For the record, "hated" is something of a term of art in investing. It's just colorful language used to describe the situation where a company's share price ha

For the record, "hated" is something of a term of art in investing. It's just colorful language used to describe the situation where a company's share price has tanked because nobody has any confidence in its long-term prospects. It doesn't necessarily mean that consumers hate the company, although a poor overall consumer opinion is frequently a part of the equation.