Prediction: The Most-Anticipated Stock Split of the Fourth Quarter Will Be Announced This Month

Stock splits don't change the fundamentals of a stock, but they still have a way of getting investors excited and capturing media attention.First and foremost, stock splits tend to represent milestones in a stock's growth. They signal that management is confident enough in the business to lower the individual share price, effectively resetting shares for another run higher. There's also some evidence that stocks tend to outperform following a split.According to research from Bank of America going back four decades, stocks that underwent a split rose 25.4%, more than doubling the return of the S&P 500 at just 11.9%, as the infographic below shows.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool