The Motley Fool

JUNE 29, 2024

Three stocks in particular stick out. This could be the next superstar Buffett stock Quite often, companies that operate outside the U.S. stock exchanges, are run by American founders, and backed by American investors. Buffett has owned the stock since the company's initial public offering (IPO) in 2021.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 8, 2024

Meanwhile, a reverse-stock split aims to increase a company's share price, usually with the purpose of ensuring that it meets the minimum continued listing standards for a major stock exchange. Although both categories can produce long-term winners, most investors tend to gravitate to companies conducting forward-stock splits.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 22, 2024

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) has been one of the best-performing stocks on the market since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2006, but despite gaining more than 5,000%, the stock had never once split. If it's approved, the stock will begin trading on a post-split basis on June 26.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 3, 2024

Now, just months later, market watchers are debating whether it's too late to buy the stock. Indeed, Arm Holdings has delivered 176% returns (as of market close on Thursday) since its late September initial public offering (IPO), more than 13 times the returns of the S&P 500.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 27, 2023

Instacart originally planned its initial public offering (IPO) in 2022 after a surge in pandemic-era customers initially helped the company scale and turn a profit. However, activity in the IPO market slumped last year in the wake of the worst downturn in more than a decade, and Instacart shelved its plans to go public.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 23, 2024

There are two types of stock splits -- forward and reverse -- with the former being far more popular than the latter among the investing community. Reverse splits are enacted to increase a company's share price, often with the goal of maintaining continued listing standards for a major stock exchange. Image source: Getty Images.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 20, 2024

The majority of investors don't have a chance to participate until a unicorn pursues an initial public offering ( IPO ). By comparison, the Destiny Tech100 generated a return of negative 7.3% It's important to realize that the Destiny Tech100 was not trading on public exchanges in 2023. for every $1 of NAV.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 31, 2023

Buffett tends to avoid technology stocks because he prefers to invest in businesses he understands, particularly those producing strong profits and those returning money to shareholders. But it just so happens that one tech stock, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) , ticks both those boxes in a big way. and Apple wasn't one of them!

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Investors flock to stock-split stocks in 2024 Although there are two types of stock splits -- forward and reverse -- investors overwhelmingly favor one more than the other. Reverse splits are designed to increase a company's share price, often with the goal of ensuring continued listing on a major stock exchange.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 14, 2024

Meanwhile, the purpose of a reverse-stock split is to increase a company's share price. This is typically done to ensure that minimum listing standards on major stock exchanges are met. Since 2024 began, more than a half-dozen high-flying businesses with well-defined competitive advantages have conducted forward-stock splits.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 15, 2023

Palantir is nearly 20 years old, yet it only went public about three years ago. Since its debut on the New York Stock Exchange in late 2020, Palantir stock has been no stranger to the highs and lows of public company scrutiny. The chart above reflects Palantir's year-to-date return versus the S&P 500.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Reverse-stock splits, which increase a company's share price, are usually completed from a position of operating weakness, and are often designed to ensure continued listing on a major stock exchange. Among the 13 phenomenal businesses that have announced or completed a stock split in 2024, 12 are of the forward-split variety.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 26, 2024

Although artificial intelligence (AI) has been the talk of Wall Street since 2023 began, the return of stock-split euphoria has given AI a run for its money in 2024. A stock split is a mechanism publicly traded companies can lean on to cosmetically alter their share price and outstanding share count. Image source: Getty Images.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 24, 2024

With a forward-stock split, a company is decreasing its share price to make it more nominally affordable for retail investors and perhaps its employees. Conversely, the purpose of a reverse-stock split is to increase a company's share price, usually to ensure it meets the minimum listing standards on a major stock exchange.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 16, 2024

Forward-stock splits are designed to make a company's shares more nominally affordable for everyday investors who may not have access to fractional-share purchases with their online broker. Meanwhile, reverse-stock splits aim to increase a company's share price to ensure it meets the minimum listing requirements on a major stock exchange.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

I can't wait to get my hands on one tech initial public offering (IPO) this month. The American stock exchanges saw 105 market entries in the first eight months of 2023. They just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now. and SoftBank Group wasn't one of them!

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 19, 2024

And Google is backing a hot new AI company that conducted its initial public offering (IPO) last week. On Friday, June 14, 2024, Tempus conducted its IPO on the Nasdaq stock exchange. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Why does Google like Tempus AI?

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The Motley Fool

MAY 14, 2024

Stock splits are solely intended to make shares more nominally affordable for retail investors who may not have access to fractional-share purchases (what's known as a "forward-stock split"), or to increase a company's share price to ensure minimum listing standards are met on major stock exchanges (what's known as a "reverse-stock split").

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The Motley Fool

MAY 27, 2024

A forward stock split involves reducing a company's share price to make it more nominally affordable for investors who may not have access to fractional-share purchases with their broker. Meanwhile, reverse stock splits are designed to increase a public company's share price to ensure continued listing on a major stock exchange.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

There are two classes of stock splits, one of which investors gravitate to far more than the other. Reverse-stock splits have a goal of increasing a company's share price, often to ensure continued listing on a major stock exchange. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 29, 2023

It's best thought of as a cosmetic tool used to make shares more nominally affordable for everyday investors (as with a forward-stock split), or to boost a company's share price to ensure continued listing on a major stock exchange (as with a reverse-stock split). Should you invest $1,000 in Broadcom right now?

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Forward-stock splits make a company's share price more nominally affordable for everyday investors, which can be particularly helpful for those without access to fractional-share purchases. Meanwhile, reverse-stock splits are designed to increase a company's share price to ensure continued listing on a major stock exchange.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 10, 2024

With a forward-stock split, companies are purposely reducing their nominal share price to make it more affordable for everyday investors and/or their employees. Meanwhile, a reverse-stock split is aimed at increasing a company's share price, often with the goal of meeting continued listing standards on a major stock exchange.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 28, 2024

A forward-stock split is designed to make a company's shares more nominally affordable for investors who might not be able to purchase fractional shares through their online broker. Meanwhile, a reverse-stock split aims to increase the share price of a publicly traded company to ensure its continued listing on a major stock exchange.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Next-generation manufacturing platform developer Xometry (NASDAQ: XMTR) was shaping up to be a big winner on the stock exchange this week. Thanks to news that a veteran executive at a top company in the industrial sector was joining its board of directors, the stock saw a decent pop in price. The Motley Fool recommends RTX.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The company's initial public offering (IPO) took place in 2008, with the three-class structure engineered in advance of the stock exchange listing. At the moment, the market cap of the Class A shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange is over $502 billion. and Visa wasn't one of them! .*

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 21, 2023

It is the largest such initiative enacted by the government to date. U Power is a relatively recent arrival to the stock exchange, and as such is subject to big swings in share price. Its Wednesday bounce was from a relatively low base, as the stock is down considerably from its initial public offering (IPO) price.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 15, 2024

The other flavor of stock split is a reverse split. As its name suggests, a reverse-stock split is designed to increase a company's share price, often with the purpose of ensuring continued listing on a major stock exchange. Far and away, most investors have gravitated to businesses completing forward-stock splits.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

The companies that create the best investment returns can tap into that growth and ride it for decades. You don't need much money to make big returns over the long term. When I think of AI stocks I want to own for 25 years, I want a company with a lot of room to grow. The best news? Here is what you need to know.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 13, 2023

So what After market hours Wednesday, Imax announced that it has made a formal offer to acquire the chunk of associated business Imax China that it doesn't already own. It is offering 10 Hong Kong dollars ($1.28) per share in cash for the outstanding stake for Imax China, which is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 19, 2024

Its stock debuted via an initial public offering (IPO ) in 2020. The S&P 500 is comprised of the 500 largest American companies by market cap with its stock listing on either the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq. Other caveats for inclusion include a minimum $13.1

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The scale and potential for returns in Brazil make it the most attractive location in South America, he said. It continues to pursue opportunistic investments in troubled firms, and the next steps could include troubled retail companies, a new stock exchange to compete with B3 SA or even a new football league being established in Brazil.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Initial public offerings (IPOs) can be great opportunities for investors. After all, getting in on a stock on the ground floo -- or close to it -- can be an excellent way to generate big returns over time. However, not all stocks go on to be winners after their debuts. Take Reddit (NYSE: RDDT) , for example.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 5, 2023

Investcorp Holdings, the Middle East’s biggest alternative asset manager, is planning to start meeting investors for the $600 million initial public offering of an investment vehicle in Abu Dhabi, according to people familiar with the matter. Investcorp, which has backed luxury firms such as Tiffany & Co. and Gucci Ltd.,

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The Motley Fool

MAY 24, 2024

Viking (NYSE: VIK) completed its initial public offering (IPO) on May 1, pricing a little more than 64 million shares in the offering at $24 apiece. Most of the stock belonged to existing stakeholders. Return on invested capital has risen from 26.1% It's a different kind of regatta Viking's $4.7

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 19, 2024

According to one FT source, given the size of the deal, any new owner may have to look to an initial public offering (IPO) to generate a return, an option that EQT and CPPIB may consider should the sale fail to progress.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 25, 2024

Meanwhile, a reverse-stock split increases a company's nominal share price to ensure continued listing on a major stock exchange. Though there have been instances in the past where companies enacting a reverse-stock split have gone on to make their shareholders richer (e.g.,

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