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AUGUST 14, 2024

The next $1 trillion company is likely to be one of the artificial intelligence winners, given the outsize growth possibilities of that sector relative to everything else in the economy. But a final push to the $1 trillion valuation may only come if the company announces another acquisition.

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AUGUST 6, 2023

GXO Logistics (NYSE: GXO) just marked two full years as a publicly traded company. The logic behind the spinoff was that it would unlock shareholder value and allow each company to more easily pursue mergers and acquisitions (M&A), allocate capital, and compensate employees as a pure play focused on one industry.

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MAY 16, 2024

Major cloud computing companies and governments around the globe have been lining up to buy Nvidia's AI graphics processing units (GPUs), leading to outstanding growth in the company's revenue and earnings. In 2018, the company launched and started integrating an AI tool known as Koa into its platform. per share.

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JANUARY 16, 2025

And this has helped the company generate billions of dollars in advertising revenue year after year. Today, Meta continues to dominate in social media and on top of this the company is investing heavily in AI. The company is debt free and had a liquidity position of about $1.3 I also like Chewy's financial health.

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JUNE 23, 2023

The company's Koa system analyzes large datasets with machine learning algorithms to help clients design effective and targeted advertising strategies. The company also leverages AI algorithms to optimize ad placements in real-time bidding, thereby ensuring a high return on investment for its clients. billion in 2022.

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MAY 9, 2024

Today, investors have thousands of publicly traded companies and exchange-traded funds to choose from when putting their money to work. Hartford Funds found that publicly traded companies without a dividend generated a modest average annual return of 4.27% over 50 years and were 18% more volatile than the benchmark S&P 500.

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JULY 8, 2023

The best way to ensure you're always a step ahead of Wall Street is to hold shares of quality companies with great prospects for long-term growth. The stock returned 450%, beating the major indexes, as the company grew revenue and earnings at double-digit percentages on an annualized basis.

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JULY 26, 2023

million, as the social media company continued to struggle with a weak digital advertising market even as its daily active user base increased 14% to 397 million. On an adjusted basis, the company reported a loss per share of $0.02, on par with the quarter a year ago, but better than the consensus for a loss of $0.04. It lost $118.9

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The conversation around home improvement stores in America begins and ends with The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and Lowe's Companies (NYSE: LOW). Consider that the home improvement store market was roughly $258 billion last year, and these two companies combined for $244 billion in trailing-12-month sales. That's beyond the 2.5

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JANUARY 14, 2024

From 2014 to 2019, Paycom's annual revenue grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 37% while its adjusted earnings before taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) rose at a CAGR of 64%. Why did the bulls love Paycom? Its revenue then increased 25% in 2021 and 30% in 2022 as the pandemic passed.

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APRIL 19, 2024

Enterprise Product Partners (NYSE: EPD) is one of the largest midstream companies in North America, with an integrated system that transports natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil, and refined products. Even better, the company has increased its distribution every year for the past 25 years. billion to $3.75

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OCTOBER 25, 2024

Let's discuss how the next five years could play out for this iconic cruise company. The company is also using its vessels more efficiently with better occupancy and less downtime, helping power a dramatic 34% jump in operating income to $2.2 Luxury-experience providers like Carnival Corporation are a major beneficiary of this trend.

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OCTOBER 5, 2024

Investors have recognized the company's progress, prompting the stock to climb more than 29% over the past year. The halt in sailings drove the previously profitable company to a loss, and resulted in Carnival building up a wall of debt. Moving forward, the stock could be in for more gains. Image source: Getty Images.

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DECEMBER 3, 2023

Despite this incredible run, Rockwell's share price has merely matched (roughly) the total returns of the S&P 500 index over the last five and 10 years, and is now down 20% from its 52-week highs. Is Rockwell's market-beating run nearing an end, or is the automation-focused company poised to surge back ahead over the coming decades?

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) has been making the most of this fast-growing opportunity, with the company's growth rate improving this year thanks to the rising demand for its programmatic advertising platform. Shares of the company have jumped 73% so far this year (as of this writing). billion this year to $42.5 billion in 2028.

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AUGUST 18, 2024

is one of those companies that you've probably interacted with but might not know by name. With over 7,100 locations, MTY Food Group operates the vast majority of its shops through a franchise model , giving the company an asset-light, high-margin profile. is down 40% from its high. percentage points. percentage points.

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AUGUST 3, 2024

However, the company is in the process of looking to take growth to a higher level over the next few years through a number of growth projects. Let's take a closer look at the midstream company's Q2 results, distribution, long-term prospects, and whether now is a good time to buy the stock. The company plans to spend $3.5

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AUGUST 17, 2023

This performance underscores the confidence and trust that Carnival's investors place in the company, indicating that isolated incidents have not significantly impacted demand or eroded confidence. Consistent growth continues to show strength in the sea-going company. 10 stocks we like better than Carnival Corp. and Carnival Corp.

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JULY 28, 2023

But slower growth and goodwill impairment charges linked to an acquisition weighed on the company last year, and the stock fell more than 70%. The company launched a plan earlier this year to cut costs and boost efficiency, and it's starting to bear fruit. And the company maintains a leadership position in a high-growth market.

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APRIL 29, 2024

In such turbulent times, long-term investors should favor fundamentally strong companies with robust growth potential. Shares of the artificial intelligence (AI) company are up by nearly 26% so far in 2024 and up by 164.5% In 2023's fourth quarter, the company's U.S. commercial customer count rose 55% to 221.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2024

One of the most consistent companies in the midstream space, Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) , is looking to ramp up its spending on growth projects as it begins to see a strong set of project opportunities in front it. This stayed true last quarter, as the company delivered solid growth. forward yield. forward yield.

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JULY 25, 2023

Roku also forecast that its gross profit and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization would deteriorate sequentially, despite its recent commitment to prioritizing projects with the potential to deliver the highest returns on investment.

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JULY 7, 2024

Carnival actually didn't start the month particularly well, as one prominent Wall Street analyst warned investors over cruise companies' pricing power as May turned to June. Yet, Carnival's second-quarter earnings report told a much different story, as the company's revenue and profitability trounced expectations, as did its guidance.

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JUNE 27, 2023

That was a record for Q2 revenue, the latest sign that the company continues to rebound strongly from the pandemic. On the bottom line, Carnival continued to move in the right direction though the company is still facing stiff headwinds from its heavy debt burden, which jumped during the pandemic. billion to $4.25

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JULY 26, 2024

The company also raised guidance. The trifecta to be achieved by the end of 2025 seemed ambitious at the time: Royal Caribbean was aiming to top $100 in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) per available passenger cruise day. Royal Caribbean's second quarter exceeded expectations.

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AUGUST 3, 2024

Some stocks have total-return charts that border on the edge of being art. Posting steady returns, seemingly year in and year out, these resilient businesses are proof of the mantra, "winners keep winning." MSI Total Return Level data by YCharts. Image source: Getty Images.

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DECEMBER 24, 2023

Yet, on the other hand, inflation and higher interest rates are a big counterweight to the bull case, as all major cruise companies are now loaded with debt -- a result of the emergency borrowing during the pandemic -- while also battling higher labor costs. In 2023, investors in the largest cruise company in the world, Carnival Corp.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

Programmatic advertising platform provider The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) has turned out to be a terrific investment in 2023, as shares of the company shot up more than 66% this year. Even better, the company posted a GAAP profit of $0.07 But the stock took a heavy beating after releasing its second-quarter results on Aug.

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JUNE 28, 2023

Hardiman said that the stock was rebounding as investors reacted to the company's new set of 2026 targets, which include taking steps back to an investment-grade credit ratio, and its continued momentum in the business going into 2024. Hardiman wasn't the only analyst offering encouraging words for Carnival.

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JUNE 25, 2024

Importantly, the company also continued to chip away at its debt load it accumulated during the pandemic. The company also issued $535 million in notes maturing in 2030 to pay off its 2026 unsecured notes, extending its debt maturities. Total customer deposits totaled a record $8.3 billion, about $1.1 billion as of May 31.

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JUNE 14, 2023

Ideally, your nest egg will generate passive income, so you don't need to sell your investments to live off of them. Mature, profitable companies with long track records of paying shareholders, and also increasing the amount they pay yearly, can be a strong foundation for any retirement portfolio. Dividends can do this well.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Snap (NYSE: SNAP) is the parent company of the social media platform Snapchat. The company's revenue growth remained sluggish, and its profitability forecast disappointed investors. However, the company's fourth-quarter revenue came in at $1.36 However, Meta has recovered far more quickly than Snap.

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AUGUST 12, 2023

I'll reiterate, this is just two months after touting its ability to upsell software services to the myriad of doctors, physicians, and healthcare companies that use its Doximity app -- often referred to as "the LinkedIn for medical professionals." Time to sell? The recent revision surprises me in more ways than one.

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DECEMBER 10, 2023

Paycom Paycom was one of the world's first online payroll service companies. Paycom expects its revenue to rise 22% this year, even as inflation, high interest rates, and other macro challenges drive companies to rein in their software spending. Image source: Getty Images. in 2020 to 42.2%

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

Big tech companies are racing to deploy their latest foundation models and cloud infrastructure services, and others are scrambling to acquire graphics processing units (GPUs) to scale up to meet demand. However, one small-cap company that is rapidly embracing AI has traveled largely under the radar thus far. Here's a closer look.

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DECEMBER 23, 2023

Passengers are spending more First, let's take a look at some of the company's records and how it's reached them. This helped the company generate $384 million in operating income, compared to an operating loss in the same period a year ago. Image source: The Motley Fool. billion in the fiscal fourth quarter, ended Nov.

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JANUARY 15, 2024

Paycom started out as an online payroll services company and expanded its ecosystem with more HCM services. First, the macro headwinds drove many companies to rein in their software spending. Analysts expect Paycom's adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) to rise 22% in 2023 and 9% in 2024.

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