What action by president lincoln most angered the radical reoublicans in congress.
Shares also trade in a secondary market on stock exchanges. A company can increase or decrease the number of shares outstanding without an IPO through stock splits and reverse splits. In all cases, the beneficiary of reverse split activity is the management of the company performing the reverse split. Shareholders may or may not benefit depending on the specifics of the reverse split.
1 The company may have to increase the number of authorized shares after a stock split. 2  A reverse stock split would decrease the number of issued and outstanding shares. 3  For example, a 1-for-10 reverse stock split would reduce the number by 90 percent.ip. 1  Stock splits increase the number of issued and outstanding shares on a company's balance sheet. 2  For example, a 2-for-1 stock split would double the number, while a 3-for-2 stock split would increase it by 50 percent.