outperformer
One who surpasses
An outperformer is someone or something that performs better than others in its category or better than expected.
The term appears most often in finance, where an outperformer is a stock or fund that exceeds market benchmarks: Tech stocks were the outperformers this quarter.
In any competitive context, an outperformer beats the competition or surpasses projections.
One exceeding all expectations
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- high-flyerAmbitious, successful person
- standoutExceptional person or thing
- frontrunnerLeading candidate or competitor
leader · winner · champion · valedictorian · rising star · breakout star · phenom · wunderkind
One who competes against
- competitorOne striving against others
- contenderOne competing seriously
- opponentOne who contends against
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
head-to-head · matchup · race · leaderboard · ranking · overtake · surpass · edge out
Alphabetical guide to contents
- baselineStandard for comparison
- averageArithmetic mean or ordinary
- marketVenue for trade
- peersThose of equal status
competitors · sector · industry standard · yardstick · metric · threshold · target · hurdle rate
First Greek letter
- returnsProfits from investments
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- gainsIncreases in value
- portfolioCollected works or assets
equities · stocks · funds · assets · holdings · dividends · growth stock · value stock
Dominant industry competitor
- industry leaderDominant firm in sector
- disruptorOne who overturns norms
- innovatorCreator of new methods
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
first mover · bellwether · trendsetter · juggernaut · powerhouse · giant · flagship · market share
overachiever
One exceeding all expectations
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- high-flyerAmbitious, successful person
- standoutExceptional person or thing
frontrunner · leader · winner · champion · valedictorian · rising star · breakout star · phenom · wunderkind · outlier
rival
One who competes against
- competitorOne striving against others
- contenderOne competing seriously
- opponentOne who contends against
challenger · head-to-head · matchup · race · leaderboard · ranking · overtake · surpass · edge out · pull ahead
index
Alphabetical guide to contents
peers · competitors · sector · industry standard · yardstick · metric · threshold · target · hurdle rate · reference point
alpha
First Greek letter
portfolio · equities · stocks · funds · assets · holdings · dividends · growth stock · value stock · bull market
market leader
Dominant industry competitor
- industry leaderDominant firm in sector
- disruptorOne who overturns norms
- innovatorCreator of new methods
pioneer · first mover · bellwether · trendsetter · juggernaut · powerhouse · giant · flagship · market share · competitive advantage
outperformerunderperformer
One missing their targets
laggard · underachiever · bottom-dweller · straggler · also-ran