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NOVEMBER 24, 2024

With an enterprise value of $384 million, it might seem ridiculously overvalued at more than 200 times this year's sales. Investors who are looking for a high-risk, high-reward play in the booming AI market can consider following Nvidia's lead. It generated just $1.6 For the full year, analysts expect it to generate $1.9

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AUGUST 2, 2024

Apple certainly isn't the only company using Google TPUs for training its AI, but the fact that one of the wealthiest companies in the world decided to go with TPUs over Nvidia should send a major warning to Nvidia investors. Nvidia's AI dominance won't last forever, but investors are acting like it will, based on its current share price.

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JANUARY 20, 2025

in enterprise-value- to- EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization), the most common way to value these stocks. However, the stocks surprisingly trade at a discount today compared to where they traded under the old, unfavorable model. Consider when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005.

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DECEMBER 17, 2024

His hedge fund, Pershing Square Capital, invests in high-quality businesses with stocks that Ackman feels have become mispriced relative to their intrinsic value. He then uses his sway as a large shareholder to influence management and unlock value. Ackman's activist investor strategy requires a highly concentrated portfolio.

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MARCH 10, 2025

At the end of 2024, it had around $18 billion in net cash on the balance sheet, which brings the company's enterprise value down to around $70 billion. Despite its run-up to start 2025, Nintendo is a good buy-and-hold for investors today. Despite its run-up to start 2025, Nintendo is a good buy-and-hold for investors today.

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JANUARY 11, 2025

Cheap stocks Energy Transfer, Enterprise Products Partners, and Williams all have strong growth ahead from increasing natural gas demand. Midstream master limited partnerships (MLPs) traded at an average enterprise value to EBITDA multiple of 13.7 Today, MLPs Energy Transfer and Enterprise trade well below that level.

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JUNE 22, 2023

Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) dazzled investors when it went public nearly three years ago. Investors soured on Lemonade as its growth cooled off, its losses widened, and macroeconomic headwinds rattled the market. At its peak, Lemonade had an enterprise value of $9.8 But today, the share price is just $18.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Earlier this week, Novo Holdings announced it was acquiring Catalent for a total enterprise value of $16.5 Given that Novo Nordisk is a pharmaceutical company, some investors may be wondering why the company is pursuing manufacturing facilities instead of doubling down on marketing campaigns or research and development (R&D).

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APRIL 6, 2024

Buying back more than 55% of its outstanding shares over this time has made the company an unlikely multibagger for buy-and-hold investors. The power of share repurchases Best of all for investors, Murphy's fuel margin has been above $0.30 Should investors buy shares, too? MUSA PE ratio data by YCharts; EV = enterprise value.

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Private Equity Professional

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

AEA Investors and Battery Ventures have finalized the sale of Process Sensing Technologies (PST) to DwyerOmega , a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management. In December 2020, AEA Investors acquired a majority stake in PST, while Battery retained a minority interest. Warburg & Co., billion fund closure in January 2021.

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MARCH 6, 2025

Cracker Barrel finds its footing Sometimes, investors have such low expectations for a business that anything positive can send its shares soaring. But weighed against investors' low expectations, the company's results looked relatively strong. As of this writing, its enterprise value is just $1.4

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APRIL 1, 2025

It lost more than half of its value as investors fretted over its slowing top-line growth. Does that pullback represent a good buying opportunity for patient long-term investors? Why did growth investors love The Trade Desk? At its peak last December, The Trade Desk's enterprise value hit $67.1

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MAY 6, 2024

That is why investors looking for restaurant stocks should focus their research on small companies that could be the next Chipotle, or the restaurant stock that puts up market-trouncing returns for 15 years. Here's why investors should buy this beaten-down restaurant stock and hold it for the long term. billion as of this writing.

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

Success could mean life-changing returns for early investors. SoundHound AI could do the same for investors over the coming years. Seeing how the company grows beyond 2025 will tell investors a lot. The company's enterprise value is roughly $1.5 For now, the revenue leap is a clear positive. Absolutely.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

Private investment giant Blackstone, in partnership with smaller investors, is acquiring a majority stake in Citrin Cooperman, a US accounting firm, in a deal that values the company at over $2bn, according to a report by the Financial Times.

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MARCH 11, 2025

Limited partners in PC VI include endowments, foundations, insurance companies, family offices, pension plans, and other institutional investors. The success of PC VI is a testament to the strength of our strategy, the caliber of our portfolio company management teams, and our firms commitment to driving lasting value.

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JUNE 21, 2024

Its debt-saddled enterprise value is almost $50 billion. A fivefold advance in Carnival's market cap to $100 billion would find its enterprise value -- all things being equal -- less than tripling to $130 billion. Leverage isn't typically a positive thing, but let's play this out. Carnival's market cap is $20 billion.

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

And so I advised investors to avoid defense stocks in 2017. Here's how the numbers break down: Average Enterprise Value-to-Sales Ratio (EV/S) From: 2004-2013 2014-2023 2003-2023 Boeing 0.9 Big enough, in fact, that when I saw most large defense stocks selling for closer to 1.6, Was I right about that or wrong? Lockheed Martin 0.8

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Private Equity Professional

JANUARY 29, 2025

“We exceeded our fundraising goal due in large part to the support from our investor base and want to thank them for their confidence in our approach. We remain committed to driving value for our investors, companies, and employees.” 2025 Private Equity Professional | January 29, 2025

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MARCH 28, 2025

A short-lived push into online gambling got investors initially excited about the streaming cable TV alternative, but it was a small player at the high-stakes poker table of aspiring sportsbook operators. It collected a settlement that is a healthy 18% of its current enterprise value of $1.2 Image source: Getty Images.

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Private Equity Professional

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The fund reached its hard cap and attracted a diverse group of investors, including public and private pension plans, insurers, health systems, fund of funds, family offices, financial institutions, endowments, and foundations across North, Central, and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

Should investors chase either of these high-flying Bitcoin-related stocks right now? That's more than 40% of MicroStrategy's current enterprise value of $9.4 But as investors focus on its BTC investments, its core software business remains sluggish. And with an enterprise value of $2.9

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JULY 6, 2023

Roku Roku may be a four-letter word to investors who bought the stock when it was approaching $500 two summers ago, but those who picked up the shares more recently have good reason to be giddy about it. billion market cap, gives it a reasonable $709 million in enterprise value. and Roku wasn't one of them!

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AUGUST 14, 2024

Investors might be wary of chasing that rally, but Berkshire's Class B shares are still trading below Wall Street's target-price range of $465 to $506. Should investors load up on this evergreen stock before it reaches that lowest price target? It's also an ideal stock for investors to buy, hold, and simply forget about.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

As in investor you can get strong vibes from companies that are vibing with Wall Street. Camping World (NYSE: CWH) , Nextdoor Holdings (NYSE: KIND) , and Huya (NYSE: HUYA) aren't getting a lot of love from investors these days. This is a real business, and its enterprise value is just 0.7x Hot stocks often stay hot.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 24, 2024

According to a recent release, the fund raised in just four months and attracting a diverse range of investors from across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East includes public and private pension funds, asset managers, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and financial institutions, among its investor base.

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Private Equity Professional

DECEMBER 21, 2024

Gryphon Investors has completed the sale of Kano Laboratories , a producer of branded oils and lubricants that it acquired in November 2020, to L Squared Capital Partners. The firm invests from $50 million to $500 million of capital in companies with enterprise values ranging from $100 million to $600 million and EBITDA of up to $80 million.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 17, 2024

Let's look at two high-yield midstream stocks that could benefit from this AI energy consumption trend that investors should be buying right now. times on an enterprise value (EV) -to-forward EBITDA basis, the stock is attractively valued both compared to its midstream peers and on a historical basis. Trading at 7.3

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The Motley Fool

JULY 14, 2024

Those AI-driven technologies sound promising, but both stocks disappointed their early investors. Should investors buy either of these out-of-favor stocks as a turnaround play? Based on those expectations and the company's enterprise value of $515 million, its stock looks cheap at less than three times this year's sales.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The donut slinger reported fourth-quarter earnings this week, and investors were clearly left wanting. However, as growth has stalled over the past couple years, investors may want to see how management puts the cyber incident behind it and assess the benefits of the McDonald's partnership before taking a bite of the stock.

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JULY 7, 2023

So with some clear tailwinds behind the gaming market, here are three stocks in particular that look poised to drive strong returns for investors. Today, Nintendo trades at an enterprise value -to-earnings ratio of roughly 12 times, which is well below the market average. Federal Trade Commission sued to block the deal.

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Private Equity Professional

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Transom Capital Group has appointed Dana Goldstein to the newly created role of Head of Investor Relations and Marketing. Goldstein brings nearly 20 years of experience in investor relations and capital formation across the investment industry. In her new position, Ms.

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JULY 10, 2024

It was one of SoundHound's earliest investors when it was still a start-up, and it nearly acquired Arm for $40 billion before antitrust regulators scuttled the deal in 2022. Therefore, it's easier to compare these five stocks using their estimated revenue growth and enterprise values. million $1.3 billion 20 50% Arm Holdings $3.2

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APRIL 10, 2024

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) stock -- like most stocks -- got a bit banged up on Wednesday after higher-than-expected inflation data dashed investors' hopes for a series of Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2024. But in contrast to many other stocks, Disney investors also got some good news.

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AUGUST 24, 2024

Most investors interested in Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) are attracted to its high yield , which currently sits around 7.9%. This would happen through a combination of growth projects, as well as modest multiple expansion, which is when investors assign a higher valuation metric to a stock. The company currently pays a $0.32

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

billion acquisition, finalized its CEO transition plan, and set long-term financial targets in its investor-day presentation. Management hoped to inspire investors. The transaction has an enterprise value of $2.5 The company announced financial results for the fourth quarter of 2024, made a $2.5

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JULY 22, 2024

Investors have punished the stock as a result, but the price has fallen to the point where it looks attractive. Shares trade for an enterprise value -to-sales ratio of less than 14. UiPath disappointed investors when it reported its first-quarter results at the end of May. billion to $1.665 billion.

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