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large-cap

large-cap

2 6.9
Of companies with very large value on the stock market, often five billion dollars or more
  • adjective
  • /ˈlɑrdʒˌkæp/
  • Specialized
translation icon : de gran capitalización
  • The large-cap sector has shown consistent growth over the past decade.
  • large-cap fund
  • large-cap stocks
  • large-cap portfolio

These are things like liquid futures and forwards markets, large cap stocks, and vanilla options markets.

Examples

  • Many investors prefer to allocate their money in large-cap stocks for more stability.

  • A handful of large-cap technology companies are the stock market leaders, and if they turn, it's highly likely the rest of the market will as well.

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  • When the stock market turns, large-cap technology stocks will do so first.

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  • Our second pick for large-cap stocks is Bunge.

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  • Large-cap technology stocks powered the stock market so far this year, and their performances this earnings season are absolutely key.

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  • The reason investors are focusing on the companies that are haves is that they are usually large-cap companies that are already producers, which means they are highly liquid and cash flow positive.

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  • AS: If investors are risk-averse, I think that they should just stick with large-cap liquid names, like the large producers, which will probably pay dividends and have an upside when gold prices go up.

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  • With bond yields compressed and likely to stay that way for some time, Trennert maintains that large-cap, dividend-paying stocks are the best option for investors.

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  • In light of the recent sell-off in global equities, it is now an incontestable fact that Apple is the most undervalued and underappreciated large-cap growth company in America.

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  • Strong earnings reports have boosted confidence in the large-cap companies this quarter.

Synonyms

large-capitalization
vslarge-cap
  • Specialized
7.0

About stocks of big companies worth five billion dollars or more

means the same but is the shorter hyphenated form

Antonyms

small-cap
  • Specialized
4 7.0

A company or stock with a small market value, often under one billion dollars

How Large

large-cap
  • Specialized
2 6.9
midcap
  • Jargon
6.3
small-cap
  • Specialized
4 7.0

Surface Forms

large-cap positive

Morphology

large-cap = large + cap (semi-transparent) = large + cap

The components 'large' + 'cap' point to the intended meaning, but 'cap' is a specialized clipped financial term (short for market capitalization) that may be unfamiliar to general learners.

Etymology

The word large-cap comes from large ('big') and cap short for capitalization ('total market value of a company's shares'). So, large-cap stocks are the shares of companies with a 'big' market value and are often seen as more stable.