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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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Internap is a provider of data center infrastructure, cloud solutions, and other network services. Through its portfolio, including colocation facilities, managed cloud hosting, and high-bandwidth/low latency network connectivity, Co. is providing and creating solutions for its customers. In addition, Co.'s Global Network Services group manages its metro fiber, IP backbone, bandwidth capacity, and connectivity to support its assets around the world. Co.'s INAP US segment consists of US Colocation, US Cloud, and US Network services based in the United States. Co.'s INAP INTL segment consists of these same services based in countries other than the United States, and Ubersmith. According to our INAP stock split history records, INAP has had 2 splits. | |
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INAP (INAP) has 2 splits in our INAP stock split history database. The first split for INAP took place on January 10, 2000. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of INAP owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 2000 share position following the split. INAP's second split took place on November 21, 2017. This was a 1 for 4 reverse split, meaning for each 4 shares of INAP owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 1 share. For example, a 2000 share position pre-split, became a 500 share position following the split.
When a company such as INAP splits its shares, the market capitalization before and after the split takes place remains stable, meaning the shareholder now owns more shares but each are valued at a lower price per share. Often, however, a lower priced stock on a per-share basis can attract a wider range of buyers. If that increased demand causes the share price to appreciate, then the total market capitalization rises post-split. This does not always happen, however, often depending on the underlying fundamentals of the business. When a company such as INAP conducts a reverse share split, it is usually because shares have fallen to a lower per-share pricepoint than the company would like. This can be important because, for example, certain types of mutual funds might have a limit governing which stocks they may buy, based upon per-share price. The $5 and $10 pricepoints tend to be important in this regard. Stock exchanges also tend to look at per-share price, setting a lower limit for listing eligibility. So when a company does a reverse split, it is looking mathematically at the market capitalization before and after the reverse split takes place, and concluding that if the market capitilization remains stable, the reduced share count should result in a higher price per share.
Looking at the INAP stock split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 500 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into INAP shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of INAP, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete INAP stock split history.
Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
03/31/2014 |
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End date: |
03/25/2020 |
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Start price/share: |
$28.32 |
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End price/share: |
$0.09 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$0.00 |
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Total return: |
-99.68% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
-61.72% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$31.80 |
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Years: |
5.99 |
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Date |
Ratio |
01/10/2000 | 2 for 1
| 11/21/2017 | 1 for 4 |
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