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small stock

 
 
noun [C or U] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET

Definition

a share or group of shares in a company that has a low total value of shares: This year small stocks attracted institutional investment. We like to buy small stocks before they are discovered by other investors.
(Definition of small stock noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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