article thumbnail

If You Bought 1 Share of Coca-Cola at Its IPO, Here's How Many Shares You'd Own Now

The Motley Fool

5, 1919, Coca-Cola debuted as a public company on the New York Stock Exchange at an initial public offering (IPO) price of $40 per share. Beverage colossus Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) is a perfect example. Image source: Getty Images. Unraveling Coca-Cola's stock-split history On Sept. Is Coca-Cola still a magnificent business?

article thumbnail

The Agony & Ecstasy of Stock-Picking

A Wealth of Common Sense

Facebook went public in the spring of 2012. In the year before filing to become a public company, the social network brought in $3.7 The stock price actually fell 50% from May 2012 through September of that year. From September 2012 through August 2021, Facebook shares were up a cool 2000%.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Nvidia Stock Is Up 150% in 2024. History Says the AI Stock Will Do This in the Second Half of the Year (Hint: It May Shock You).

The Motley Fool

History says Nvidia could continue soaring in the second half of 2024 Nvidia became a public company in 1999. The chart below shows its share-price appreciation (or depreciation) in the first and second halves of each full year since its initial public offering (IPO). Read on to learn more.

article thumbnail

1 Cryptocurrency to Buy Before It Soars Up to 84,380%, According to Michael Saylor

The Motley Fool

Michael Saylor is the Executive Chairman at MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) , a company that specializes in business intelligence software. However, MicroStrategy is better known as the first public company to adopt Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) as its primary treasury reserve asset, and it recently rebranded itself as a "Bitcoin development company."

Assets 246
article thumbnail

Nvidia Recently Completed a 10-for-1 Stock Split, and These 2 "Magnificent Seven" Members Look Ready to Follow in Its Footsteps

The Motley Fool

Meanwhile, a reverse-stock split is aimed at increasing a company's share price, often with the goal of meeting continued listing standards on a major stock exchange. Although some reverse-stock splits can be long-term winners, most investors tend to focus their attention on public companies conducting forward splits.

article thumbnail

3 Unstoppable Stocks With Competitive Moats That Appear Poised to Become Wall Street's Next Stock-Split Stocks in 2025

The Motley Fool

Meta Platforms The first industry juggernaut that appears poised to split its shares in the new year is leading social media company Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). Meta is the only member of the "Magnificent Seven" that's never conducted a split (it went public in 2012). With shares of the company topping $930 on Nov.

article thumbnail

This Waking Giant Could Become a $2 Trillion Stock by 2030

The Motley Fool

He bought Instagram for $1 billion in 2012 and kept it mostly free of advertising for several years before any meaningful attempt at ad monetization. It's a tall ask considering Apple is the world's only public company worth that much today. Could Meta be a $2 trillion stock? However, the path seems feasible at the least.

Legal 279