What Is a Stock Split and How Does It Impact Your Portfolio? They achieve this through stock splits — or, if they want to increase the price, reverse stock splits. Just as a 2:1 stock split cuts a company’s shares in half, a 4-for-1 stock split divides each share into quarters. In July, GameStop — the fairytale stock at the center of history’s greatest short squeeze — announced a 4-for-1 stock split. How Does a Stock Split Impact Your Portfolio?

Source: CNN August 06, 2022 18:20 UTC