What is a Tenbagger?
A tenbagger is a stock that increases by a factor of ten.
How Does a Tenbagger Work?
Let's say Company XYZ is trading at $5 a share. John Doe buys 100 shares, costing $500. Six months later, the company announces it has found the cure for cancer. The stock rises to $50 a share -- a tenfold increase. John has a tenbagger on his hands.
Investor Peter Lynch coined the term in his book 'One up on Wall Street: How to Use What You Already Know to Make Money in the Market.'
Why Does a Tenbagger Matter?
Everybody wants a tenbagger, but so few of us ever get one. Typically, they are companies that invent or sell 'the next big thing' and that only happens once in a blue moon.
