Undergraduate Stock Pitch Competition Details

Georgetown students are invited to participate in the annual Undergraduate Stock Pitch Competition for a chance to win a cash prize of $2,500.

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The 2025 Undergraduate Stock Pitch Competition will take place on Friday, February 21, 2025, from 1 to 4 p.m. in Hariri 340. Students that participate in the competition have an opportunity to win a cash prize of $2,500.

As a participant in the Georgetown Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy Undergraduate Stock Pitch Competition, students have the opportunity to:

  • Engage in an immersive learning experience
  • Demonstrate investing skills to industry professionals
  • Practice aspects of investing such as industry analysis, strategy building, risk management, diversification, teamwork, communication, etc.
  • Enhance their resume

Pitch Details

  • Pitches should be long-term buy recommendations on equities greater than $500 million in market capitalization
  • First round teams submit their stock pitch proposal of no more than two pages by 5 p.m. on Friday, January 24, 2025
  • Proposals should be emailed to cfmp@georgetown.edu
  • Those selected for the final round will have eight minutes to present their stock pitches on Friday, February 21, 2025
  • Submit investment case deliverables in support of a long‐term public equity investment
  • Recommendations should be grounded in high-quality, fundamental research
  • The company under review must have a market capitalization of at least $500 million and can be based either in the United States or internationally
  • The pitch must include an investment thesis, a description of the business, and a review of competitive dynamics, management quality, valuation, and risks
  • Submissions must be from current Georgetown undergraduate students
  • Teams can include up to four participants

January 10: Submissions Open

January 24: One Page Synopsis Submissions Emailed to cfmp@georgetown.edu by 5 p.m. ET

February 4: Finalist Notifications

February 20: Final Presentation Slide Decks Due

February 21: Pitch Competition and Reception

Frequently Asked Questions

Pitches may be submitted via email to cfmp@georgetown.edu beginning January 10, 2025.

The deadline for submission is January 24, 2025 at 5 p.m. ET.

You may email the application to cfmp@georgetown.edu.

No, this competition is free and open to all Georgetown undergraduate students.

No, this competition is open to all Georgetown undergraduate students across colleges.

Yes, the Georgetown Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy encourages students across colleges to collaborate on a pitch proposal.

There can be up to four students per team.

Finalists will be notified on February 4.

The final pitch competition will be on February 21, 2025, from 1 to 4 p.m. in room 340 in the Hariri Building. A reception will follow.

Each team will have a maximum of eight minutes to present to the judges, followed by roughly ten minutes of Q&A.