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Market Capitalization

What is Market Capitalization?

Market capitalization is a company’s total market value: its share price multiplied by the number of shares outstanding.

Why it matters

It sorts companies by size into small, mid and large caps, and many indexes weight stocks by it.

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Market Cap Explained: Large, Mid and Small

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