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outperform

[out-per-fawrm] / ˌaʊt pərˈfɔrm /


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Goldman Sachs lifted its 12-month price target from Nvidia from $285 to $300, citing a “clearer path” for the stock to outperform the rest of the sector in the coming months.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

“Cost is one driver, but the equally important one is performance—specialized models trained on product-specific data often outperform general frontier models on that product,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

For years, plenty of investors believed small-cap stocks ought to outperform large ones over time.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Leopold raised his rating on AMD’s stock to a strong buy, from outperform.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 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

The Beijing-based startup claims that the model outperforms some cutting-edge U.S. systems, stoking what some analysts called “DeepSeek 2.0 concerns”—a nod to the rival Chinese AI startup that upended global markets early last year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

In terms of attacking metrics for their clubs this season, Mbappe outperforms Haaland in shots, touches and chances created, although the City striker recorded more assists in 2025-26.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

The American College of Sports Medicine’s position is that exercising after meals and in the afternoon outperforms fasting and morning exercise sessions for glycemic control.

From MarketWatch Jun. 21, 2026

Geiser said that the high school GPA outperforms the SAT in predicting first-year student success once income and race are controlled.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

The hybrid approach outperforms leading models that rely only on conventional computers.

From Science Daily Apr. 17, 2026

In the primary, Mr. El-Sayed won handsomely in college towns, but his opponent outperformed him comfortably among black voters.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

A humanoid robot has outperformed humans by breaking Usain Bolt's world record for the 100m sprint, according to its manufacturer.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

The 10-year U.K. gilt outperformed its eurozone peers, with its yield falling 2.6 basis points to 5.048%, pulling away from Tuesday’s near four-week high of 5.110%.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Another aspect of the broadening market performance has been that stocks outside the U.S. have outperformed.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

Hermione’s expression could not have been any smugger; she had loathed being outperformed in every Potions class.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

Enhanced-return investing is “focused on outperforming a benchmark, index or peer group through security selection, market timing, tactical asset allocation or other investment strategies,” La Spisa says.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

When I reported on the business of Starbucks last year, analysts pointed to a major shift happening in the drinks market: concept-forward drinks are outperforming other traditional mainstays in the landscape.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

Girls are still outperforming boys when you look at a broader range of grades, though.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

"I hope our domestic planes continue to improve in terms of comfort and overall passenger experience -- even outperforming Boeing and Airbus," said the 40-year-old.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

“She’s just never got over you outperforming her in Potions,” said Ron, returning to his copy of One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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