Difference between revisions of "Market capitalization"
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| − | Market capitalization is the total value of the stock of a public company, as in the current price-per-share | + | '''Market capitalization''', or "market cap," 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. |
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| + | 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". | ||
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| + | [[Apple Inc.]] is the only company with a market cap in excess of $2 trillion as of August 2020. | ||
| + | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Stock market]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Economics]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Stock Market]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:06, August 25, 2020
Market capitalization, or "market cap," 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".
Apple Inc. is the only company with a market cap in excess of $2 trillion as of August 2020.