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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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Atmel is a designer, developer and supplier of microcontrollers, which are self-contained computers-on-a-chip. Co. has four operating segments: Microcontrollers, which includes Co.'s general purpose microcontroller and microprocessor families, AVR® 8-bit and 32-bit products, and ARM® based products; Nonvolatile Memories, which includes electrically erasable programmable read-only and erasable programmable read-only memory devices; Automotive, which includes devices for automotive electronics, including products using radio frequency technology; and Multi-Market and Other, which includes application specific and standard products for aerospace applications and products. According to our ATML split history records, ATML has had 4 splits. | |
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ATML (ATML) has 4 splits in our ATML split history database. The first split for ATML took place on April 12, 1994. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of ATML owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 2000 share position following the split. ATML's second split took place on August 09, 1995. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of ATML owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 2000 share position pre-split, became a 4000 share position following the split. ATML's third split took place on December 20, 1999. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of ATML owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 4000 share position pre-split, became a 8000 share position following the split. ATML's 4th split took place on August 28, 2000. This was a 2 for 1 split, meaning for each share of ATML owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 8000 share position pre-split, became a 16000 share position following the split.
When a company such as ATML 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.
Looking at the ATML split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 16000 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into ATML shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of ATML, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete ATML split history.

Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
02/18/2015 |
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End date: |
04/04/2016 |
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Start price/share: |
$8.33 |
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End price/share: |
$8.14 |
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Starting shares: |
1,200.48 |
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Ending shares: |
1,217.07 |
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Dividends reinvested/share: |
$0.12 |
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Total return: |
-0.93% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
-0.83% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$9,906.81 |
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Years: |
1.12 |
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Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
02/18/2015 |
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End date: |
04/04/2016 |
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Start price/share: |
$8.33 |
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End price/share: |
$8.14 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$0.12 |
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Total return: |
-0.84% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
-0.75% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$9,915.79 |
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Years: |
1.12 |
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Date |
Ratio |
04/12/1994 | 2 for 1
| 08/09/1995 | 2 for 1
| 12/20/1999 | 2 for 1
| 08/28/2000 | 2 for 1 |
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