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 bank raises its target price on Whitehaven’s stock to A$9.50 from A$9.25 and upgrades the stock to outperform from neutral.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

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