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]
(..) when you're going for a walk in Santa Fe or Manhattan or Prague, wherever, and you're... talking about your stock prices... without a worry in the world. And then suddenly, you'll hear the scrape of a footstep behind you, but before you can (..)2013 TvShow: Breaking Bad Title: Felina Season: 5 Episode 16