You might be surprised to hear this, but the share price you pay for a stock is meaningless. The market value of any publicly traded company is calculated by taking the number of shares it has outstanding and multiplying it by the current share price. Some companies have a few million shares outstanding, while others may have tens of billions.

So the stock price in strict dollars-and-cents terms doesn't really tell investors much about the quality of an investment. Context is needed. It's a company's market capitalization that is the true "price" you are paying. That's why penny stocks, even with their ultra-low share prices, can actually be incredibly risky investments.

Still, there are lower-priced stocks that do have real potential to succeed. Here are two top technology stocks you can buy for under $20 a share that have strong business models and long-term growth prospects.

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