outperform

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With the stock’s gain on Monday, it has edged up 0.7% this year to outperform the software sector, which has been hurt by worries about AI displacement, by a wide margin.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

The pair took aim at two art truisms: that works bought for high prices and owned for longer periods outperform.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

They also outperform the rest of the country in health, education and economic prospects.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Macquarie trims its target price 2.7% to A$11.00 and keeps an outperform rating on the stock, which is up 1.7% at A$9.135.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“I was always trying to out-think, outperform, even out-dress my competitors. It was wearing me down.”

From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake