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outperform

[out-per-fawrm] / ˌaʊt pərˈfɔrm /


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“Larger IPOs outperform in the first week and first month,” they wrote.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Macquarie keeps its outperform rating and A$25.00 target.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Macquarie cuts its target price by 8.7% to A$1.05 and keeps an outperform rating on the stock, which is down 1.1% at A$0.925.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Papic predicted the U.S. tech sector probably won’t outperform other sectors over the next five years, even in the midst of an AI supercycle.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Or that the upper triple-A-rated floor of some subprime mortgage bond would outperform the lower, triple-B-rated, floor.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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