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outperform

[aut-per-fawrm] / ˌaʊt pərˈfɔrm /


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Raymond James retains an outperform call and C$118 target on Suncor’s shares.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The airline is likely to outperform its higher-cost peers, helping IndiGo gain more market share, the note says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Christopher Wood, global head of equities strategy at Jefferies, said it’s important to note that local currency bonds in emerging markets have continued to outperform those from the Group of Seven — the U.S.,

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

It upgrades the stock to outperform from neutral.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Children in those countries outperform our children, as nearly every story says.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

According to Trivariate’s analysis, an investor who consistently ranks in the 70th percentile of stock picking outperforms the S&P 500 when rebalancing annually.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

In terms of attacking metrics for their clubs this season, Mbappe outperforms Haaland in shots, touches and chances created, although the City striker recorded more assists in 2025-26.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

Geiser argued that the high school GPA outperforms the SAT in predicting first-year student success once income and race are controlled.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026

Still, with growth heavily reliant on exports—particularly electronics and AI-related products—analysts warn of an uneven “K-shaped” economy, where the tech sector outperforms while other industries stagnate and consumers face rising costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

The hybrid approach outperforms leading models that rely only on conventional computers.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2026

The carrier’s stock has outperformed its rivals heading into third-quarter earnings season.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

One systematic fund has outperformed its rivals by readmitting the human element.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

The investors would profit if bonds outperformed relative to swaps, which acted as the hedge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Not only are they expensive, they haven’t outperformed a simple buy-and-hold strategy.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Hermione’s expression could not have been any smugger; she had loathed being outperformed in every Potions class.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

The outperforming Tactical Trend fund that was launched in 2006, accounts for $4 billion of the total.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Roberto Soldado was in front of him in the team, and nobody wanted Roberto to do well more than me - but every single day in training Harry was outperforming him.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

It’s outperforming huge companies like Nvidia and Google on some metrics, while besting gold and the world’s dominant currencies on others.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

But in a surprising twist for commercial real estate, malls are outperforming every other property type.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Whatever triggered Peeta's decision -and I suspect it had to do with my outperforming him in training -I should be nothing but grateful for it.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins




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