A stock dividend occurs when the company uses the amount of money that would be paid as a cash dividend to purchase additional common shares for the shareholder. A stock split happens when a company issues two or more new shares for every existing share an investor holds. When an investor considers purchasing stock that has issued a stock dividend or that has been split, the investor needs to consider whether the company's goals in issuing a stock dividend or making a stock split match the investor's goals for wanting to invest in the company. If the investor's goals and the company's goals are incompatible, the investor should consider investing in another company. Companies that are pursuing growth will want to keep any cash they have to invest in the company. In this case, a stock dividend is issued.

A stock split occurs when a company feels its stock is above the popular price range for their stock. The company uses the split to bring the stock price into the desired range.

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1. A stock split is when a company splits its stock into 2 or more pieces. For example a 2 for 1 split. I have not worked in a company where there has been a stock split, but an example is....

2. A stock split is when a company splits its stock into 2 or more pieces. For example a 2 for 1 split. Since, I have just graduated from college, an example and scenario studied in my academic class is....

3. A stock dividend occurs when the company uses the amount of money that would be paid as a cash dividend to purchase additional common shares for the shareholder. In my experience, a company chose to split their stock because....