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JULY 21, 2024

AGNC's portfolio has a weighted average yield of 4.52%, so the company uses leverage -- meaning debt -- to boost returns for investors. The company expects leverage to be around 6 to 12 times its tangible stockholders' equity. It gains leverage by borrowing against its assets, which helps boost returns during good times.

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MARCH 6, 2024

in late 2021. With a recovery in sight, is it possible for Sea to reach its 2021 highs ever again? billion in the third quarter of 2021 to a trough of just $443 million in the second quarter of 2023. Not only that, but Sea's chief corporate officer, Yanjun Wang, noted that this outlook doesn't incorporate the return to India.

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DECEMBER 12, 2024

As large buyout firms face growing pressure to return capital to investors, sellers are expected to adjust their price expectations, making transactions more feasible. The industry bought a lot in 2021. Perlman shared an optimistic outlook for private equity deal-making, forecasting a significant increase in activity in 2025 and 2026.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

Leveraging its high speeds and low costs, innovative projects like Helium (a decentralized wireless network) and Render (which distributes computing power for rendering graphics) are using Solana to build scalable, decentralized infrastructure that can power new use cases. At its all-time high in November 2021, Solana's price was about $260.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Berkshire began building a stake in early 2021, but the real jump came in the first quarter of 2022. To top it all off, Chevron has an elite balance sheet with very low leverage. But the subsequent boom in 2021 and 2022 was a huge win for Oxy, which was able to pay down debt thanks to higher oil prices.

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MAY 14, 2024

Memes and short squeezes Yesterday started a major run-up in stocks that were popular in the 2020 and 2021 meme craze, including SunPower, Sunnova, and Sunrun. In 2021, it was a popular tactic to target companies with high short interest and bid the stock higher, forcing short-sellers to buy back shares, pushing shares higher still.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

They often have very high dividend payout ratios and leverage ratios , which puts them at a higher risk of needing to cut their dividends if they run into financial trouble. leverage ratio, well below the 4.0 leverage ratio its stable cash flows can support. compound annual rate since 2021, including by 12.5%

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DECEMBER 26, 2023

Even now, Palantir stock sells at a discount of more than 60% from its $45 per share high in early 2021. Palantir shareholders might also remember in 2021 when CEO Alex Karp forecasted a 30% revenue growth rate in the 2022-2024 time frame. Furthermore, in 2021, Palantir was not the profitable company it is today.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2023

The company first bought shares in Q3 2020, cut the position in 2021, then began building it up again in Q3 2021. Between Q3 2021 and Q3 2022, Berkshire's Chevron position surged 576%. million 2/14/2022 12/31/2021 28.70 million 11/15/2021 9/30/2021 23.12 million 8/16/2021 6/30/2021 23.67

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AUGUST 8, 2024

It has jettisoned high-cost operations and recycled that capital to grow its higher-returning assets. Devon is generating lots of cash and returning much of it to its investors. billion, putting its net leverage ratio at around 0.6 Devon Energy returned an additional $256 million to shareholders by repurchasing 5.2

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DECEMBER 23, 2023

Shares of Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) are down roughly 50% from their 2021 highs. Adjusted earnings in 2021 rose 30% versus 2020 and hit a record of $10.48 High leverage, slowing sales, and weak margins were all contributing factors. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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JANUARY 21, 2024

For example, the S&P 500 delivered a long-term average annual return of about 10% before inflation. However, to fully leverage the compounding effect in the stock market, it makes sense for investors to avoid the hype and instead invest in companies with robust fundamentals and a solid vision. Over time, the U.S.

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APRIL 5, 2024

set on July 8, 2021. Its sales rose another 22% in 2021. That stabilization and acceleration in the second half of 2023 was a bright spot, because Amazon usually leverages AWS' higher-margin cloud revenue to subsidize the expansion of its lower-margin retail businesses. Image source: Amazon. Its profit growth is stable.

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AUGUST 18, 2023

The chart below shows how each company raised full-year guidance on every earnings call since 2021 and beat the third-quarter guidance in the full-year results in 2021 and 2022. It's a grounding that's served Wozniak well as she's led the electrical connection and protection products maker to generate super returns for investors.

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

Granted, the company is in the middle of a turnaround, after shares plunged by more than 83% from its all-time high set in 2021. That's the highest level since 2021. The company is positioned to help large organizations (governmental, non-profit, and commercial) leverage the power of AI to improve their operations.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Shares skyrocketed 530% from their March 2020 low to their all-time high in July 2021, driven by monster success fueled by consumers spending more time at home. Revenue jumped more than 55% in both 2020 and 2021. This tells me that the content publishers have the negotiating leverage. Investors need to be aware of these risks.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

The cruise line operator's revenue plunged in 2020 and 2021 as global travel ground to a halt during the pandemic, and it was forced to take on a lot more debt to stay solvent. Looking back at Carnival's slowdown and recovery In fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2021 (which ended in November 2021), Carnival's revenue and number of passengers plummeted.

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MAY 12, 2024

However, after years of growth, PayPal has been struggling, and its stock is down 79% from its highs in 2021. One of them was the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning to leverage PayPal's huge data trove and create more value for clients and expand its opportunities. population. So far, it's going well.

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JUNE 21, 2024

Let's start with leverage. Cruise lines took on a lot of additional debt during the pandemic-related shutdown in 2020 that lasted well into 2021. Leverage isn't typically a positive thing, but let's play this out. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. wasn’t one of them.

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AUGUST 12, 2024

PDD leverages its huge short-video user base to offer livestreaming e-commerce services, an area where Alibaba was the incumbent. By comparison, it delivered 42% growth in 2021. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Still, there are a few things that investors should note.

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MARCH 8, 2024

For cryptocurrency investors, this rally is starting to look at lot like 2021. As the crypto sector gains momentum, speculative leverage flows toward the areas of the crypto market that can generate the highest returns. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. As of 2:45 p.m.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

A key inflection point took place in 2021. In the years leading up to 2021 discretionary cash flow per unit was negative. In 2021, it turned positive. In 2021, it was positive $0.43 The distribution was increased just modestly in 2020 and 2021. The numbers are fairly large, as well. per unit in 2020.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

ai (NYSE: AI) soared to their all-time highs during the buying frenzy in meme stocks in 2020 and 2021. It believes it can leverage that battle-hardened reputation to expand across the commercial market. C3's revenue only rose 17% in fiscal 2021 (which ended in April 2021) as the pandemic disrupted the energy and industrial sectors.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

In addition, closed-end funds can use leverage to attempt to generate outsized returns and dividends for investors. Indeed, it's high historically and implies that market sentiment currently favors the fund's ability to generate returns for investors. Note that the return of capital portion paid in the distribution ($2.19

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JANUARY 5, 2024

Fraser is still working her magic When Fraser took the reins from longtime CEO Michael Corbat in March 2021, the task ahead was monumental. At their core, banks are essentially leveraged bets on a lending portfolio. Banks typically use debt, or leverage, to boost those returns. Should you? How has Citigroup fared?

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JULY 13, 2023

billion in 2021, it covered its capital expenses ($23.1 Its leverage ratio fell from 2.8x The company's long-term target is to get leverage down to a range of 1.75x to 2x, putting it in an even stronger financial position. While that was down from $39.5 billion) with ample room to spare ($14.1 billion in free cash flow).

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APRIL 20, 2024

That's important because during energy downturns Chevron takes on leverage so that it can continue to support its business and its dividend. per share in 2021 to just $1.45 Notably, however, the shares are down some 55% from their 2021 highs. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

It also gained leverage by growing into warehouse capacity that it built during the pandemic. Since he took over the company in 2021, Jassy has primarily focused on monetizing the company's existing businesses and squeezing more profits out of them. Heading into 2024, investors might be wondering if Amazon is still a no-brainer buy.

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AUGUST 6, 2023

No, the rapid growth during the pandemic has not yet returned. This is a significant change from late 2021 and early 2022 when MAUs declined for three straight quarters. In 2021, Pinterest teased investors as pandemic-driven revenue growth helped the company report positive GAAP earnings. Reason No.

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AUGUST 7, 2024

In fact, the company's in-force premium per employee reached an all-time high of $693 during Q2, more than doubling since the end of 2021 when it was at $340. Lemonade's objective is to use this operating leverage to reach profitability. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

Besides reinforcing the savings habit, regularly buying shares of well-selected stocks can leverage the power of compounding to turn small investments into a big nest egg over time. This is in terms of total return and thus assumes the reinvestment of dividends. Investing early in your career can pay huge dividends later in life.

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APRIL 27, 2024

Apple also has a massive capital return program. Metric Fiscal 2019 Fiscal 2020 Fiscal 2021 Fiscal 2022 Fiscal 2023 Stock Buybacks $66.1 AAPL Net Total Long Term Debt (Quarterly) data by YCharts Apple doesn't rely on leverage to operate its business. Over the past five fiscal years, it has spent a staggering $391.5 billion $72.4

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DECEMBER 17, 2023

That's within striking distance of a new bull market, as the S&P 500 is close to the high it set in December 2021. Online learning portal Nerdy (NYSE: NRDY) disappointed investors since going public in 2021, but Wall Street sees a bright 2024. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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JUNE 16, 2024

billion in 2021. Management's current ambition is to double its 2021 revenue to $12.5 Lululemon also has set a goal of doubling the revenue from its menswear segment from its 2021 level by 2026 by leveraging its Science of Feel technology to innovate across the apparel and footwear categories. billion in 2018 to $6.25

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MAY 1, 2024

NYSE: SNAP) is the parent company of social media platform Snapchat, and its stock is trading 82% below its all-time high, which was set in 2021. However, the social media industry was also grappling with changes to Apple 's privacy policy in 2021, which made it harder for them to track their users across the internet.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

With shares down by a whopping 97% from their all-time high of $58 (reached in early 2021), Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) meets at least one of these criteria. When Lucid hit the market in 2021, electric vehicles (EVs) were the latest technology hype -- arguably capturing the same level of excitement as artificial intelligence today.

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MARCH 23, 2024

UiPath (NYSE: PATH) initially impressed investors when it went public in April 2021. Its revenue soared 81% in fiscal 2021 (which ended in January 2021) and rose 47% in fiscal 2022. The company might still leverage its dominance of the growing RPA market to pump out double-digit growth through the end of the decade.

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