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overvalued

  • past participle
    of overvalue.
    overvalue
    verb (used with object)
    to value too highly; put too high a value on.
  • past tense form
    of overvalue.
    overvalue
    verb (used with object)
    to value too highly; put too high a value on.

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Conversely, when a stock stays lower despite increased trading volume, it can be a sign that institutions see a stock as overvalued and are eager to sell even as demand remains strong from other investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

The bad news: It’s just as historically overvalued.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

And if the large caps are already that overvalued, the small- and midcap sectors are in “watch out below” territory.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

In absolute terms, the S&P 500 is extremely overvalued, as you can see from the table at the bottom of this column.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

What prepared him to see what was happening in the mortgage bond market, Paulson said, was a career of searching for overvalued bonds to bet against.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis