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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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Provides telecommunications services in the United States and throughout the world. Through subsidiaries it provides communications services and products to businesses and consumers as well as other providers of telecommunications services. According to our SBC split history records, SBC has had 3 splits. | |
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SBC (SBC) has 3 splits in our SBC split history database. The first split for SBC took place on May 26, 1987. This was a 3 for 1
split, meaning for each share of SBC owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 3 shares. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 3000 share position following the split. SBC's second split took place on May 26, 1993. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of SBC owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 3000 share position pre-split, became a 6000 share position following the split. SBC's third split took place on March 20, 1998. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of SBC owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 6000 share position pre-split, became a 12000 share position following the split.
When a company such as SBC 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 SBC split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 12000 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into SBC shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of SBC, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete SBC split history.
SBC -- use the split history when considering split-adjusted past price performance. |
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05/26/1987 | 3 for 1
| 05/26/1993 | 2 for 1
| 03/20/1998 | 2 for 1
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