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Share price

Meaning in investing & the stock market, with examples

/ˈʃer praɪs/nounCore term

In investing & the stock market, share price means: The amount of money one share of a company costs on the market at a given moment, set by the orders of buyers and sellers.

In Turkish: hisse fiyatı, pay fiyatı

How it is used

Used in every market report. A share price rises, falls, jumps, slides or recovers; it can be quoted at the open, the close or in real time. Americans also say 'stock price'.

Example sentences

  1. The share price jumped 12 percent after the company announced a new contract.

  2. A low share price does not necessarily mean that a company is cheap.

Common collocations

  • share price rose
  • share price fell
  • current share price
  • share price target
  • shareOne of the equal units into which the ownership of a company is divided. If you own shares, you own a part of the company.
  • market capitalizationThe total market value of a company's shares, calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of shares in issue.
  • P/E ratioShort for price-to-earnings ratio: a company's share price divided by its earnings per share. It shows how much investors pay for each unit of yearly profit.
  • price targetAn analyst's estimate of the price a stock could reach within a certain period, usually 12 months, based on their valuation of the company.

More terms: Stocks & Shares

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