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Meta Platforms’ first-ever split will be unorthodox<\/p>\n
Until recently, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta was the only member of the “Magnificent Seven<\/a>” that hadn’t split its stock. That changed with the company’s Oct. 21 quarterly report, which unveiled the creation of a new class of stock.<\/p>\n Current Class A shareholders will receive a one-for-one Class C (non-voting) stock dividend after the Jan. 19 effective date. The unorthodox choice to create an entirely new share class will effectively act as a 2-for-1 split of the company’s Class A shares. But with Meta stock oscillating between $500 and $750 for more than two years, something needed to be done to make its shares more accessible to retail investors who can’t purchase fractional shares through their broker. <\/p>\n META<\/a> – Meta Platforms<\/p>\n $630.00+$8.97 (+1.44%)<\/p>\n NASDAQ \u00b7 As of 4:00 PM ET 11\/04\/26<\/p>\n Although Meta generates the lion’s share of its revenue from advertising on its family apps<\/a>, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, excitement is mounting regarding its AI ambitions.<\/p>\n Zuckerberg’s company is already integrating generative AI into its ad platforms<\/a>, enabling clients to create personalized static and video messages to improve click-through rates. The benefit for Meta is improved ad-pricing power.<\/p>\n Meta also recently introduced Muse, its agentic personal AI tool that’s capable of multitasking on users’ behalf. With a strong foundation of profitability built atop its social media platforms, Meta appears to be firing on all cylinders. <\/p>\n Image source: Getty Images.<\/p>\n Memory behemoth Sandisk unveiled a mammoth forward split<\/p>\n Just eight days after Meta announced its first-ever stock split, NAND flash storage specialist Sandisk declared its first split since being spun off from Western Digital (WDC<\/a> -6.77%) in February 2025.<\/p>\n With its shares skyrocketing more than 6,000% at one point since its public debut<\/a>, perhaps it’s no surprise that Sandisk’s board of directors approved an aggressive 8-for-1 forward split. The company’s fiscal first-quarter report notes that its split, which becomes effective after the close of trading on Nov. 19, is designed to make its shares more accessible to retail investors and employees.<\/p>\n SNDK<\/a> – Sandisk<\/p>\n $1,037.40-$89.12 (-7.91%)<\/p>\n NASDAQ \u00b7 As of 4:00 PM ET 11\/04\/26<\/p>\n A split became necessary for Sandisk due to the overwhelming demand for memory and storage solutions in AI-accelerated data centers. This combination of strong demand and persistent supply shortages has afforded Sandisk otherworldly pricing power and pushed its gross margin to an almost unfathomable 85%<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1793888294_472_.jpeg\"\/)
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