What was the stock price of Amazon before the split?
A 20-for-1 split\n\n That means investors holding one Amazon share received 19 additional shares. At a pre-split price of about $2,000, the operation brought Amazon stock down to about $124. Hopes were high that this move would spur investors to flock to the shares at a lower price point in the days following the split.
When did Amazon split?
In March, Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) announced its first stock split since 1999. The 20-1 stock split goes into effect today, June 6. Shares were worth $2,785 at the time of the announcement—that's a gain of more than 4,500% since the prior split.
What would $10000 invested in Amazon in 1997 be worth today?
With Amazon ending the previous week at $123.53, it means a $10,000 investment a little over 25 years ago would now be worth (get this...) $16,454,196. For those of you keeping score at home, we're talking about an aggregate return of 164,607%, or an average annual return of around 34% for a quarter of a century.
Did Amazon stock split already?
After all, they don't change the underlying value of the stock. But they do open up opportunities that average investors usually would not have. Amazon stock traded for around $2,500 per share prior to its 20:1 stock split in early June 2022.