Walmart (NYSE: WMT) investors woke up to three times the number of shares they had on Friday after the company executed a 3-for-1 stock split. In this video, Travis Hoium explains why Walmart is splitting the stock and why the market is excited, even if it doesn’t technically mean any value is added for investors. […]
Walmart’s three-for-one stock split is effective Monday, easing the barrier for employees and investors to buy shares. The world’s biggest retailer and the largest U.S. employer said the stock split is part of its “ongoing review of optimal trading and spread levels and its desire for its associates to feel that purchasing shares is easily […]
Walmart (WMT) investors are gearing up for a stock split at the end of this week. For the 12th time in 50 years, Walmart will conduct a stock split in an effort to make shares more affordable for its employees. Walmart last carried out a 2-for-1 stock split on April 20, 1999. This time, it […]
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is known for its “every day low prices” strategy. It’s about to take a similar approach with its shares. The giant retailer plans to conduct a 3-for-1 stock split on Feb. 26. Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said in a press release that the company is taking this action to make its shares […]
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) won’t report earnings until just before the market opens on Feb. 20. But the retail giant just made a splash with two press releases. The first release, announced on Jan. 30, declares a 3-for-1 stock split, the company’s first since 1999. The second announcement, which came on Jan. 31, details the addition […]
Consumers are used to “every day low prices” from retail chain Walmart (NYSE: WMT). Now investors will get a taste of lower prices for Walmart stock as well. On Jan. 30, Walmart announced that it will conduct a 3-for-1 stock split after the market closes on Feb. 23. This means that for every share investors […]
(Bloomberg) — Walmart Inc. announced a 3-for-1 stock split, saying a lower price will help more of its employees buy shares. Most Read from Bloomberg “Sam Walton believed it was important to keep our share price in a range where purchasing whole shares, rather than fractions, was accessible to all of our associates,” Walmart Chief […]