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Definitions for market capitalization
mar·ket cap·i·tal·iza·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. market capitalization, market capitalisationnoun

    an estimation of the value of a business that is obtained by multiplying the number of shares outstanding by the current price of a share

Wiktionary

  1. market capitalizationnoun

    The total market value of the equity in a publicly traded entity.

Wikipedia

  1. Market capitalization

    Market capitalization, sometimes referred to as market cap, is the total value of a publicly traded company's outstanding common shares owned by stockholders.Market capitalization is equal to the market price per common share multiplied by the number of common shares outstanding. Since outstanding stock is bought and sold in public markets, capitalization could be used as an indicator of public opinion of a company's net worth and is a determining factor in some forms of stock valuation.

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  1. market capitalization

    Market capitalization, often referred to as market cap, is the total market value of a company's outstanding shares of stock. It is calculated by multiplying a company's shares of stock by the current market price of one share. This value is often used to judge a company's size and growth potential.

Wikidata

  1. Market capitalization

    Market capitalization is the total value of the issued shares of a publicly traded company; it is equal to the share price times the number of shares outstanding. As outstanding stock is bought and sold in public markets, capitalization could be used as a proxy for the public opinion of a company's net worth and is a determining factor in some forms of stock valuation. The total capitalization of stock markets or economic regions may be compared to other economic indicators. The total market capitalization of all publicly traded companies in the world was US$51.2 trillion in January 2007 and rose as high as US$57.5 trillion in May 2008 before dropping below US$50 trillion in August 2008 and slightly above US$40 trillion in September 2008.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of market capitalization in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of market capitalization in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of market capitalization in a Sentence

  1. Bill McDermott:

    By 2023 we plan to increase the market capitalization to 250 to 300 billion euros.

  2. James Ward-Lilley:

    I would expect to see a number of new holders coming into this stock, given our mid-cap market capitalization with the combination, we have today really got the opportunity to be an industry leader in terms of the device and technology focused on inhaled respiratory airway disease.

  3. Bill McDermott:

    I believe so, absolutely, the best way for a company to stay independent is to grow and to have a good market capitalization.

  4. Gary Morgenthaler:

    This is a new platform war with huge stakes, it ultimately challenges search and the market capitalization of Google.

  5. Bill McDermott:

    Measured on the market valuation of pure cloud service providers, we have potential in our portfolio for a further 90 billion euros in market value, by 2023 we plan to increase the market capitalization to 250 to 300 billion euros.


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  • tržní kapitalizaceCzech
  • capitalisation boursièreFrench
  • börsvärdeSwedish
  • มูลค่าหลักทรัพย์ตามราคาตลาดThai

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