stock split
noun
: a division of corporate stock by the issuing to existing shareholders of a specified number of new shares with a corresponding lowering of par value for each outstanding share compare stock dividend
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Additionally, the date the Company's board of directors approved a reverse stock split has been corrected to April 15, 2024.
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Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024
Financial Times Chipotle is asking its shareholders to approve a 50-for-one stock split so that the company can reward its top-performing employees with shares.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 May 2024
In a reverse stock split, the number of existing shares of stock is consolidated into fewer shares.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
Skating by as a penny stock, the company last week implemented a one-for-20 reverse stock split, freeing up 2.6 million shares in order to regain Nasdaq compliance for its minimum listing price.
—Bysasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
Key Facts Walmart’s stock split on a 3-1 basis effective Monday, a move announced Jan. 30.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Last month, Astra announced a stock sale in an attempt to raise up to $65 million, along with a reverse stock split—an apparent effort to boost its struggling stock price and keep its Nasdaq listing.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2023
Amazon’s entry into the Dow, Walgreens’ exit and Walmart’s stock split will cause a ripple effect on the weighting of the Dow stocks.
—Alex Veiga, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
Although a 30-for-1 reverse stock split increased the share price from $0.07 to $2.13 on June 30, the stock lost nearly all its value over the next six months.
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 5 Jan. 2024
Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024
Financial Times Chipotle is asking its shareholders to approve a 50-for-one stock split so that the company can reward its top-performing employees with shares.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 May 2024
In a reverse stock split, the number of existing shares of stock is consolidated into fewer shares.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
Skating by as a penny stock, the company last week implemented a one-for-20 reverse stock split, freeing up 2.6 million shares in order to regain Nasdaq compliance for its minimum listing price.
—Bysasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
Key Facts Walmart’s stock split on a 3-1 basis effective Monday, a move announced Jan. 30.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Last month, Astra announced a stock sale in an attempt to raise up to $65 million, along with a reverse stock split—an apparent effort to boost its struggling stock price and keep its Nasdaq listing.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2023
Amazon’s entry into the Dow, Walgreens’ exit and Walmart’s stock split will cause a ripple effect on the weighting of the Dow stocks.
—Alex Veiga, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
Although a 30-for-1 reverse stock split increased the share price from $0.07 to $2.13 on June 30, the stock lost nearly all its value over the next six months.
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 5 Jan. 2024
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