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". | 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". |