conservative
Example Sentences
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If and when the company comes public, your estimate of its value may be conservative.
From Barron's
The fact that conservatives like something, he insists, “doesn’t make it wrong.”
As a result, they are keeping estimates for the year conservative, rather than flowing through upside from the recent quarter, despite bullish commentary on the lending environment.
"We'd been in a high state of alert", says a senior conservative.
From BBC
A very conservative discounted cash flow valuation—growing free cash flow at 3% for 10 years—yields a target price of $965 for the stock, corresponding to a gain of 57% from current prices.
From Barron's
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