After Apple And Tesla, Berkshire And Amazon Should Split Their Shares, Too

After Apple And Tesla, Berkshire And Amazon Should Split Their Shares, Too

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Apple and Tesla executed stock-splits last month, and their shares soared in value. This double starburst of “alpha” added an astounding $770 Bn to the companies' market capitalizations – equal to about 2% of the entire value of the U.S. stock market. From just two companies. In less than one month.

Apple Share Prices Before and After Stock Split



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Tesla Share Price Gain, Before and After Stock Split Announcement



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