Asian equities could well prove a
value trap in 2016.
HSBC, sadly, is a
value trap for now and its shares can well fall to 540 pence in London.
A stock is a
value trap if it looks like a great buy but isn't.
Recent history shows there are any number of cases where this
value trap has occurred.
A steeper US Treasury yield curve, of course, is gold negative and even $1600 is a
value trap.
inevitable, creating a
value trap," said Discern Inc analyst Cindy Shaw.
During market downturns many stocks can be cheap, but if there is no future growth potential, than that stock could be considered a
value trap.
We see HMV as a
value trap with potentially insurmountable structural issues," she added.
It is also clear that even if there is a transfer, the transfer for
value trap will not be triggered if there is no consideration given for that transfer.
Others believe that while it is important to be competitively priced, it is equally important not to fall into the
value trap.
Falling cyclical earnings growth is a common
value trap.
Impatience is the final
value trap, usually resulting from underestimating the time needed for a given task--especially when the task is a new one.