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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AUGUST 29, 2023

Back in June, it spun off Shopify Logistics, which includes Six River Systems (its warehouse robotics company), various warehouses it had purchased, as well as its latest acquisition, Deliverr. These businesses were sold for a fraction of what Shopify paid, marking a huge loss for the company. Data by YCharts.

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AUGUST 3, 2024

Currently, only seven public companies have a market capitalization that exceeds $1 trillion. More companies will undoubtedly reach the trillion-dollar threshold as the global economy continues to expand. To reach $1 trillion, the stock must increase 1,233%, which implies annual returns of 19% over the next 15 years.

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

Englander's Millennium dumped more than half its stake in Palantir over three months Palantir has been a continuous holding in Millennium Management's mammoth portfolio since it became a public company in September 2020. Let's not forget that Coca-Cola has one of the most impressive capital-return programs, too.

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JULY 2, 2023

During the bull run of 2020 and early 2021, it was easy to be a stock picker as it seemed like everything was going up. Luckily, there are many companies that make great investments even when times are tough. That's when companies like Walmart (NYSE: WMT) shine. SPX data by YCharts. SPX data by YCharts.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Michael Saylor is the Executive Chairman at MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) , a company that specializes in business intelligence software. However, MicroStrategy is better known as the first public company to adopt Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) as its primary treasury reserve asset, and it recently rebranded itself as a "Bitcoin development company."

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AUGUST 15, 2023

Q2 2020 $17 million Q2 2021 $48 million Q2 2022 $115 million Q2 2023 $141 million Data source: Block. If you look at Block's quarterly operating margin , it has managed to break even just a few times as a public company. Should the company regain that profitability level, the stock would be valued at 24 times earnings.

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JUNE 27, 2023

Total returns for the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index are up around 350% in the past decade, compared with around 230% for the more diversified S&P 500 over the same timeframe. Regardless of tech's great run, many companies have blossomed and then have fallen by the wayside. billion FY 2020 $53.7 billion FY 2021 $68.4

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APRIL 7, 2024

Acquisitions have mainly been small, except for 2020's $7 billion acquisition of Mellanox, which makes high-performance networking products. According to public records. **LAN Studies support the theory that stocks of public companies run by founder-CEOs tend to perform better over the long term than those run by non-founders.

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JANUARY 6, 2024

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been the world's most valuable public company since 2011 when it had a market capitalization of just under $340 billion. However, I believe Apple is well-positioned to continue returning good shareholder value. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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MARCH 19, 2024

billion S&P 500 companies collectively spent on share repurchases on a trailing-12-month basis, as of Sept. The reason public companies enact share repurchase programs is threefold: For companies with steady or growing net income, a steady reduction in the number of outstanding shares can increase earnings per share (EPS) over time.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Shares of Dick's are up over 200% during this time, compared to a just 56% return for the S&P 500. Returns for Dick's stock also trounced otherwise good returns of 130% from rival Hibbett (NASDAQ: HIBB). Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ: ASO) went public in 2020 and may be obscure.

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MAY 28, 2024

The Dow Jones Industrial Average , S&P 500 , and Nasdaq Composite were whipsawed between bear and bull markets in successive years from 2020 through 2023. The Japan-based consumer electronics company announced a 5-for-1 stock split on May 14 , with an effective date for the company's American depositary receipts (ADRs) of October 8.

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JULY 16, 2024

Cathie Wood has struggled to beat the market after a blowout 2020 put her Ark Invest family of exchange-traded funds on the map. The company didn't post disappointing financial results, and it has yet to announce its first quarterly results as a public company. She continues to add to her existing positions. Why the fall?

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AUGUST 7, 2024

Not only is it a Dividend King, but its ongoing 62-year dividend growth streak is one of the longest of any public company on record. The company boasts a AAA credit rating, higher than the U.S. government, and is one of just two public companies with the designation.

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AUGUST 15, 2023

Palantir is nearly 20 years old, yet it only went public about three years ago. Since its debut on the New York Stock Exchange in late 2020, Palantir stock has been no stranger to the highs and lows of public company scrutiny. The chart above reflects Palantir's year-to-date return versus the S&P 500.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

In fact, tech companies now account for seven of the 10 most valuable public companies in the world. With all the success stories from tech companies, it's no wonder they tend to capture the attention of investors. Those looking for leading tech companies should look no further than these two. trillion (as of Aug.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Sea faces an existential crisis Sea's revenue surged 101% in 2020 and 128% in 2021. Grab's near-term prospects look brighter In 2021, Grab's first year as a public company, its revenue rose 44% as its GMV grew 29%. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of September 11, 2023 Leo Sun has positions in Sea Limited.

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MAY 16, 2024

Meanwhile, reverse-stock splits aim to increase a company's share price to ensure it meets the minimum listing requirements on a major stock exchange. For all intents and purposes, most investors seek out companies enacting forward-stock splits. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Company Percentage of Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) 46.3% Apple The world's most valuable public company needs no introduction. Chevron Chevron is the third-largest oil and gas company in the world, with a market cap of over $320 billion. Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) 8.2% American Express (NYSE: AXP) 6.7%

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OCTOBER 10, 2024

six weeks packed full of operating results from public companies), can make it easy for important data to fly under the radar. The fact that most companies lack a well-defined game plan to generate a positive return on their AI investments is a strong clue that we're in the early stages of what's likely another bubble-bursting event.

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MARCH 15, 2024

Since taking the reins as CEO, the aptly dubbed "Oracle of Omaha" has overseen an aggregate return in his company's Class A shares of 4,927,141%, as of the closing bell on March 8, 2024. That compares to a total return, including dividends paid, of around 33,500% for the S&P 500 over the same period. s decision to sell.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

But when push comes to shove, it's pretty hard to beat the consistency of returns provided by dividend stocks. The income stocks generated an annualized return of 9.5% annualized return in the same span. A decade ago, J.P. The results were literally night and day. over four decades. Image source: Getty Images.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

We've witnessed two bear markets (2020 and 2022) and a seemingly unstoppable bull market that took all three major indexes to new all-time highs less than two years ago. Healthcare company UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) , whose shares closed at $508.01 Investing on Wall Street comes with its ups and downs.

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MAY 27, 2024

A forward stock split involves reducing a company's share price to make it more nominally affordable for investors who may not have access to fractional-share purchases with their broker. Meanwhile, reverse stock splits are designed to increase a public company's share price to ensure continued listing on a major stock exchange.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Beginning in 2020, the three major stock indexes have traded off bear and bull markets in successive years. Meanwhile, Apple's capital-return program is unrivaled by all other public companies. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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OCTOBER 16, 2024

Then, you can analyze the company's future prospects and compare them to the past return. 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.

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AUGUST 4, 2023

The first public company to amass a $1 trillion valuation was Apple in 2018. Meanwhile, four other companies have now also crossed the exclusive $1 trillion mark: Microsoft , Amazon , Nvidia , and Google parent Alphabet. Uber sold its in-house self-driving software project back in 2020 following a series of issues.

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