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by ntsplnkv2 2135 days ago
> That supply and demand has nothing to do with how well a company is actually doing.

Companies that are more profitable have higher value stock - increasing the demand for it, no?

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Profitability is one part of the calculation, but there are plenty of unprofitable companies with higher stock valuations because of expected growth/investor sentiment
Future profitability is still profitability. That increases demand.