to undervalue

Examples

• All

• Following the financial crisis, P&C insurers were generally undervalued and often traded at a discount to book value.

  Blog text (23)

• A value investor, he is a keen advocate of Benjamin Graham's investment methodology and seeks out undervalued companies.

  Blog text (29)

• So I think we undervalue the total social pot that people are tossed into in their high school experience.

• Some may wonder whether it was and is a good idea to undervalue the rupee.

  Academic text (1994)

• Buffett has a very long history of buying good companies in businesses he likes and understands at prices that undervalue the company.

  Blog text (30)

• I think we both know where you overvalued your company, but let me tell you specifically where you undervalued it.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Our reports identify overvalued and undervalued neighborhoods.

  Blog text (21)

• Toyota is undervalued with a forward PE of 9.48 and a PEG of 0.25.

  Blog text (23)

• Again, like Buffett, Watsa invests in companies that he believes are fundamentally undervalued by the market and operates a passive, buy-and-hold investment strategy.

  Blog text (29)

• Many investors tend to undervalue the importance of strong management in a company's success.

Synonyms

U

to underestimate

vsto undervalue

299 3.1

To think someone or something is less important than they really are

is a direct judgment that gives too little value

L

to lowball

vsto undervalue

• Informal

8 7.5

Give a much lower price or estimate on purpose to win the deal

is the general act of assigning too low a worth, not a tactical offer

U

to underrate

vsto undervalue

3 3.7

To think someone has less ability or importance than they really have

is the general act of assigning too low a worth

U

to underprice

vsto undervalue

3 5.2

Sell something for less than its normal market price

is about assigning lower worth in general, not only setting a low price

U

to undersell

vsto undervalue

2 4.5

Make something seem less important or valuable than it really is

is a broader act of assigning less worth, not only presentation

M

to misprise

vsto undervalue

• Archaic

1 9.9

To think someone or something is not important

is the more common modern term for the same idea

S

to sell short

vsto undervalue

1 5.7

To think a person or thing cannot do as much as they really can

is about judging lower in general rather than setting a price

H

to hold cheap

vsto undervalue

• Literature

7.2

To think someone or something has little value

is a neutral act of valuing lower rather than only showing dismissal

Antonyms

O

to overvalue

13 5.8

To think something is worth more than it really is

How Undervalued

to underprice

3 5.2

to undervalue

2 4.1

to underestimate

299 3.1

Surface Forms

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Etymology