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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Example Sentences

I’m no financial gambler who goes all in on a single glamour stock on its IPO.

From Forbes

Textura Corp. might not seem like a glamour stock.

From Chicago Tribune

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

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