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Microsoft initiated 2-for-1 stock splits in 1987 and 1990. It followed with two 3-for-2 stock splits in the early 1990s and five 2-for-1 splits between 1994 and 2003.
A stock split is when a company decides to exchange its stock for more (and sometimes fewer) shares of its own stock, with the price per share adjusting so that there is no change in the overall ...
The main effect of stock splits is an increase in the liquidity of a stock: [3] there are more buyers and sellers for 10 shares at $10 than 1 share at $100. Some companies avoid a stock split to obtain the opposite strategy: by refusing to split the stock and keeping the price high, they reduce trading volume.
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BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC is an operating company of AT&T that serves the southeastern United States. It consists of the former operations of Southern Bell and South Central Bell . BellSouth Telecommunications was a subsidiary of BellSouth Corporation which was acquired by AT&T Inc. on December 29, 2006.
A stock split shouldn't influence whether you buy or sell a stock. Stocks that perform well before and after their splits would have performed well even if they didn't split.
Amazon has announced plans for a 20-to-1 stock split in May, if shareholders approve. It would be the first time the internet giant has split its stock in more than two decades.