Billion Dollar Stocks for Under $10

Eighteen companies in the S&P 500 are currently trading for less than $10 per share and have a market-cap valuation ranging from $1.6 to $17.4 billion.

As a group, the eighteen lowest priced stocks are down 3.7 percent year-to-date, compared to a 14.2 percent gain for the eighteen highest priced stocks.

Tellabs has the lowest share price in the S&P 500, followed by Sprint and Tenet Healthcare.




Among the highest priced stocks,there are eighteen companies with a share price greater than $140. Google takes the first place, followed by priceline.com and TheWashington Post.

Eighteen companies in the S&P 500 are currently trading for less than $10 per share and have a market-cap valuation ranging from $1.6 to $17.4 billion.

As a group, the eighteen lowest priced stocks are down 3.7 percent year-to-date, compared to a 14.2 percent gain for the eighteen highest priced stocks.

Tellabs has the lowest share price in the S&P 500, followed by Sprint and Tenet Healthcare.




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