outperform

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Novo suffered a setback in February when its experimental obesity shot, CagriSema, failed to outperform Lilly’s tirzepatide in a study.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

He raised his rating on Disney’s stock to outperform from market perform and has set a new target price at $115 a share, or about 20% above where the stock has been trading lately.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Raymond James upgrades Disney to outperform from market perform, with a price target of $115.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Morgans cuts its target price 11% to A$2.98 on lower peer multiples but maintains an outperform rating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Desaguliers and a friend later built models of both the Savery and the Newcomen engines: despite his extraordinary expertise, Desaguliers was plainly taken aback to see the Savery engine outperform the Newcomen engine.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton