large-cap
- adjective
- /ˈlɑrdʒˌkæp/
- Specialized
- 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.
- These are things like liquid futures and forwards markets, large cap stocks, and vanilla options markets.
Examples
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Many investors prefer to allocate their money in large-cap stocks for more stability.
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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
About stocks of big companies worth five billion dollars or more
Antonyms
- Specialized
A company or stock with a small market value, often under one billion dollars
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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.