π§ Why Mega Caps Are Dominating
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Friends, We’re roughly halfway through 2024. The theme for the stock market this year is undeniable: it’s the year of the mega-caps — especially NVIDIA. If you combine the chipmaker with the six most valuable companies on U.S. markets not named NVIDIA (Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Taiwan Semiconductor), the group is worth nearly $16 trillion. To put that in perspective, this group is up over 50% in just one year’s time. If you weren’t invested in a handful of these companies, you’re likely lagging the market by a wide margin. Before now, many would have considered such growth impossible: “Once companies reach a certain size, there are limits to their growth, right?” For now, that turns out to be exactly wrong. And there are a few reasons for that:
None of this means you should get out of these stocks. Take the long view. Many of these companies — while not cheap — are not outrageously priced. They are also in impressive financial shape. Over the long term, the important thing is that the valuation and the real-world results (free cash flow, net income, etc) have to grow in reasonable lockstep. When that’s the case, there’s no limit to how much these players can grow. – Brian Feroldi, Brian Stoffel, & Brian Withers P.S. Have you consumed any great investing content recently? If so, hit reply to this email and share the link. If we think it’s great, we may include it in a future issue (and give you a shoutout). One Simple Graphic:
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