What is the effect of a 2-for-1 stock split on the number of shares and share price?

What is the effect of a 2-for-1 stock split on the number of shares and share price?

• A. Shares double and price halves
• B. Shares halve and price doubles
• C. Shares stay the same and price stays the same
• D. Shares triple and price remains the same

Answer: (A)

A 2-for-1 stock split doubles the number of shares you own and halves the price per share. For every share you hold, you receive another one, so total shares outstanding double. To keep the investment’s value roughly the same immediately after the split, the price per share is cut in half. So the correct description is that shares double and price halves, leaving the overall value essentially unchanged aside from market moves. The other scenarios don’t fit because the number of shares would not stay the same, the price would not stay the same, and a split does not triple the shares.

A 2-for-1 stock split doubles the number of shares you own and halves the price per share. For every share you hold, you receive another one, so total shares outstanding double. To keep the investment’s value roughly the same immediately after the split, the price per share is cut in half. So the correct description is that shares double and price halves, leaving the overall value essentially unchanged aside from market moves. The other scenarios don’t fit because the number of shares would not stay the same, the price would not stay the same, and a split does not triple the shares.