How to Use stock split in a Sentence

stock split

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  • That, and a rare stock split, helped its share price jump 9%.
    — David Meyer, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Some readers may think it’s a shame to miss out on a stock split, but splits rarely mean much.
    — Dallas News, 20 Sep. 2020
  • Shares are down more than 30% since the company first teased a stock split in late March.
    — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 13 June 2022
  • If the stock split were to happen today, Amazon's stock would be worth $139 a share.
    — David Goldman, CNN, 9 Mar. 2022
  • The value of their holdings should not go up or down as a result of the stock split itself.
    — Kathleen Pender, SFChronicle.com, 12 Aug. 2020
  • This is the second time a stock split by Apple has had big consequences for the Dow.
    — Sarah Ponczek, Bloomberg.com, 27 Aug. 2020
  • After four stock splits, that comes to a cost basis of just under 40 cents.
    — Spencer Jakab, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2018
  • The market value of the total number of shares in a stock split is unchanged.
    — Katie Roof, Bloomberg.com, 25 Oct. 2020
  • The earnings release follows a stock split on April 14.
    — Austin Fuller, Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2022
  • Adjusted for stock split, the stock was then trading at $56 per share.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes, 11 July 2022
  • The recent rise can be attributed to the announcement of a 3-to-1 stock split.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2021
  • The spice and condiment seller plans to execute a 2-for-1 stock split next month.
    — Chitra Somayaji, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2020
  • The search giant also announced a 20-for-1 stock split.
    — Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2022
  • In a stock split, the company increases the number of shares, which reduces the share price.
    — Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 26 June 2024
  • The reverse stock split will go into effect at 4:01 p.m.
    — Lynn Doan, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • In a reverse stock split, companies cut the number of shares on the market, boosting the stock price.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Hawkins also announced a 2-for-1 stock split at the end of January.
    — Patrick Kennedy, Star Tribune, 14 Mar. 2021
  • This March Amazon’s board approved the stock split — the first one since 1999 — and shareholders voted for it in May.
    — Peter Cohan, Forbes, 7 June 2022
  • The company is about to execute a five-to-one stock split, but that won't change the value of Musk's holdings.
    — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 27 Aug. 2020
  • The call comes in the wake of a strong rally in Amazon shares after the company announced a stock split and share buyback.
    — Thyagaraju Adinarayan, Bloomberg.com, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The reverse stock split is a bid to boost WeWork’s ailing stock price and save its shares from getting delisted.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Because that's effectively all that's changed with the stock split.
    — Robert Hackett, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2020
  • No fractional shares will be issued as a result of the reverse stock split.
    — Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2024
  • Shares of Tesla are up roughly 800 percent this year after a five-to-one stock split in August.
    — Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2021
  • Monday was the first day of trading for Walmart after its 3-for-1 stock split took effect.
    — Katrina Compoli Bloomberg News (wpns), arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Nvidia’s coming stock split Nvidia’s 10-for-1 stock split is expected to boost demand for the shares further.
    — Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 7 June 2024
  • The company recently approved a three-for-two stock split in the form of a 50% stock dividend.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Tesla noted that its stock had soared after its last stock split, in August 2020.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 10 June 2022
  • What could potentially go wrong with Nvidia’s stock split?
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024
  • Shares of the company have skyrocketed so much that the company instituted a 10-for-1 stock split earlier this month.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 June 2024

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