He 'placed/put a lot of stock' in her ability to get the job done. [=he had a lot of trust in her ability to get the job done]
The mayor's 'stock' with voters is high/low right now. [=the mayor is popular/unpopular with voters right now]
He decided to 'exercise his stock options'. [=he decided to buy stock in the company that he works for]
(..) we'll return her to the human world. That's insane! You need to deliver her! We can't let it get out that the new boss accidentally made a baby! Our stock would plummet, everything we've built. My entire company will fall apart! Those parents can never find out. Okay, we're ready to go. (..)2016 Storks