If the company's profits are good, then its dividends will exceed the general interest rate and people will want to buy its stock, raising the stock's price.
買股票於是不被認為是個「正當」的投資途徑。那些「明知山有虎，偏向虎山行」的人，也不是抱持長期投資的觀點，等待盈餘分配股息；而是有上漲趨勢的就買，一漲就賣，賺取中間的差額，投機氣氛濃厚。