Orphan Stock

Orphan Stock - Orphan Stock is a stock not covered by the Wall Street research and the investigative analysts. Investment banks laid off employees after the bear market settled in, and the increasing number of small to medium-sized stocks lacked the coverage. A stock certificate or stock certificates largely ignored by the research analysts because it is small or in an out-of-favor sector. Value investors often believe that some orphan stocks are undiscovered bargains also termed wallflower. It is stock forgotten or set aside for a period of time. An orphan stock is a stock certificate or stock certificates not preferred by shareholders.