or "large-capitalization") stock Stocks of the largest, most well-established companies. Also referred to as "blue chips," large cap stocks are generally considered to be those with market values of $1 billion or more (such as Unilever, IBM, and Sony). Most large cap stocks pay dividends, and are considered to be the most stable, least risky stocks on the market.
The top 5% largest companies in terms of market capitalization and whose combined capitalization represents approximately 73% of the total market value.
Over $1 billion capitalization. see also microcap, small cap, mid cap.
Short for large capitalization, which describes companies whose market capitalization (total value) is among the largest in a market.
a corporation with a large capitalization; "he works for a large cap"
A Large Cap stock is stock from a company worth more than 5 billion dollars.
Large capitalization stocks generally have a market value greater than $ 4 billion in the US and $ 500 million in Canada.
Stocks can be split into three groups: large cap, mid cap and small cap; the ‘cap' standing for capitalisation. There are no specific bands for each group, but at current market levels a good rule of thumb for UK equities would be that any company with a market capitalisation of more than £2bn is a large cap stock, any company with a market capitalisation of more than £400m is a mid cap stock and any company with a market capitalisation of less than that would be regarded as a small cap stock.
The term used to refer to companies with a capitalization generally of $5 billion and greater.
Currently, companies with a market capitalization greater than $5 billion. The precise boundary changes with the market.
See Market Capitalisation.
The stocks of the largest companies that generally have a market capitalization above $5 Billion.
Company with a large capitalisation (by comparison to the stock market on which it is traded).
A publicly traded company with a market capitalization of over $5 billion. See also microcap, small cap, mid cap.
a stock with capitalization of $5 billion or greater
Refers to companies with a market capitalization over $5 billion.
Refers to the securities on a stock exchange that have the largest market capitalization.
A large listed company. See also Mid Cap and Small Cap.
typically refers to companies with a market cap over $10 billion.
A company that has a total market capitalisation of $1 billion or more.
Generally refers to companies with a market capitalisation between $10 billion and $200 billion, although these figures can vary between stockbrokers.
law of one price leading the market
Refers to companies with market capitalizations greater than $1 billion. Large cap funds invest primarily in the stocks of these companies.