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MAY 14, 2024

Memes and short squeezes Yesterday started a major run-up in stocks that were popular in the 2020 and 2021 meme craze, including SunPower, Sunnova, and Sunrun. In 2021, it was a popular tactic to target companies with high short interest and bid the stock higher, forcing short-sellers to buy back shares, pushing shares higher still.

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APRIL 5, 2024

set on July 8, 2021. Its sales rose another 22% in 2021. That stabilization and acceleration in the second half of 2023 was a bright spot, because Amazon usually leverages AWS' higher-margin cloud revenue to subsidize the expansion of its lower-margin retail businesses. Image source: Amazon. Its profit growth is stable.

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APRIL 20, 2024

The other important aspect to look at when it comes to the safety of a company's dividend is its leverage, which is its net debt divided by its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA). Altria ended 2023 with leverage of 2.2 Looking at its balance sheet, Vector ended 2023 with leverage of 2.6

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APRIL 21, 2024

The company went public on March 11, 2021, at $35 per share and closed at an all-time high of about $50 later that month. Revenue jumped by 90% in 2020, and by 54% in 2021. billion in 2021. billion in 2021 to $92 million in 2022. in 2021 to 4.4% As its revenue rose, losses expanded sharply, too. billion net profit.

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MAY 12, 2024

However, after years of growth, PayPal has been struggling, and its stock is down 79% from its highs in 2021. One of them was the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning to leverage PayPal's huge data trove and create more value for clients and expand its opportunities. population. So far, it's going well.

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JANUARY 21, 2024

However, to fully leverage the compounding effect in the stock market, it makes sense for investors to avoid the hype and instead invest in companies with robust fundamentals and a solid vision. Considering these tailwinds, Snowflake seems to be a compelling pick now, despite being down 51% from its all-time high set in November 2021.

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DECEMBER 23, 2023

Shares of Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) are down roughly 50% from their 2021 highs. Adjusted earnings in 2021 rose 30% versus 2020 and hit a record of $10.48 High leverage, slowing sales, and weak margins were all contributing factors. There are very good reasons for this, as you'll learn below. and $12.50

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JANUARY 5, 2024

It also gained leverage by growing into warehouse capacity that it built during the pandemic. Since he took over the company in 2021, Jassy has primarily focused on monetizing the company's existing businesses and squeezing more profits out of them. Heading into 2024, investors might be wondering if Amazon is still a no-brainer buy.

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DECEMBER 26, 2023

Even now, Palantir stock sells at a discount of more than 60% from its $45 per share high in early 2021. Palantir shareholders might also remember in 2021 when CEO Alex Karp forecasted a 30% revenue growth rate in the 2022-2024 time frame. Furthermore, in 2021, Palantir was not the profitable company it is today.

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JUNE 18, 2023

With the rapid increase in energy prices in 2021, the company switched its dividend policy to better reward investors. What goes down The big story behind Pioneer's dividend change in 2021 was basically oil prices. In 2021 that jumped to $6.83. To be fair, Pioneer isn't wildly over leveraged. onshore drillers.

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MAY 4, 2024

These are highly leveraged investment products. AI relies heavily on the cloud to run applications, and its relationship with OpenAI has given Alphabet its first serious challenge to Google Search in years as Microsoft's Bing leverages this technology. One is Nvidia stock, which is 9% of the overall portfolio.

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MARCH 8, 2024

For cryptocurrency investors, this rally is starting to look at lot like 2021. As the crypto sector gains momentum, speculative leverage flows toward the areas of the crypto market that can generate the highest returns. As of 2:45 p.m. Can this rally continue? In my mind, it's that simple right now.

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JUNE 25, 2023

After a massive sell-off during the 2022 bear market, improving financials and its ability to help its clients leverage artificial intelligence (AI) have made its stock increasingly popular with investors. Moreover, investors should remember that its sales multiple rarely fell below 24 in 2021 and reached a record high of 46 that year.

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MAY 17, 2024

Back in 2021, China's antitrust regulators hit Alibaba with a record $2.75 Metric FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 Revenue growth 41% 19% 2% 8% Adjusted net income growth 30% (21%) 4% 11% Data source: Alibaba. In fact, I believe Alibaba's stock could rise by at least 10 times over the next decade if it resolves its most pressing issues.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

The cruise line operator's revenue plunged in 2020 and 2021 as global travel ground to a halt during the pandemic, and it was forced to take on a lot more debt to stay solvent. Looking back at Carnival's slowdown and recovery In fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2021 (which ended in November 2021), Carnival's revenue and number of passengers plummeted.

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MARCH 23, 2024

UiPath (NYSE: PATH) initially impressed investors when it went public in April 2021. Its revenue soared 81% in fiscal 2021 (which ended in January 2021) and rose 47% in fiscal 2022. The company might still leverage its dominance of the growing RPA market to pump out double-digit growth through the end of the decade.

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MAY 16, 2024

But as of May 10, they still remain 93% below their peak price, which was hit in October 2021. Innovating with AI Upstart attracted serious investor attention thanks to its unique lending assessment tool that leverages AI to better analyze potential borrowers. Is this an opportunity the market is serving up?

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

A key inflection point took place in 2021. In the years leading up to 2021 discretionary cash flow per unit was negative. In 2021, it turned positive. In 2021, it was positive $0.43 The distribution was increased just modestly in 2020 and 2021. The numbers are fairly large, as well. per unit in 2020.

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APRIL 20, 2024

That's important because during energy downturns Chevron takes on leverage so that it can continue to support its business and its dividend. per share in 2021 to just $1.45 Notably, however, the shares are down some 55% from their 2021 highs. A look Chevron's balance sheet shows that its debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

ai (NYSE: AI) soared to their all-time highs during the buying frenzy in meme stocks in 2020 and 2021. It believes it can leverage that battle-hardened reputation to expand across the commercial market. C3's revenue only rose 17% in fiscal 2021 (which ended in April 2021) as the pandemic disrupted the energy and industrial sectors.

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MAY 9, 2024

million and marked its fastest revenue growth since 2021, as demand is accelerating after a post-pandemic slowdown. It also gained leverage on selling, general, and administrative expenses, and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) rose from $17.8 million to $22.4 million.

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MAY 20, 2024

However, it's currently 74% below the peak price set in August 2021 (as of May 17). Bullish on Bitcoin In 2021, Block co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey publicly stated his support of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) , saying he'd be working solely on this crypto if he wasn't then working at the payments company or Twitter (now called X).

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APRIL 27, 2024

Metric Fiscal 2019 Fiscal 2020 Fiscal 2021 Fiscal 2022 Fiscal 2023 Stock Buybacks $66.1 AAPL Net Total Long Term Debt (Quarterly) data by YCharts Apple doesn't rely on leverage to operate its business. Therefore, Apple's true "cash position" is even better than its leverage ratios would indicate. billion on buybacks and $72.5

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MAY 26, 2024

Yet, when the company presented just before going public in early 2021, it wasn't even listed as a potential future market. This signals that Hims & Hers is in the early stages of operating leverage, where earnings snowball as more and more revenue growth trickles down to the company's profit statement.

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MAY 1, 2024

NYSE: SNAP) is the parent company of social media platform Snapchat, and its stock is trading 82% below its all-time high, which was set in 2021. However, the social media industry was also grappling with changes to Apple 's privacy policy in 2021, which made it harder for them to track their users across the internet.

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JULY 13, 2023

billion in 2021, it covered its capital expenses ($23.1 Its leverage ratio fell from 2.8x The company's long-term target is to get leverage down to a range of 1.75x to 2x, putting it in an even stronger financial position. While that was down from $39.5 billion) with ample room to spare ($14.1 billion in free cash flow).

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Bitcoin traded over $53,000 for the first time since November 2021, and that's pulling the entire market higher. This gives them double leverage when the price of Bitcoin increases, which is what we see today. Cryptocurrencies rallied sharply on Monday as investors jumped back into the market. Even bigger moves took place.

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MAY 21, 2024

Predictive analytics leverage big data to forecast challenges before they occur. If Deere hits its guidance, it would still be a massive success because the company never generated over $4 billion in annual net income until fiscal 2021. But growth is slowing, which is normal for cyclical companies.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

Fraser is still working her magic When Fraser took the reins from longtime CEO Michael Corbat in March 2021, the task ahead was monumental. At their core, banks are essentially leveraged bets on a lending portfolio. Banks typically use debt, or leverage, to boost those returns. Should you?

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MARCH 3, 2024

However, the company has faced challenges since then, leading to revised expectations and a stock sell-off; the stock is down 80% from its peak price in 2021. billion topping 2021's $4.2 The company thrived during the pandemic and had lofty growth expectations over the next few years.

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MAY 17, 2024

What Bank of America says about Robinhood stock Bank of America initiated coverage of Robinhood stock shortly after its 2021 initial public offering (IPO), at a time when retail engagement was peaking -- and about to fall.

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DECEMBER 17, 2023

That's within striking distance of a new bull market, as the S&P 500 is close to the high it set in December 2021. Online learning portal Nerdy (NYSE: NRDY) disappointed investors since going public in 2021, but Wall Street sees a bright 2024. The S&P 500 is up 23% this year as we get close to the end of 2023.

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AUGUST 18, 2023

The chart below shows how each company raised full-year guidance on every earnings call since 2021 and beat the third-quarter guidance in the full-year results in 2021 and 2022. billion at the start of 2021 and still stands at just $8.9 For reference, I've taken the midpoint of the guidance ranges to simplify matters.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

Besides reinforcing the savings habit, regularly buying shares of well-selected stocks can leverage the power of compounding to turn small investments into a big nest egg over time. Agree has raised its dividend five times since it began paying monthly instead of quarterly in January 2021 and now yields about 4.8%.

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APRIL 7, 2024

Demand for cruising has come back strong since ships started sailing again in the summer of 2021. million at the end of 2021 to 20.1 Successfully leveraging its popular brand in this high-margin service space could provide a great source of revenue growth over the long run. million at the end of last year.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Though the budding tech stock still trades nearly 70% below its post-IPO (initial public offering) high set in 2021, you can't help but wonder: Is it too late to buy UiPath stock today? On UiPath's operating leverage Better yet, UiPath has refused to pursue growth simply for the sake of growth.

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JULY 12, 2023

Cornell's ILR Labor Action Tracker logged 417 strikes and seven lockouts across the US in 2022 -- up 52% from 2021 -- as historically low unemployment rates have boosted workers' leverage for improving wages and benefits. Which Side Are You On?

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