TESLA to SPLIT Stock to pay DIVIDENT

Tesla wants to split its stock so it can pay a stock dividend to shareholders, according to a filing Monday.

Tesla’s shares were up more than 5% in premarket trading to about $1,066.

The company last split its stock in August 2020. 

The shares have more than doubled since that 5-for-1 split took effect on Aug. 31, 2020. 

The shares have also risen in each of the last five years. 

Tesla’s board has accepted the management proposal, but authorizing the dividend still requires final approval 

After the announcement, Tesla shares increased by almost 5% in premarket trading to $1,062 a share Monday, according to The Wall Street Journal.  

Tesla stock raced higher on news that the company wants to split its stock in the form of a stock dividend.