outperform

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Horan downgraded AT&T’s stock to perform from outperform on Wednesday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

The previous laggards — staples, utilities, and technology — then stepped up to outperform.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Both tools are designed to find hidden security weaknesses in digital systems and can outperform humans at some hacking and cyber-security tasks.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Dimon said his bank might even slightly outperform the 11% and 10% increase in markets and investment-banking revenue, respectively, that analysts are expecting for the current quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 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