Finance glossary
Reverse Stock Split
Definition
Combining shares into fewer, higher-priced shares.
A reverse stock split consolidates shares, for example 1-for-10, raising the price while cutting the count, with no change in total value. Companies use it to lift a low price above exchange minimums or to shed a penny-stock image, though it often signals distress.
In a sentence
Facing delisting, the company did a 1-for-10 reverse stock split to lift its share price above $1.
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