11-01-2021, 12:33 PM
Why do stocks have any value?
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I don't understand why individual shares in a company have any monetary value. I get that you own a tiny piece of the company and that it's based on the value of the company as a whole but why is each share worth anything? Besides maybe a dividend you will never get anything in return for owning a piece of a business unless you find someone else who wants to buy it from you. </p> <p>Even if the business is sold to another company the shares you own don't change, the company they belong to does. Can someone help me understand?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Ryan_Parmelee"> /u/Ryan_Parmelee </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/qk7r5b/why_do_stocks_have_any_value/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/qk7r5b/why_do_stocks_have_any_value/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I don't understand why individual shares in a company have any monetary value. I get that you own a tiny piece of the company and that it's based on the value of the company as a whole but why is each share worth anything? Besides maybe a dividend you will never get anything in return for owning a piece of a business unless you find someone else who wants to buy it from you. </p> <p>Even if the business is sold to another company the shares you own don't change, the company they belong to does. Can someone help me understand?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Ryan_Parmelee"> /u/Ryan_Parmelee </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/qk7r5b/why_do_stocks_have_any_value/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/qk7r5b/why_do_stocks_have_any_value/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R