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Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 6.13% on an annualized basis.
Buying $100 In TWTR: 5 years ago, an investor could have purchased 6.63 shares of Twitter at the time with $100. This investment in TWTR would have produced an average annual return of 19.13%. Currently, Twitter has a market capitalization of $27.93 billion.
Twitter's Share Price Over Last 5 Years
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This $100 investment would be worth $231.15 today based on a price of $34.89 for TWTR at the time of writing.
Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.