Market Capitalization
Categories: Investing, Index Funds, Managed Funds, Company Valuation
How much is a company worth? It's a big question. The IRS wants to know the answer so they know what to charge a company, and investors want to know so they know whether to sink their money into a specific business.
The market also places value on a company, which helps investors compare companies and securities. The market value of a company is known as market capitalization, and you can figure out this number by multiplying the number of shares outstanding by the stock price.