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'''Market capitalization''' is the total value of the stock of a public [[company]], as in the current price-per-share multiplied by the total number of shares owned.  The largest market capitalization is usually a few hundred billion dollars.  Market capitalization varies daily as [[stock]] values fluctuate.

'''Market capitalization''' is the total value of the stock of a public [[company]], as in the current price-per-share multiplied by the total number of shares owned.  The largest market capitalization is usually a few hundred billion dollars or, the peak of a bull market, close to a trillion dollars.  Market capitalization varies daily as [[stock]] values fluctuate.

 

Investors refer to market capitalization a way of assessing the attractiveness of a stock for purchase or sale.  Large-cap companies have values of at least $10 billion, mid-cap companies have values between $2 ad $10 billion, and small-cap companies are worth between $300 million and $2 billion.  Companies worth less than $300 million are called considered to be "micro-cap".

[[Category:Economics]]

[[Category:Economics]]