MARKET SIZE CAPITALIZATION |
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Large Cap | Over $5 billion |
Medium Cap | $1 to $ 5 Billion |
Small Cap | $250 million to $1 Billion |
Micro Cap | Under $250 Million |
These are the largest, most well known companies with market capitalization over $5 billion. Companies such as: Wal-Mart, Microsoft, General Electric, Apple, Exxon Mobil. Most of these old established companies are one the New York Stock Exchange (see Stock Markets & Security Exchanges).
These are younger, smaller companies with a size of $250-$1 billion dollars. You might have heard of a few, but not as many: Caterpillar, Comcast, Ethan Allen Interiors, Universal Electronics.