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The purpose of the stock split is to reset the market price of the company’s common stock to a range that will be more accessible to employees who participate in its stock option program.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
The streaming giant announced Thursday that its board approved a 10-for-1 forward stock split of Netflix common stock.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
More recently, Jim Ratcliffe bought 25% of Manchester United’s common stock at $33 per share, implying a valuation of at least $6 billion.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Part of the Intel agreement has Nvidia buying $5 billion in Intel common stock.
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
The streaming giant announced Thursday that its board approved a 10-for-1 forward stock split of Netflix common stock.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
More recently, Jim Ratcliffe bought 25% of Manchester United’s common stock at $33 per share, implying a valuation of at least $6 billion.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Part of the Intel agreement has Nvidia buying $5 billion in Intel common stock.
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Common stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20stock. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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