most consolidations are in companies that have too many shares...

most consolidations are in companies that have too many shares on issue and they want to tidy them up. usually at the end of a long line of CR's and failed development. This one is different, I think, as they are not failing, so there must be another reason, like the nasdaq or instos getting a piece. I dont think one can do comparisons, its a bit like... compare the first 20 stocks on the asx and see what the price difference is a year later. Not really useful at all, given each company in that group has quite a lot of different factors affecting the sp