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2022 CMU SWS Stock Pitch Competition

Date: Saturday, February 12th, 2022
Location: Tepper School of Business
Prize Pool: $3,000​
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CMU SWS will be holding a virtual stock pitch competition open to all undergraduate women. This competition allows students the opportunity to showcase their investment skills and receive feedback from industry professionals, with opportunities for cash prizes.
Guidelines
  • Stock traded on NASDAQ/NYSE
  • ​Single US equity(minimum $2 billion market cap)
  • ​2-4 self-identified female undergraduate students per team
  • Long position for 12 months
The content of your pitch should include, but is not limited to, industry and company overview,  investment points, risks, and target price. 
​​Pitch Overview
  • Introduction
  • ​Company overview
  • Industry Overview​​
  • Investment points (1 - 3)
  • Valuation 
  • ​Risks and Rebuttal
  • Final Recommendation
  • Sample Slide Deck
Prize Categories
  • First Place: $1,500
  • Second Place: $1,000
  • Third Place: $500​
​Format
Preliminary Round
  • Teams are randomly divided into four presentation groups
  • Preliminary Round consists of 10-minute presentation followed by 10-minute Q&A
  • The judges will select one finalist team from each group
​Final Round
  • The final round will have a 10-minute presentation followed by a 15-minute Q&A
  • Judges will deliberate and announce the winner
  • All finalist teams will receive a cash award
​Timeline: 
  • ​Application Opens: November 29th, 2021
  • Deadline to Register: December 17th, 2021
  • Workshop and Q&A: January 24th, 2022
  • Teams Announced: January 26th, 2022
  • Pitch Proposal Due: January 29th, 2022
  • Research & Valuation Due: February 2th, 2022
  • Final Slide Deck Due: February 10th, 2022
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Winners:
  • ​1st Place: VETAverse (Intuitive Surgical, Inc.) — Victoria Han, Tiana Porwanto, Eleanor Xiao, Amy Xiao​
  • ISRG Slide Deck

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  • ​2nd Place: Evramore (CVS) — Alisa Qiu, Rita Liu, Vanessa Wu, Ellie Fu
  • CVS Slide Deck

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  • ​3rd Place: Carat Professional (NextEra Energy) — Chloe Zhou, Alysson Gu, Florence Liu​
  • NEE Slide Deck


2021 CMU SWS Stock Pitch Competition

Date: Saturday, March 20th, 2021*
Location: Virtual
Prize Pool: $3,000
​*date change due to COVID-delayed university reopening
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Guidelines
  • Traded on NASDAQ/NYSE
  • Has been trading 5 years
  • Single US equity(minimum $2 billion market cap)
  • ​2-4 self-identified female undergraduate students per team
  • Long position for 12 months
The content of your pitch should include but is not limited to industry and company overview,  investment points, risks, and target price. 
​​Pitch Overview
  • Introduction
  • ​Company overview
  • Industry Overview​​
  • Investment points 1 - 3
  • Valuation 
  • ​Risks and Rebuttal
  • Final Recommendation
Prize Categories
  • First Place: $1,500
  • Second Place: $1,000
  • Third Place: $500​
​Format
Preliminary Round
  • Teams are randomly divided into four presentation groups
  • Preliminary Round consists of 10-minute presentation followed by 10-minute Q&A
  • The judges will select one finalist team from each group
​Final Round
  • The final round will have a 10-minute presentation followed by a 15-minute Q&A
  • Judges will deliberate and announce the winner
  • All finalist teams will receive a cash award
​Timeline: 
  • ​Application Opens: February 1st, 2021
  • Deadline to Register: February 19th, 2021
  • Teams Announced: February 22nd, 2021
  • Pitch Proposal Due: February 26th, 2021
  • Research & Valuation Due: March 10th, 2021
  • Initial Slide Deck Due: March 14th, 2021
  • Final Slide Deck Due: March 17th, 2021
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Winners:
  • ​1st Place: Team Derivativity (Qualcomm) — Cynthia Dong, Jingchun Quan, Anouska Siva, Zoe Ding​
  • Qualcomm Slide Deck

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  • ​2nd Place: JKMT Pitchers (AbbVie) — Jasmine Nie, Katherine Shaw, Mary Zeng, Tiana Porwanto​
  • AbbVie Slide Deck

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  • ​3rd Place: LAYC (Alibaba) — Alisa Qiu, Leya Wang, Yiruo Li, Yanxin Chen​
  • Alibaba Slide Deck


2020 CMU SWS Stock Pitch Competition

Overview
  • First female-exclusive undergraduate stock pitch competition hosted by a CMU student organization
  • 41 ​​self-identified female participants
  • Awarded $2,600 in cash prizes
  • Corporate sponsors included Principal Financial Services, Citigroup, and Goldman Sachs​
Winners
​
1st Place: Mastercard Slide Deck
  • Team: CLLW Street
  • Members: Christina Li, Laura Li, Wenyi Zhu, and Lily Qiao
2nd Place: ​Five Below Slide Deck
  • Team: The Tickers
  • Members: Ashley Wang and Shagun Jain
3rd Place: McDonald's Slide Deck
  • Team: Pitch Perfect
  • Members: Elizabeth Guo and Kristel Yu
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