Aside from the prestige of membership, I wanted to let you know about some of the other benefits we offer to members: Scholarships: Access to a million dollars in scholarships each year, including $50,000 in Merit Awards granted to outstanding new NSCS members.
Large cap stocks are stocks of companies which have large market capitalizations, typically over $10 billion. They tend to be very established in their line(s) of business and highly diversified in their operations.
Q: What is General Electric's market cap, and what does it mean? A: A company's market capitalization reflects the value the stock market is placing on it right now. To get it, you multiply the total number of shares outstanding by the stock price. The result can help you get a sense of whether the firm is overvalued or undervalued if you compare it to peers. In GE's case, 10.5 billion shares times a stock price of about $20.70 yields a market cap of $217 billion.