undervalue

(ŭn'dər-văl'yū)
tr.v., -ued, -u·ing, -ues.

1. To assign too low a value to; underestimate.
2. To have too little regard or esteem for.

undervaluation un'der·val'u·a'tion n.

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security selling below its liquidation value or the market value analysts believe it deserves. A company’s stock may be undervalued because the industry is out of favor, because the company is not well known or has an erratic history of earnings, or for many other reasons. Fundamental analysts try to spot companies that are undervalued so their clients can buy before the stocks become fully valued. Undervalued companies are also frequently targets of takeover attempts, since acquirers can buy assets cheaply this way.
See also fundamental analysis.

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A stock or other security that is trading below its true value.

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The difficulty is knowing what the "true" value actually is. Analysts will usually recommend an undervalued stock with a strong buy rating.

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• Disapproval, Disrespect, and Denial - undervalue: (vb) depreciate, treat as though of little worth

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See words rhyming with "undervalue."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - undervurdere
n. - undervurdering

Nederlands (Dutch)
onderwaarderen, onderschatten, te geringe prijs/waarde

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Fin, Assurance) sous-évaluer, sous-estimer, ne pas apprécier (qch) à sa juste valeur
n. - prix en dessous de la valeur réelle

Deutsch (German)
v. - unterbewerten
n. - Unterbewertung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υποτιμώ, υποεκτιμώ

Italiano (Italian)
sottovalutare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - depreciar, desprezar

Русский (Russian)
недооценивать, обесценивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - subvalorar, subestimar
n. - valoración insuficiente

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - undervärdera, underskatta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
低估...之价值, 看轻, 低估, 低价格

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 低估...之價值, 看輕, 低估
n. - 低價格

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 과소 평가하다, (값을)싸게 매기다
n. - 과소 평가함

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 過小評価する, 軽視する, 低く評価する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) بخس قيمه شيء, استخف باهميه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפחית מערכו, הגיע לאומדן נמוך מדי‬
n. - ‮מחיר נמוך מדי (לעומת הערך האמיתי)‬

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