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The
total dollar value of all outstanding shares. It's calculated by multiplying
the number of shares times the current market price. Sometimes called
market cap.
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Market
Cap is essentially a measure of a company's size.
The formula is:
(# number of outstanding shares) x (share price).
There are many different definitions of market cap but here is a general-purpose
breakdown of market capitalization categories:
Giant cap. = over $25 billion
Large cap. = $5 billion to $25 billion
Medium cap. = $1 billion to $5 billion
Small cap. = under $1 billion |
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