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glamour stock

American  

noun

  1. a popular stock that rises quickly or continuously in price and attracts large numbers of investors.


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Textura Corp. might not seem like a glamour stock.

From Chicago Tribune Oct. 20, 2013

It says a lot about the changing nature of environmental investing that the latest theme in some portfolios is the glamour stock of the Victorian era – railway companies.

From The Guardian Oct. 12, 2012

Stock price boosting succeeds so well because Wall Street is full of investors looking for a lower-priced stock that may develop a new electronics or space product and become a fast-rising glamour stock.

From Time Magazine Archive

During its go-go Wall Street era, Polaroid became the epitome of a glamour stock.

From Time Magazine Archive

Compute it at 4 to 1 IBM, the Wall Street glamour stock whose price once soared to a lofty $733 per share, is finally coming down to earth.

From Time Magazine Archive

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