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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. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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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. This compares to an average return of 11.9% Image source: Getty Images.

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Nvidia and Broadcom Have Each Announced Stock Splits: These Are the 3 Most-Logical Candidates to Become Wall Street's Next Stock-Split Stocks

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A forward-stock split is designed to make shares more nominally affordable for retail investors. On the other hand, a reverse-stock split increases a company's share price in order to meet minimum listing standards on a major stock exchange. Shares of the company ended last week at almost $1,496 per share.

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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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By comparison, the Destiny Tech100 generated a return of negative 7.3% 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. before investors who buy at current prices make a return.

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

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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.

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Meet the Unique Stock-Split Stock Warren Buffett Has More Than Tripled His Stake In

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As I alluded to earlier, most reverse splits are aimed at keeping a company's shares listed on a major stock exchange. But Sirius XM is in no danger of delisting, which makes it unique among companies conducting reverse-stock splits. The cherry on top is the company's 3.7% dividend yield.

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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. The chart above reflects Palantir's year-to-date return versus the S&P 500.

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