tracking stock
noun
: a stock the value of which is linked to the performance of a company division but which does not confer ownership in the company or the division
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The expert also raised his stock price target on the Liberty SiriusXM tracking stock by $6 to $47.
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2024
There’s even a Twitter feed entirely dedicated to tracking stock levels of the drink.
—WIRED, 13 July 2023
Following the completion of the split-off, Liberty Media wants to create a new tracking stock group, the Liberty Live Group.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Nov. 2022
Ford finance chief John Lawler later added that there are no current plans for a spinoff or to create another way for investors to bet on the EV portion of Ford’s business, such as a tracking stock.
—Mike Colias, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2022
According to GuruFocus Real-Time Picks, a Premium feature, Berkshire upped its holding of the tracking stock by 35.98% on Nov. 1, buying 5.35 million series A shares.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
The tracking stock has a $19.76 billion market cap; its series A shares were trading around $53.16 on Thursday with a price-book ratio of 2.22 and a price-sales ratio of 2.02.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
The company grouped its three investments, including its previous stake in iHeartMedia, as Liberty SiriusXM Group, a tracking stock that trades on the Nasdaq.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 19 Oct. 2021
MicroStrategy, in other words, is now more of a bitcoin tracking stock than a software stock.
—Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 9 June 2021
Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2024
There’s even a Twitter feed entirely dedicated to tracking stock levels of the drink.
—WIRED, 13 July 2023
Following the completion of the split-off, Liberty Media wants to create a new tracking stock group, the Liberty Live Group.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Nov. 2022
Ford finance chief John Lawler later added that there are no current plans for a spinoff or to create another way for investors to bet on the EV portion of Ford’s business, such as a tracking stock.
—Mike Colias, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2022
According to GuruFocus Real-Time Picks, a Premium feature, Berkshire upped its holding of the tracking stock by 35.98% on Nov. 1, buying 5.35 million series A shares.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
The tracking stock has a $19.76 billion market cap; its series A shares were trading around $53.16 on Thursday with a price-book ratio of 2.22 and a price-sales ratio of 2.02.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
The company grouped its three investments, including its previous stake in iHeartMedia, as Liberty SiriusXM Group, a tracking stock that trades on the Nasdaq.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 19 Oct. 2021
MicroStrategy, in other words, is now more of a bitcoin tracking stock than a software stock.
—Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 9 June 2021
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“Tracking stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tracking%20stock. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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