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cult stock

cult stock noun: a stock in a failing company whose price per share is inappropriately high because the company used to be a market leader or previously had a well-known popular product.

Noun

cult stock (plural cult stocks)

  1. A stock in a failing company whose price per share is inappropriately high because the company used to be a market leader or previously had a well-known popular product.
    • With the demise of the dot-coms, you can make a strong case that a chain of doughnut shops has become America's favorite cult stock.2002 July, David Landis, “Sometimes, You've Just Got To Let Go”, in Kiplinger's Personal Finance, volume 50, number 7, page 42
    • With a loyal core investor following, cult stocks inherently trade at a premium.2008, Thomas J. Lauria, Investor Relations, page 52

Forms of cult stock

pluralcult stocks

Questions about cult stock

What does cult stock mean?
Cult stock means a stock in a failing company whose price per share is inappropriately high because the company used to be a market leader or previously had a well-known popular product.
What part of speech is cult stock?
Cult stock is a noun.
What is the plural of cult stock?
The plural of cult stock is cult stocks.

Words near cult stock in the dictionary

  1. cult hero
  2. cult heroes
  3. cult hit
  4. cult hits
  5. cult of personality
  6. cult stock
  7. cult stocks
  8. cult-like
  9. cult.
  10. cultbuster
  11. cultbusters

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