1.  Did Boeing have a 1.5:1 stock split in 
a) mid 1985, 
b) mid 1989, 
c) mid 1990?

d) Did Kmart have a 1.5:1 stock split around May 1987 [give or take a month]?

I am looking at the charts, and I see the price falling by a factor of
1.5 at the times above, and I would like to know if this was because
there was a stock split.

2)  If there can be no stock 1.5:1 stock splits, that would answer all
parts of question 1 above.

Hello billbauer,

A 3:2 stock split has the same effect as the 1.5:1 split that you
perceived.  And indeed, three-for-two splits occurred at the times you
stated for these companies.  Boeing had 3-for-2 splits in mid-1985,
mid-1989, and mid-1990, while Kmart had a 3-for-2 split in mid-1987.

"Stock Split and Stock Dividend History"
Boeing
http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/financial/split.html

"Kmart Corp.," by Marc H. Gerstein (Value Line Publishing Inc., Feb.
19, 1999)[Internet Archive cache from Oct. 24, 2004] [under "Legends"
near top left of page: "3-for-2 split 6/87"]
Millennium Investment Club
http://web.archive.org/web/20041024133513/http://www.doubleand.tv/millenium/.vl/pdf/f5019.pdf
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- justaskscott


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Thanks for your help!