Definition of "outperform" []

To surpass (another) in performance. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "outperform" in a sentence

"The fourth-largest eastern U.S. coal producer was rated new market outperform' with a 12-month target share price of $25.00 at Howard Weil today, and was upped to outperform' from market perform' with a 12-month target price of $21.00 at FBR Capital Markets yesterday, on optimism regarding economic recovery."
"PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of stylish action title outperform Wii iteration in Japan on week one"
""A longer-term outperform rating" means what exactly?"

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