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Option A: 'The Apple of my eye' Long-term Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shareholders have seen an incredible return on their investment: a $22 share in the company when it first went public in 1980 would have been worth approximately $22.896 in 2020 (before inflation and not including dividend payments). 1. Why do companies split their stock? What does a stock split do to a business' financial statements? 2. Does the investor lose money after a stock split? How does a stick split help the investors? 3. How many times has Apple stock split since it went public? a