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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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AquaBounty Technologies is conducting research and development of the commercial viability of a group of proteins commonly known as antifreeze proteins. Co. has the licensing rights for a gene construct (transgene) used to create a breed of farm-raised Atlantic salmon. Co. has obtained regulatory approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the production and sale of its genetically engineered AquAdvantage salmon product (GE Atlantic salmon) in the U.S.; from Health Canada for the production and sale of its GE Atlantic salmon product in Canada; and from National Biosafety Technical Commission for the sale of its GE Atlantic salmon product in Brazil. According to our AQB split history records, AquaBounty Technologies has had 1 split. | |
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AquaBounty Technologies (AQB) has 1 split in our AQB split history database. The split for AQB took place on October 16, 2023. This was a 1 for 20 reverse split, meaning for each 20 shares of AQB owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 1 share. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 50 share position following the split.
When a company such as AquaBounty Technologies 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 AQB split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 50 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into AquaBounty Technologies shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of AQB, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete AQB split history.
Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
01/13/2017 |
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End date: |
04/26/2024 |
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Start price/share: |
$312.00 |
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End price/share: |
$1.95 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$0.00 |
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Total return: |
-99.38% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
-50.18% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$62.46 |
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Years: |
7.28 |
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Ratio |
10/16/2023 | 1 for 20 |
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