overvalue
verb
over·val·ue
ˌō-vər-ˈval-(ˌ)yü 
overvalued; overvaluing; overvalues
1
: to assign an excessive value to
overvalue a stock
2
: to value too highly : place too much importance on
overvalued his contribution to the group's effort
Examples of overvalue in a Sentence
He overvalues the opinions of his friends.
some people overvalue material things
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In addition, as far as value investing goes, the stock appears to be egregiously overvalued, trading at an EV-to-revenues ratio of 455 and a price-to-sales ratio of 242 at the time of analysis.
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Gurufocus, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
The stock’s brief fall into correction territory this month marked some profit-taking but also flashed a possible warning sign that the chipmaker is overvalued.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
Just before the infamous AOL-Time Warner merger was announced in 2000, Fortune published an EVA analysis showing (correctly) that AOL stock was impossibly overvalued.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
Quarterly numbers from Apple and fellow tech giant Amazon (which also reported Thursday) have been hotly anticipated by Wall Street as concerns mount that the sector is overvalued.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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Gurufocus, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
The stock’s brief fall into correction territory this month marked some profit-taking but also flashed a possible warning sign that the chipmaker is overvalued.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
Just before the infamous AOL-Time Warner merger was announced in 2000, Fortune published an EVA analysis showing (correctly) that AOL stock was impossibly overvalued.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
Quarterly numbers from Apple and fellow tech giant Amazon (which also reported Thursday) have been hotly anticipated by Wall Street as concerns mount that the sector is overvalued.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for overvalue
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overvalue
verb
over·val·ue
-ˈval-yü
1
: to give an excessive value to
overvalue a stock
2
: to value too highly : place too much importance on
overvalued the opinions of others
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