High Share Prices Vs. Low Share Prices

Financial Research, Money Management • Feb 1, 2024 at 11:41 AM EST

In the large-cap Russell 1,000, the 100 stocks that began 2024 with the lowest share prices fell an average of 7.4% in January, while the 100 stocks that began the year with the highest share prices rose an average of 2%.

It shouldn't matter, but we saw a huge disparity in the performance of stocks with high versus low share prices in January.Here are the numbers:

As shown below, in the large-cap Russell 1,000, the 100 stocks that began 2024 with the lowest share prices fell an average of 7.4% in January, while the 100 stocks that began the year with the highest share prices rose an average of 2%.

There are 25 stocks in the Russell 1,000 that began 2024 with a sub-$10 share price, and these stocks fell an average of 11% in January.Conversely, the 41 stocks in the Russell 1,000 that began the year with a share price of more than $500 rose an average of 3.2% during the month.

What gives?

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