RE: Banks are not in the business of increasing Yes and most of the board members hold large amounts of shares, you bet they want to increase share price, you forget they are shareholders as well ! and have more to lose or gain then most of us do ! It is in the best interest for all of us for the shareprise to increase EXCEPT ... at least in my opinion to have a split .. I for one have never come out ahead wiith any stock I have owned when they do a downsplit ..