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

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Unraveling Coca-Cola's stock-split history On Sept. 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.

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You'll Be Shocked at These 5 Companies Warren Buffett Could Buy With Cash Right Now

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companies that have market caps greater than Berkshire Hathaway's cash stockpile as of this writing. Between the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, there are more than 5,400 companies that Berkshire could theoretically buy in cash. In fact, there are only 23 U.S.

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Is This Recent IPO Stock a Buy Now?

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The company was f ounded in 2005, and its stock has traded on the New York Stock Exchange since March 20. First off, let's be clear: Since Reddit has generated no profits in its time as a public company, its stock will be inappropriate for certain types of investors and portfolios.

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Billionaire Steven Cohen Sold 87% of Point72's Stake in Nvidia and Is Piling Into This Supercharged Stock-Split Stock

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The magnitude of this split, 50-for-1 , was one of the largest in the history of the New York Stock Exchange. Similar to Nvidia, this share count has been adjusted to account for the company's split. Chipotle completed its first-ever split after the close of trading on June 25.

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Want to Invest Like a Billionaire? This ETF Lets You Buy SpaceX, OpenAI, Stripe, and Other Unicorns for Less Than $50.

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It's important to realize that the Destiny Tech100 was not trading on public exchanges in 2023. In fact, shares didn't hit the New York Stock Exchange until earlier this year. Since going public about a month ago, the stock has risen close to 1,000% -- from $9 to as high as nearly $100.

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This Company Is Quickly Becoming a Leader in AI -- and Its Not Nvidia, Alphabet, or Microsoft

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Palantir is nearly 20 years old, yet it only went public about three years ago. Since its debut on the New York Stock Exchange in late 2020, Palantir stock has been no stranger to the highs and lows of public company scrutiny.

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Wall Street's Next Stock Split -- a 27,000%-Gainer Since Its IPO -- Is Imminent, and I'm Not Talking About Broadcom

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It's cosmetic in the sense that a stock split doesn't change a company's market cap, and it has no impact on its operating performance. Stock-split stocks come in two varieties: forward and reverse. The magnitude of this split (50-for-1) is one of the largest in the history of the New York Stock Exchange.