A stock split divides each share of a company's stock into multiple shares. A stock split increases the total number of shares each investor owns by a specified multiple, but it does not change each ...

Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, risk management, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) ...

What is a stock split? A stock split is what happens when a listed company splits its shares outstanding into more shares. The company’s market cap and the value of each shareholder’s investment stay ...

A reverse stock split is an action taken by a publicly traded company that reduces the number of existing shares of stock, thereby increasing the price per share. A company may decide to do a reverse ...