does the stock split make the company more or less valuable 
stock splits neither add nor subtract fundamental value the split increases the number of shares outstanding but the company s overall value does not change immediately following the split the share price will proportionately adjust downward to reflect the company s market capitalization if a company pays dividends the dividend per share will be adjusted accordingly keeping overall dividend payments the same splits are also non dilutive meaning that shareholders will retain the same voting rights they had beforehand the bottom linea forward stock split increases the number of a company s shares but doesn t automatically mean that the holders of the stock will see an increased value in their holdings it is often done because the price of the individual shares has risen to such an amount that the costs of purchasing individual shares have become prohibitive for ordinary investors nvidia for example gave a reason for its forward stock split announced on may 22 2024 the wish to make stock ownership more accessible to employees and investors 5