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JULY 21, 2023

American Express (NYSE: AXP) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Jul 21, 2023 , 8:30 a.m. Welcome to the American Express Q2 2023 earnings call. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of July 17, 2023 And then Jeff Campbell, chief financial officer, will provide a more detailed review of our financial performance.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 13, 2025

This surge was driven by an increase in the number of large deals, with five transactions surpassing $5bn, compared to two deals in 2023 and just one in 2022. Amid a decline in sponsor-to-sponsor deal activity since 2022, carve-outs and public-to-sponsor deals have attracted investors seeking scalable healthcare assets.

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AUGUST 10, 2023

Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Aug 10, 2023 , 7:30 a.m. Welcome to Alibaba Group's June quarter 2023 results conference call. Welcome to Alibaba Group's June quarter 2023 results conference call. In July, we published our fiscal year 2023 ESG report. Image source: The Motley Fool. Please go ahead.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 5, 2023

Not all public companies will be great investments, and there are some big names that have terrible operating trends. In this video, Travis Hoium covers four companies that face an uphill battle being good investments for long-term shareholders. Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of Aug. The video was published on Aug.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Few public companies dominated the headlines in 2023 more than Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) , whether it was its involvement with OpenAI's Chat GPT, its successful $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, or antitrust probes. billion in its fiscal year 2023, equating to an impressive CAGR of 34.6%. competition rules.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 3, 2023

That new division caught the attention of the SPAC Gores Guggenheim, and Polestar was spun out as a public company. That SUV was initially scheduled to arrive in mid-2023, but some software issues forced it to postpone its launch to early 2024. billion in 2023, and then to $1.06 billion in 2024.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 13, 2024

While the index has yet to return to its 2021 high, it's not far off. Technology is at the center of everything we do, and some of the largest companies in the world reside in this sector. It's been a public company since 2009 and has been profitable and free cash flow generative every year since its initial public offering ( IPO ).

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 20, 2024

It accounted for only about 16% of net sales in 2023, but due to significantly higher margins, it contributed the majority of Amazon's operating income. Overall, net sales in 2023 totaled $575 billion, 12% higher than one year ago. That increases the likelihood that it will return to India, a market with 1.4 billion people.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 6, 2024

Dutch Bros (NYSE: BROS) stock appears to have started off its life as a public company on the wrong foot. In that environment, Dutch Bros stock rose by just over 10% over the last year, though at some points in early 2023, it was up by more than 40%. BROS data by YCharts. That included a 4% increase in same-shop sales.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 20, 2023

No public company is really looking to go down the bankruptcy path, which is why it is so important for investors to pay attention when one warns that bankruptcy is a very real possibility. More often than not, these reviews are positive and a company doesn't have to say anything about them. The outlook doesn't look good.

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The Motley Fool

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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The Motley Fool

MAY 2, 2024

According to the report's findings, dividend-paying companies delivered an average annual return of 9.17% over a half-century (1973-2023), while being 6% less volatile than the benchmark S&P 500. PennantPark has been paying a monthly dividend since July 2011, which is mere months after it debuted as a public company.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 22, 2023

The Buffett Indicator is the ratio of a country's total market capitalization of public companies to its gross domestic product (GDP). Simply put, it compares the value of a country's public companies to the total value of the goods and services the country produces in a year. As of July 2023, the total U.S.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 22, 2024

Caterpillar Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) stock has been on a tear over the past year, generating a total return of 62% for shareholders. Management has lowered its outstanding share count by 11% over the past five years, allocating $5 billion in 2023 alone. billion in Q4 2023. As of Costco's fiscal Q2 2024, the company had 73.4

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The chips weren't down for DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) in 2023. The sports wagering and fantasy sports speedster has more than tripled this year, one of the market's biggest gainers with a 215% surge heading into the final trading day of 2023. For starters, DraftKings didn't go public via the traditional IPO route.

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AUGUST 2, 2023

Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Aug 02, 2023 , 5:00 p.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Carrie Gillard Good afternoon, and thank you for joining Shopify's second quarter 2023 conference call. Image source: The Motley Fool. And finally, we report in U.S.

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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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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Looking back over the past eight years that PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) has been a public company, it hasn't been the success investors were hoping for. A little history and context When I talk about PayPal going public, I mean for the second time. With this dismal return, how should you envision the future? calls on eBay.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Growth stocks rebounded sharply in 2023, and that was good news for star investor Cathie Wood and her Ark Investment Management family of exchange-traded funds. Yet ARK Innovation wasn't Wood's best performer in 2023. ARKK Total Return Level data by YCharts. Coinbase stock has almost quintupled in 2023.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 24, 2024

Although it forecast a sales increase in the 2024 first quarter, management does not expect a return to profitability. In the 2023 fourth quarter, it added 585,000 new accounts, a 44% increase year over year, and 695,000 new products, a 41% increase. million customers in the 2023 fourth quarter to end the year with a total of 93.9

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 3, 2025

The company is doing great right now. But it hasn't lived through a really bad market as a public company yet. However, having not lived through a difficult market as a public company, Robinhood as an investment comes with an elevated level of risk. And it has opened up investing to many new people.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 27, 2024

While Treasury bonds, housing, and commodities like gold, silver, and oil, have had their moments in the sun and, in many instances, made investors richer, no asset class has come close to matching the average annual return from stocks over the last century. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 5, 2024

Besides being the chairman and CEO of the eighth largest public company in the world, Buffett has an impressive track record as an investor. compound total return of the S&P 500 index during that time. One stock that he consistently added to in 2023 and continues to buy in 2024, though, is Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY).

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Realty has enjoyed a 13% compound annual return since its 1994 debut on the public markets. The REIT recently reported strong Q3 2023 results. 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.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 20, 2024

Despite the success tech stocks witnessed in 2023, there are a handful of stocks that I would still stock up on with no hesitation. TSMC's top-of-the-line chips have made the company the go-to place for companies like Apple , Tesla , and Nvidia. It's a company I'd feel comfortable holding on to for the long haul.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 2, 2024

The fast-growing chain of Mediterranean fast-casual restaurants went public at $22 in the springtime of last year. by the end of 2023. Growth and top-line store-level performance have slowed since Cava's first quarter as a public company when revenue soared 62% on the strength of brisk expansion and an 18.2%

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 10, 2024

For most of its time as a public company, DigitalOcean appeared to be in hyper-growth mode, featuring impressive revenue and customer growth while remaining unprofitable. In 2023, that dynamic shifted. Like many tech companies, DigitalOcean experienced a slowdown in revenue growth.

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The Motley Fool

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. billion in revenue in its fiscal 2023's fourth quarter (ended Sept. Bringing in $89.5

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Secondly, it allows compounding to occur over many years, increasing returns for investors. The trick is to know which companies to buy and hold in the first place. The company focuses on renting in sectors that are resilient to economic downturns, making the rents they collect more secure should we enter into a recession at any point.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The master limited partnership (MLP) recently finished its 25th year as a public company operating in the sector. It has increased its distribution every single year since coming public, which is no small task in the volatile sector. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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The Motley Fool

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. In its Q2 2023, ended April 1, Apple made $94.8

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 4, 2024

2023 has come to an end, and one thing we can be sure of is that the 2024 winners won't necessarily be the same as the 2023 winners. But many of them will since great companies that are achieving their goals and leveraging their opportunities are likely to continue performing well and generating investor confidence.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In November, Shift4's CEO Jared Isaacman surprised investors by saying, "We are actively exploring strategic opportunities and alternatives that will reduce distractions and serve our company, employees and shareholders best." If Global Payments acquires the company, it will likely be at a premium to today's price.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 8, 2024

The market was on the cusp of bull status when 2023 ended. Revenue increased 8% in the 2023 third quarter, and earnings per share (EPS) were up 7%. As customer dollars begin to stretch, consumers will feel more comfortable returning to more of these popular beverages. Hopefully, the market will go back to gains this year.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 20, 2024

2023 was an incredible year for the technology sector. Indeed, the Invesco QQQ Trust -- an ETF comprising members of the Nasdaq-100 index -- soared 54% in 2023 and is up another 5% so far this year. By comparison, the Destiny Tech100 generated a return of negative 7.3% before investors who buy at current prices make a return.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 10, 2024

The tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 led the major indexes with 55% total returns, its best year since 1999. As optimism about the economy and the arrival of artificial intelligence (AI) into the mainstream picks up, investors are returning to tech stocks in hopes of capitalizing on emerging trends.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been the source of some incredible gains in both 2023 and 2024. 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*. Is it time to follow suit? Is it time to follow suit?

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