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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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Popular is a financial holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is a financial institution based in Puerto Rico. Co. operates in two markets: Puerto Rico, which provides retail, mortgage and commercial banking services through its subsidiary, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, and auto and equipment leasing and financing, investment banking, broker-dealer and insurance services through its subsidiaries; and Mainland U.S., which provides retail, mortgage and commercial banking services through its subsidiary, Popular Bank, that has branches in New York, New Jersey and Florida, as well as commercial direct financing leases through a subsidiary, Popular Equipment Finance LLC, in Minnesota. According to our BPOP split history records, Popular has had 5 splits. | |
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Popular (BPOP) has 5 splits in our BPOP split history database. The first split for BPOP took place on January 02, 1991. This was a 5 for 2
split, meaning for each 2
shares of BPOP owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 5 shares. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 2500 share position following the split. BPOP's second split took place on July 02, 1996. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of BPOP owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 2500 share position pre-split, became a 5000 share position following the split. BPOP's third split took place on July 02, 1998. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of BPOP owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 5000 share position pre-split, became a 10000 share position following the split. BPOP's 4th split took place on July 09, 2004. This was a 2 for 1 split, meaning for each share of BPOP owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 10000 share position pre-split, became a 20000 share position following the split. BPOP's 5th split took place on May 30, 2012. This was a 1 for 10 reverse split, meaning for each 10 shares of BPOP owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 1 share. For example, a 20000 share position pre-split, became a 2000 share position following the split.
When a company such as Popular splits its shares, the market capitalization before and after the split takes place remains stable, meaning the shareholder now owns more shares but each are valued at a lower price per share. Often, however, a lower priced stock on a per-share basis can attract a wider range of buyers. If that increased demand causes the share price to appreciate, then the total market capitalization rises post-split. This does not always happen, however, often depending on the underlying fundamentals of the business. When a company such as Popular conducts a reverse share split, it is usually because shares have fallen to a lower per-share pricepoint than the company would like. This can be important because, for example, certain types of mutual funds might have a limit governing which stocks they may buy, based upon per-share price. The $5 and $10 pricepoints tend to be important in this regard. Stock exchanges also tend to look at per-share price, setting a lower limit for listing eligibility. So when a company does a reverse split, it is looking mathematically at the market capitalization before and after the reverse split takes place, and concluding that if the market capitilization remains stable, the reduced share count should result in a higher price per share.
Looking at the BPOP split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 2000 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into Popular shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of BPOP, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete BPOP split history.
Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
04/28/2014 |
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End date: |
04/24/2024 |
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Start price/share: |
$30.88 |
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End price/share: |
$88.36 |
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Starting shares: |
323.83 |
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Ending shares: |
410.55 |
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Dividends reinvested/share: |
$12.54 |
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Total return: |
262.76% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
13.76% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$36,286.28 |
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Years: |
10.00 |
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Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
04/28/2014 |
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End date: |
04/24/2024 |
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Start price/share: |
$30.88 |
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End price/share: |
$88.36 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$12.54 |
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Total return: |
226.75% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
12.57% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$32,665.23 |
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Years: |
10.00 |
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Date |
Ratio |
01/02/1991 | 5 for 2
| 07/02/1996 | 2 for 1
| 07/02/1998 | 2 for 1
| 07/09/2004 | 2 for 1 | 05/30/2012 | 1 for 10 |
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