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JANUARY 16, 2025

Is Verizon's stock likely to continue producing lackluster returns for investors in the future, or can this be a good contrarian pick to add to your portfolio today? During the past seven years, the best return the stock achieved was a 9.2% The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

From January 2020 to May 2021, Chainlink soared in value from $2 to $52. Based on today's prices, that represents a very attractive 270% return on investment. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. That was then, this is now. Should you invest $1,000 in Chainlink right now?

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Nvidia has undergone two stock splits in its meteoric rise: one in 2021 and another in 2024. The 2024 one occurred when the stock was trading around $1,200 per share, while the 2021 split occurred when the stock was trading just shy of $800. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 23, 2024

But what's most important to investors is that dividend stocks have crushed non-payers in the return column over the last half-century. 30, 2021 to as high as 12.6%. See 3 Double Down stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of December 16, 2024 Sean Williams has positions in PennantPark Floating Rate Capital.

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JANUARY 28, 2025

With the stock still trading at 26% below its 2021 peak, there's a sense that the current rally is just beginning. 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*. Where to invest $1,000 right now?

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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Year Oscar Nominations Oscar Wins 2014 1 0 2015 1 0 2016 2 0 2017 3 1 2018 8 1 2019 15 4 2020 24 2 2021 36 7 2022 27 1 2023 16 6 2024 19 1 Total 152 23 Data source: Netflix. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Metric 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Trips Growth 28% (27%) 27% 19% 24% Gross Bookings Growth 28% (11%) 56% 19% 19% Revenue Growth 37% (14%) 57% 49% 17% Data source: Uber Technologies. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Uber subsequently spun off Serve Robotics as an independent company in 2021, but it continued using its delivery robots to fulfill orders in select areas across Los Angeles. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Its revenue rose 47% in 2020 and 41% in 2021, but it grew just 24% in 2022 and 17% in 2023. 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*. Consider when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2025

soared from 294,000 in 2021 to 1.4 The road ahead probably won't be smooth, but the long-term returns should be worth dealing with some turbulence. 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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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Operating margin dropped precipitously from 2021 through mid-2023. 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*. That number should continue to climb back toward historic levels in the mid-30% range.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The company went public in 2021, but its shares remain 81% below their all-time highs. In fact, even though it is a "growth stock" -- delivering total payment volume and revenue growth of 41% and 13%, respectively, in its last quarter -- the company has already started returning cash to shareholders.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 2, 2025

Over 20% of Serve's outstanding shares are held by Nvidia and Uber Serve Robotics became an independent entity in 2021, after Uber acquired its parent company, Postmates. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 11, 2025

In 2021, the company raised $639 million, which gave it a peak private market valuation of $45 billion. After all, Stock Advisors total average return is 865% a market-crushing outperformance compared to 173% for the S&P 500.* With around 85 million active customers, Klarna has become a significant player in the fintech landscape.

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DECEMBER 18, 2024

Two other analytic companies were later added to the mix, and the company went public via a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) back in 2021. 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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NOVEMBER 10, 2024

See 3 “Double Down” stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of November 4, 2024 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Rich Smith has positions in Rocket Lab USA.

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DECEMBER 17, 2024

That's one of its highest valuations outside of the 2020-2021 period when the pandemic skewed results. 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*. Consider when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005.

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MARCH 19, 2025

Since the 2021 popping of the bubble for hypergrowth and special purpose acquisition companies ( SPAC ), very few new technology stocks have gone public. In 2021, over 1,000 companies came public. After all, Stock Advisors total average return is 821% a market-crushing outperformance compared to 163% for the S&P 500.*

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 4, 2025

This is why Chewy stock is still cheap In 2020 and 2021, Chewy shares traded above 5 times sales. For much of 2020 and 2021, quarterly sales growth consistently topped 30% as huge numbers of people brought home pets during the pandemic. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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Private Equity Professional

JANUARY 14, 2025

Saxco is a textbook example of a core Atlas competency recognizing a business with a clear reason to exist and working in partnership with the leadership team to seize on the opportunity to return it to a position of market leadership. Kelso & Company acquired Novvia in September 2021. Smith , Silver Spur , and Container Supply.

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 9, 2025

The sale marks a near doubling of IFSs valuation since 2021, when the company was previously valued at around $8bn. The transaction comes as private equity firms look for alternative ways to return capital to LPs in a slower M&A and IPO environment.

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

It isn't the first time this meme token has outperformed the industry leader, because it delivered one of the best gains in the history of financial markets in 2021. Although Shiba Inu is up more than Bitcoin in 2024, it's still down 78% from its all-time high, which was set during 2021. 1, 2021 and Dec.

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APRIL 7, 2025

A reset of expectations, compared to what may have been unrealistic financial targets around the time of the company's 2021 initial public offering, provides context for the stock price weakness over the period. Continue *Stock Advisor returns as of April 5, 2025 Dan Victor has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.

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DECEMBER 16, 2024

Since the end of fiscal 2021 (which ended in January 2022 for both companies), Home Depot has expanded its total store count by about 1% while Lowe's has reduced its store count by 11% (mainly due to the sale of its Canadian business). From fiscal 2021 to fiscal 2023, Home Depot's annual gross margin dipped slightly from 33.6%

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

Many electric vehicle (EV) stocks soared to all-time highs in 2021. Nio's deliveries more than doubled in both 2020 and 2021 but only grew 34% in 2022 and 31% in 2023. in February 2021 to around its initial public offering (IPO) price of $6.26, as of this writing. That's why Nio's stock dropped from its all-time high of $62.84

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 2, 2025

After a steep decline starting in 2021, shares now trade at just $4, with the company having a market cap of around $2.2 QuantumScape responded to competitive pressures by more than doubling its R&D budget between 2021 and now. Some investors now wonder if it's time to buy this diamond in the rough. Data by YCharts.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Learn More AI customers flocked to the company for these products, which resulted in quarterly revenue last year surpassing the company's full-year revenue as recently as 2021. Learn more *Stock Advisor returns as of February 24, 2025 Adria Cimino has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2024

In 2021, several major EV makers went public. A lot has changed since 2021. Even after a strong growth spurt since its IPO in 2021, sales only recently surpassed the $5 billion mark -- less than 10% of Tesla's annual revenues. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 24, 2024

This marks the first such occurrence in over a decade, though the pace of exits has been sluggish since Beijing imposed restrictions on Chinese companies overseas listings in 2021. This has left significant amounts of capital locked in China, with uncertain prospects for future returns.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 11, 2025

Long-term investors have taken an even harder hit, harking back to a record price of $266 per share in November 2021 -- just before the inflation panic started. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. I'll admit that it's not a perfect setup. Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005.

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MARCH 21, 2025

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*. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of March 18, 2025 Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The private equity firm has not disclosed financial returns from the exit. This sale marks Endless second exit from its 2021 Fund V, following the March 2024 sale of Findel Education to Manutan, a Paris-based specialist in educational supplies with 1bn in annual turnover.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

At the time, the blockchain was brimming with users and innovative applications, causing it to grow by more than 1,600% from 2020 to the end of 2021. At its all-time high in November 2021, Solana's price was about $260. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

billion in 2021 to $1.9 million in 2021 to $543.3 From 2021 to 2023, the company's revenue grew from $425.7 Better yet, after booking losses in 2021 and 2022, in 2023, it reported net income of $52.8 million in 2021 to $99 million in 2023. Revenue went from $1.2 billion in 2023 as net income increased from $137.8

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

Since going public in 2021, sales have skyrocketed by more than 1,000%. RIVN Total Return Level data by YCharts. But the historical returns have been abysmal. See 3 “Double Down” stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of October 28, 2024 Ryan Vanzo has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Prepare to be surprised.

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

From 2021 to 2021, IBM's annual revenue declined at a negative CAGR of 6%. But in 2021, IBM's cloud chief Arvind Krishna took the helm as its new CEO. As a result, IBM's revenue grew at a CAGR of 4% from 2021 to 2023. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 10, 2025

Expansion opportunities abound While Yeti's 9% sales growth in 2024 is far from the 40% it delivered in 2021, the company's growth potential remains abundant. This notion is especially true as management continues to lean into heavy stock buybacks.Since 2021, Yeti has lowered its outstanding shares by 2% annually.

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