underweight

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Baird’s Mortonson told MarketWatch that portfolio managers are worried about being underweight if SpaceX shares do end up taking off.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Active investors narrowing their underweight positions could provide a tailwind.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The analysts have put their prior underweight rating on the stock, as well as their $170 price target, under review.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Most of them are underweight and a majority are struggling to breathe on their own.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

“If that bag can’t support a ten-year-old boy, who’s thirteen pounds underweight for his age, I don’t want it in my cabin,” Mrs. McArdle said, without opening her eyes.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger