

Just multiply the current price of the stocks by the number of outstanding shares. You can calculate the market cap yourself. Again, this is the market cap or market capitalization. When you go to buy shares or stocks you will see this included. Market Cap is the market value of the companies stock that has not been bought yet. The type of stocks is related to market capitalization. Even Micro Cap Stocks can see prices at several hundred dollars per share. You will often see Large-Cap stock shares trade for less than $10 per share. The type of stock does not have anything to do with the share price. Look for history since it will be a great judge of reliability. You can trust this because it trades on the NASDAQ, pays a nice dividend, and has a strong history of profitability. This is a community bank based in Pennsylvania. Here is an example of this, Peoples Financial Services Corp (NASDAQ: PFIS). But they may have super stable profits and trade on well on a major exchange.

Some stocks may be called micro caps based on the overall market value. It can be tougher to properly evaluate their investment compared to buying stocks on margin.

You will have less information and the ability to analyze because of this. These have lower standards than the NASDAQ and NYSE. Most likely those are held by larger companies. This is because they are less stable than the bigger cap stocks. Most would say microcap stocks are riskier.
