One of the more interesting developments for investors over the past few years has been a rebirth in the popularity of stock splits. With the advent of no-cost and low-cost stock trading, investors are no longer obligated to buy stocks in round lots of 100. Yet with prices often in the hundreds or even thousands of dollars, some people with smaller monthly investing budgets still prefer lower-cost stocks.

Because of that preference, stock splits have soared in popularity. In 2022, a laundry list of investor-favorite companies split their shares. These included the following, in order by date:

Seasoned investors know that stock splits don't change the value of the underlying business, so it's easy to dismiss a stock split as superfluous. However, the star power of this list illustrates that companies recognize the importance of keeping shares affordable for the average investor. Furthermore, given the general resurgence on Wall Street so far in 2023, several popular companies have stock prices that are now sufficiently high enough to consider a lower share price. Here are three companies that could well have stock splits in their future.

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