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JANUARY 6, 2024

Formerly known as IBM 's (NYSE: IBM) IT infrastructure-services division, Kyndryl spun out as an independent public company in 2021. The company's earnings have almost always been negative, and Kyndryl is burning cash on a regular basis. The mood around Kyndryl's modest growth prospects has changed. What's changed?

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

Since October 2019, shares have tanked 94%, while at the same time, the broader S&P 500 has produced a 111% total return. Throughout its entire history as a public company, shares have never had this low of a valuation. It's hard to have any sort of confidence as it pertains to Spirit's prospects.

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AUGUST 2, 2024

For much of the past year, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) enjoyed the esteemed title of the world's most valuable public company. In the long term, though, Microsoft's prospects are as strong as ever. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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AUGUST 30, 2024

Tempus delivered decent financials in its first quarterly report as a public company last week. The prospects remain promising. 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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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Third, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted new rules that require public companies to disclose "material cybersecurity incidents" within four business days. No company wants that type of publicity. A security breach can tarnish a company's brand image, and that damage can have lasting effects.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

The latest report ranked more than 1,700 public companies based on their long-term revenue growth prospects. Most cohorts have also beat the market in terms of total returns, and the authors believe the laggards (2020 and 2021) could outperform in the long run. Trevor Jennewine has positions in Amazon and Nvidia.

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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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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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AUGUST 15, 2023

So to get started, it's best for beginners to stick to a well-proven method: Buy good companies with bright prospects and hold them over the long term. One company that can be a good start for new investors is Chinese technology giant Tencent (OTC: TCEHY). Image source: Getty Images. and Tencent wasn't one of them!

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DECEMBER 29, 2023

It's easy to see why investors weren't won over by the prospect of placing bets on live sports being decided in arenas and playing fields filled with empty seats, cardboard cutouts, or virtual fans. Every analyst following the company expects DraftKings to post its first profit as a public company this quarter.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

Lower rates boost spending and economic growth, and investors tend to get excited by those prospects. As a result, the S&P 500 returned an average of 17.6% Microsoft will become the world's most valuable company Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is worth $2.8 Meanwhile, Microsoft has more robust growth prospects. Data by YCharts.

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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. Costco Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) is another bellwether stock that has handsomely rewarded shareholders over the past year, producing a total return of 48%. Are these top dividend stocks worth buying?

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DECEMBER 24, 2023

Wood's flagship ARK Innovation ETF (NYSEMKT: ARKK) generated strong returns, rising 67% with just a single week left in the year and recovering a significant amount of ground after big losses in 2022. However, ARK Next Generation Internet had a greater concentration of top-moving stocks, helping to amplify its returns in 2023.

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JULY 1, 2024

It even briefly took the title of the "world's most valuable public company," passing tech titans Microsoft and Apple. A high valuation can be justified when the company's growth prospects match it, but at some point, even the most promising companies can reach valuations that go beyond what's fundamentally reasonable.

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JUNE 16, 2024

In its 12 years as a public company , Meta has never performed a stock split. That's in stark contrast to other tech megacaps like Adobe and Microsoft , who split their shares four and seven times, respectively, in the first 12 years of their existence as public companies. Meta's management isn't a fan of stock splits.

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MAY 30, 2024

His fund first bought the stock during the second half of 2016, and it has earned considerable returns since that time. In addition to those massive returns, such successes can yield valuable investment lessons. Here are three that may help investors follow Ackman's lead and earn comparable returns with their own investments.

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JULY 10, 2024

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. Although some reverse-stock splits can be long-term winners, most investors tend to focus their attention on public companies conducting forward splits.

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AUGUST 5, 2024

Since taking the reins as CEO in 1965, the aptly dubbed "Oracle of Omaha" has overseen a nearly 5,200,000% cumulative return for Berkshire's Class A shareholders (BRK.A). The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Profit-taking is one possible answer.

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JANUARY 15, 2024

To address this, the company's AI is compiling factors that point to possible party animals, to stop them from booking beforehand. In November, Airbnb made its first acquisition as a public company: GamePlanner.AI. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of January 8, 2024 Jon Quast has positions in Airbnb.

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AUGUST 1, 2024

Although other asset classes have delivered positive returns, such as commodities (e.g., gold and oil), housing, and Treasury bonds, none have come close to matching the average annual return of stocks over the very long term. Ford also has a healthy balance sheet that should allow it to return plenty of capital to its shareholders.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Grab's near-term prospects look brighter In 2021, Grab's first year as a public company, its revenue rose 44% as its GMV grew 29%. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of September 11, 2023 Leo Sun has positions in Sea Limited. In 2022, its revenue and GMV grew another 112% and 24%, respectively.

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JUNE 5, 2024

public company to cross the $3 trillion market cap threshold. Investors would be better served to keep their eye on Nvidia's operating and financial results -- which have been consistently stellar -- for insight into the company's ongoing prospects. Finally, a note on valuation.

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AUGUST 8, 2024

The company generates over $42 billion in annual revenue, over 40% of which is free cash flow. Broadcom's management returns cash to shareholders via dividends. Recent volatility has knocked the stock from a forward P/E of 38 to 30, making Broadcom an increasingly interesting stock idea given its growth prospects. government.

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JULY 3, 2024

A stock split is a tool publicly traded companies can lean on to cosmetically alter their share price and outstanding share count by the same factor. I say "cosmetically," because stock splits have no effect on a company's market cap or its operating performance. average return for the benchmark S&P 500 over the same timeline.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

in the mid-1960s, he's overseen a greater than 5,700,000% aggregate return in his company's Class A shares (BRK.A) and guided Berkshire to become only the ninth public company to reach the $1 trillion market cap plateau. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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JULY 2, 2024

At its peak two weeks ago, Nvidia briefly surpassed Microsoft and Apple to gain the title of "most-valuable public company." This demonstrates just how quickly Sea's online marketplace has scaled and explains why billionaire investors are so excited about the company's prospects. For some context, Shopee saw $10.3

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OCTOBER 16, 2024

Then, you can analyze the company's future prospects and compare them to the past return. Once they take this step, investors can use this information to try to determine whether a stock can match or exceed this return. Chewy (NYSE: CHWY) conducted its initial public offering (IPO) in June 2019.

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AUGUST 4, 2023

The first public company to amass a $1 trillion valuation was Apple in 2018. Meanwhile, four other companies have now also crossed the exclusive $1 trillion mark: Microsoft , Amazon , Nvidia , and Google parent Alphabet. The leaders now come from the technology sector. and Uber Technologies wasn't one of them!

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JANUARY 18, 2024

Last year, the Hartford Funds and Ned Davis Research published data showing that dividend stocks averaged an annualized return of 9.18% over the past half-century (1973-2022). By comparison, publicly traded companies that don't pay a dividend have delivered a considerably tamer annualized return of 3.95% over the same five-decade stretch.

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DECEMBER 21, 2023

annualized return in his company's Class A shares (the Class B shares didn't debut until 1996). Although past performance is no guarantee of future results, a 58-year track record of doubling up the annualized total return of the S&P 500 suggests Buffett and his team know what they're doing.

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APRIL 6, 2024

That's a lofty valuation for a company that still must prove it can grow revenue and profits as a public company in an industry where so many players have struggled to so. The company generated revenue of $804 million in 2023, along with a net loss of $91 million and negative free cash flow of $85 million.

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AUGUST 22, 2024

The warehouse club operator has put up a total return of 800% in the past decade (as of Aug. Customers must pay annual fees, which have proven pricing power , to shop at the company's warehouses. In its entire history as a public company, shares have virtually never been this expensive.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

Aside from absolutely crushing the broader market in the return department over the trailing decade, these five companies dominate their respective industries. Meanwhile, its share repurchase program over the past decade is unmatched by any public company. Apple's iPhone accounts for better than 50% of U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

It's among the longest streaks of any public company, making Johnson & Johnson a household name among investors. Johnson & Johnson has almost $25 billion in cash and a AAA credit rating, one of just two public companies with such good credit. Are you trying to maximize your total investment returns?

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OCTOBER 8, 2023

There wasn't any specific news on the newly public company, but hot initial public offering (IPO) stocks often begin to fall after early surges if their valuations become inflated. While Cava wasn't profitable at its IPO in June, it has already posted a profit in its first quarterly report as a public company, with $6.5

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JUNE 25, 2024

Let's explore what company Alphabet is aggressively investing in, and why an acquisition doesn't seem out of the question. Alphabet's massive purchase during the first quarter Most of Alphabet's holdings in public companies are in the healthcare and technology industries. During the first quarter, Alphabet scooped up 7.1

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MAY 24, 2024

The company ended the quarter with $226 million in cash and equivalents on the balance sheet. This is by far SoundHound's highest cash balance as a public company. Filings show that the company sold $137 million worth of stock during the first quarter. I see this as a company developing interesting technology.

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