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
Recent Examples on the Web
Wolfe downgrades PulteGroup to peer perform from outperform Wolfe says the homebuilder is overvalued.
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Michael Bloom, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
Experts have also said the stock is overvalued by conventional Wall Street standards compared with other social media companies.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024
Not to be outdone, just 24 hours later, Paramount Global announced its Viacom cable channels had previously been overvalued (on the books) by $5.98 billion.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 9 Aug. 2024
JPMorgan downgrades Novavax to underweight from neutral JPMorgan said the biotech company is overvalued.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 30 July 2024
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Michael Bloom, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
Experts have also said the stock is overvalued by conventional Wall Street standards compared with other social media companies.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024
Not to be outdone, just 24 hours later, Paramount Global announced its Viacom cable channels had previously been overvalued (on the books) by $5.98 billion.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 9 Aug. 2024
JPMorgan downgrades Novavax to underweight from neutral JPMorgan said the biotech company is overvalued.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 30 July 2024
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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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