Wall Street and C-Suite Grapple With a Meme-Stock New Normal
- From Reddit to Robinhood, retail is driving stock-market bus
- ‘People really don’t understand the risk,’ one analyst says
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As the first half of 2021 draws to a close, it’s clear that the mania surrounding so-called meme stocks isn’t going away anytime soon. Rather, its influence on the market is evolving -- and presenting challenges for both corporate executives and investors alike.
For leaders of companies on the receiving end of the Reddit-pump treatment, decisions must be made about whether to capitalize on the phenomenon with share offerings in the way AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. did. And with fundamentals falling by the wayside, the dilemma on Wall Street is how to navigate an environment in which the fine line between speculation and investing has been obliterated.