Share prices fall because there are more sellers than buyers.
When interest rates go up,
share prices fall because the present value of profits earned in future years is lower.
Not exact matches
In that case, if he can deliver the
shares to the lender when
prices have
fallen, and retain no other contractual obligation (either
because it is a non-recourse loan, or
because he has no other attachable wealth), he has in effect a put option from the lender that substantially matches the put option he has transferred to employees who buy
shares under the program.
Shares were picked over stock options or other profit -
sharing securities, such as stock appreciation rights,
because they're easier to explain and retain value even if the stock
price falls, Stavros says.
Just
because the market has taken a dive
because of, say, war in the Middle East, doesn't mean to say that the prospects for «ABC» have worsened, even though the
share price has
fallen along with the rest of the market.
This is seldom done,
because it is very discouraging to investors, who may rush to sell when the regular income fails, causing the
share prices to
fall.
«If it
falls flat, the recent increase in the
share price (
because of the «smell of a turnaround,») may be affected.»
In April, CCA backed away from its promise of delivering mid-single-digit earnings - per -
share growth, warning that underlying first - half profits were likely to
fall because of difficult trading conditions in Australia, including
pricing pressure in water.
Investors should be cautious
because an acquisition premium is in the
share price of T - Mobile and if a deal
falls apart, that premium comes out and the stock goes down.
A
falling share price makes a stock's yield goes up (
because you still use the latest dividend payment as the numerator to calculate yield — but the denominator, the
price, has dropped).
Because share prices move frequently, you are exposed to the risk that the
shares might
fall in value.
They may buy back
shares when the
price falls, but not
because there aren't indexers in the stock anymore.
However an expert may consider the bid to be «reasonable»
because there are unlikely to be any alternative bidders and the
share price may
fall if the takeover bid is unsuccessful.
Likewise on the opposite side, a company's
share price will
fall dramatically if they suspend their dividend, usually
because they are not generating enough cash flow to aoord the payments, or that they want to build up a cash pile to weather a coming storm.
However, yields can also increase simply
because a company's
share price is
falling.
This offers a guide to your downside if the deal
falls apart... I tend to see two extremes, however, upon deal failure:
Share price settles at a decent premium to pre-takeover
price due to hopes for another bid, or
because investors take notice of highlighted intrinsic value.
Because your dollar amount remains constant, you'll be getting more
shares for your money when stock
prices fall and fewer
shares when
prices rise.