--- title: Is Tupperware the Next Meme Stock? description: Tupperware shares are up more than 580% over the past month, leading traders to wonder if TUP may be the next GameStop-style meme stock. authors: - name: Sarah Hansen role: Senior Writer url: https://money.com/author/sarah-hansen/ bio: Sarah Hansen is a senior writer at Money covering all things personal finance. Previously, she covered economic policy and capital markets on the breaking news desk at Forbes. education: Northwestern University, New York University at_money_since: 2021 articles: 347 covers: - Investing - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Insurance - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes social: - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-m-hansen/ former_staff: true editors: - name: Julia Glum role: Managing Editor url: https://money.com/author/julia-glum/ bio: Julia Glum joined Money in 2018 and specializes in covering financial trends that affect everyday Americans' wallets. She also writes Dollar Scholar, a weekly newsletter that teaches young adults how to navigate the messy world of money. education: University of Florida at_money_since: 2018 articles: 453 covers: - Investing - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology also_seen_in: - Newsweek - International Business Times - CBS News - Good Morning America - WUSA9 - Pix 11 - The New York Times - Mashable - The Washington Post - CNBC - Politico social: - https://x.com/superjulia - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-glum published: '2023-08-01T20:01:31.000Z' modified: '2024-01-10T15:05:06.000Z' section: Investing tags: - News - stocks word_count: 484 canonical: https://money.com/tupperware-meme-stock/ type: NewsArticle source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Tupperware dish juxtaposed onto some market graphs](https://img.money.com/2023/08/News-Is-Tupperware-Next-Meme-Stock.jpg?crop=0px%2C205px%2C2880px%2C1620px&quality=85) Is there yet another [meme stock](https://money.com/investing-tips-latest-meme-stock/) frenzy on the horizon? Shares of Tupperware — yes, those iconic plastic containers filled with leftovers in your grandma’s fridge — are surging, and it’s not clear why. The stock, TUP, climbed more than 30% on Tuesday alone. Shares are up more than 580% over the past month as retail traders and short sellers have piled on to the trend. Price movements in meme stocks — a term coined after online communities banded together to drive up the prices of otherwise struggling companies like [GameStop](https://money.com/gamestop-meme-stocks-robinhood-jakab/) and AMC back in 2021 — are often unpredictable. They're also largely detached from the fundamentals of the company in question. Instead, they're driven by [enthusiastic retail traders](https://money.com/reddit-wallstreetbets-stock-gamestop/) who sense an opportunity to make a profit. When it comes to meme stocks, “price moves can happen very quickly, and those price moves excite themselves,” Dan Egan, vice president of behavioral finance and investing at Betterment, [previously told Money](https://money.com/meme-stocks-are-making-a-comeback/). Smaller companies with cheaper share prices are especially vulnerable to this type of snowball effect. Compared to the major players in the S&P 500 index or Nasdaq Composite, these firms are “more subject to the big, chunky moves that can catch the eye of somebody who’s looking for big returns,” Egan said. For example, a $5 bump in the price of [Apple stock](https://money.com/how-to-buy-apple-stock/), which is trading at about $195 right now, would barely move the needle for investors. But shares of Tupperware were trading at less than a dollar earlier this month, so their enormous surge up to more than $5 today is dramatic — and that eye-catching growth is attracting even more investors. Like GameStop, which prior to 2021 was in dire straits thanks to competition from online gaming platforms and a steep drop in in-person shopping during the pandemic, Tupperware is juggling a lot of challenges. Faced with declining sales in the aftermath of the pandemic, the company issued a [warning](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tupperware-brands-takes-action-to-improve-capital-structure-and-liquidity-position-301792684.html) in April that it faced "substantial doubt" about its ability to stay in business. Tupperware also failed to file an annual report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this summer and now faces the threat of being [delisted](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tupperware-brands-announces-receipt-of-notice-of-non-compliance-with-nyse-continued-listing-requirements-301845437.html) from the New York Stock Exchange. This instability is another hallmark of a meme stock run. ## What to know about investing in meme stocks It's easy to get excited, but in general, financial advisors recommend treating [meme stocks](https://money.com/meme-stock-amc-gamestop-hertz/) with extreme caution. These stocks can fall just as quickly as they rise, and their growth isn't driven by the company's performance. If you do choose to buy in, keep in mind that you shouldn’t invest more than you’re prepared to lose entirely. [3 Things to Know Before Investing in the Latest Meme Stock](https://money.com/investing-tips-latest-meme-stock/) [Meme Stocks Are Making a Comeback](https://money.com/meme-stocks-are-making-a-comeback/) [The GameStop Frenzy Proved Everyday Traders Can Beat Wall Street, Right? 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