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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Investors have paid attention to the company’s strengths, doubling the stock’s value since January, which resulted in a 10-for-one stock split earlier in June.
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Alena Botros, Fortune Europe, 21 June 2024
Shares of the company have skyrocketed so much that the company instituted a 10-for-1 stock split earlier this month.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 June 2024
After releasing its first-quarter earnings report, Nvidia’s stock price opened above $1,000, but the company has since initiated a 10-for-1 stock split which its shares started trading under on June 10.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 20 June 2024
The company's stock, which has shot up more than 174% this year, was trading at more than $1,200 earlier this month until Nvidia completed a 10-for-1 stock split on June 7 in order to make the shares more affordable.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 18 June 2024
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Alena Botros, Fortune Europe, 21 June 2024
Shares of the company have skyrocketed so much that the company instituted a 10-for-1 stock split earlier this month.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 June 2024
After releasing its first-quarter earnings report, Nvidia’s stock price opened above $1,000, but the company has since initiated a 10-for-1 stock split which its shares started trading under on June 10.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 20 June 2024
The company's stock, which has shot up more than 174% this year, was trading at more than $1,200 earlier this month until Nvidia completed a 10-for-1 stock split on June 7 in order to make the shares more affordable.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 18 June 2024
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“Stock split.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20split. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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