Share Split
A division of corporate shares to increase the total number of shares without changing ownership percentages. For example, under a three-for-one stock split, investors would hold three shares of stock for every one they held previously. Splits are undertaken when the stock price has risen too high, so that more investors can participate with the lower price, and to increase liquidity.
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When a company splits its shares, it is simply cutting itself up into a different number of pieces, without changing its fundamental value. It simply wants its stock to trade in a price-per-share range that seems reasonable to investors.
Stock market trading: How a share split works
If a stock’s price rises much beyond $50 a share in Canada (or $100 a …read more »
AEROPOSTALE INC. $20.08 (New York symbol ARO; SI Rating: Extra Risk) (646-485-5410; www.aeropostale.com; Shares outstanding: 66.8 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion) is a mall-based specialty retailer of casual clothing and accessories. The company mainly targets 14- to 17-year-old women and men.
Aeropostale provides high-quality, active-oriented fashion merchandise at value prices. The company maintains control over its proprietary brands by designing, sourcing, …read more »
