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Nine other esports groups publicly traded in various world markets have fared much worse and are now largely penny stocks.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2024
Arizona State presents another buying opportunity, if only because the Sun Devils are the equivalent of a penny stock as second-year coach Kenny Dillingham attempts to revamp the roster.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
The company’s shares have tanked to penny stock status at $3.11 a share, a fraction of its IPO priced at $29.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 1 May 2024
Rent the Runway, which languished as a penny stock less than two months ago, quadrupled its share price last week thanks, in part, to two letters: AI.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1920, in the meaning defined above
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“Penny stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penny%20stock. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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penny stock
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