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buy rating UK US noun [C]
► FINANCE, STOCK MARKET a statement that the shares of a particular company are worth buying: »
According to his formula, the companies that merit a buy rating are almost always financially sound and have prospered for at least five years.
»The share price jumped nearly 10% in value Friday after an analyst’s first report on the company gave its stock a “buy” rating.
Financial and business terms. 2012.