Sturm, Ruger & Company is principally engaged in the design, manufacture, and sale of firearms to domestic customers. Co. has two reportable operating segments: firearms and castings. The firearms segment manufactures and sells rifles, pistols, and revolvers. Co.'s firearms are available in several models based upon caliber, finish, barrel length, and other features. The castings segment manufactures and sells investment castings made from steel alloys and metal injection molding (MIM) parts for internal use in the firearms segment. The castings and MIM parts are sold to outside customers, either directly or through manufacturers' representatives. We show 56 historical shares outstanding datapoints in our RGR shares outstanding history coverage, used to compute RGR market cap on those dates.
Understanding the changing numbers of shares outstanding, the changing
share price, and the resulting changing RGR market cap history over the course of time is important for investors
interested in comparing RGR's market cap history versus its peers.
Many "beginner" or "novice" investors will look at one stock trading at a price of $10 per share and another trading at
a price of $20 per share and think the latter company is worth twice as much. Of course, that is a completely meaningless comparison without also knowing how many shares outstanding there are for each of the two companies,
and then calculating their respective market caps. Comparing the share price of RGR versus a peer is one thing; comparing
RGR market cap versus a peer is a completely different story.
Furthermore, via fluctuation both in per-share price and in the number of shares outstanding (via issuance of new shares over time, the repurchase of existing shares),
the market cap for a company like RGR can fluctuate over the course of history.
With this page we aim to empower investors researching RGR by allowing them to research the RGR market cap history. |
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