Let's get real: A stock's price is just a number, not a verdict on its value. A $1,000 stock could represent an unprofitable company with shrinking sales. That ticker in the $5 to $15 range? Oh, it's just one of the world's largest telecoms, or a multinational bank, or one of the Big Three American automakers.

And let's chat about stock splits for a sec. They might make a share more pocket-friendly, but they don't change a company's actual market value. It's like cutting a pie into smaller slices: You're not getting more or tastier pizza, just a larger number of easier-to-handle pieces.

Don't worry if your brokerage doesn't do the fractional-shares thing, and you're not rolling in dough. There's a whole smorgasbord of low-priced tech stocks just waiting for you to take a bite. Here are two great stocks below $20 per share to sink your teeth into.

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