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
The Truth Social parent’s valuation was about $2.4 billion at Monday’s close, down from a nearly $10 billion peak in May, though analysts believe the company is still overvalued due to limited revenue.
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Ty Roush, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
By historical standards, the stock market is overvalued.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
Stocks may become overvalued when everyone wants to invest in them, and undervalued when no one wants them.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2024
By the summer, Trump Media's stock price lingered around $30 before slumping to the teens in September, which some experts still believe is overvaluing the company, which only brought in $836,000 in revenue last quarter -- a 30% decline from a year earlier.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2024
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Ty Roush, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
By historical standards, the stock market is overvalued.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
Stocks may become overvalued when everyone wants to invest in them, and undervalued when no one wants them.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2024
By the summer, Trump Media's stock price lingered around $30 before slumping to the teens in September, which some experts still believe is overvaluing the company, which only brought in $836,000 in revenue last quarter -- a 30% decline from a year earlier.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 19 Sep. 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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