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Market Cap (Market Capitalization)

The total value of a company's shares: price times share count.

What it means

Market cap is the market's price tag for the whole company. It is how stocks are sorted into large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap, and it matters far more than share price alone for understanding a company's size.

Formula

Market Cap = Share Price × Shares Outstanding

Example

A company with 1 billion shares at $50 each has a $50 billion market cap.

What is a good Market Cap?

This is a size measure, not a good or bad signal. Large-caps (above $10B) are generally more stable; small-caps (below $2B) can grow faster but carry more risk.

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