RE:Investopedia - Understanding Stock Bashers
Understanding Stock Bashers The term stock basher refers to a person who spreads false or exaggerated claims against a public company in attempt to devalue a stock. The purpose of stock bashing is usually to drive down the price of a stock so that the stock basher, or the bashers employer, may purchase the stock at a lower price than it would otherwise be worth. Read more at: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/stockbasher.asp[/quote]