Basic Question about Tech Stocks with Large Market Caps

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  1. CKS3

    CKS3 New Member

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    Hi there,

    I’m new to investing in the stock market and I’ve been learning a lot in the past couple of weeks. I’m interested in investing in some of the large and reliable tech stocks (Apple, Microsoft, Facebook), and one thing that I’m confused about is the following – why is the stock price for a company like Apple not higher if they occupy such a huge market cap? For example, I understand that Apple is one of the largest tech companies in the world (with a market cap of approx. 2.4 trillion) and the stock price hovers in the $150 range. I noticed that there are many companies that have significantly smaller market caps and higher stock prices (e.g. Autodesk - 72 billion market cap with $330 stock price,) – why is this?

    This might be a really basic question and I might not fully understand the fundamentals, but I’ve been having some difficulty finding a straight answer on the internet.

    Any response would be appreciated.

    Thank you.
     

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