The article suggests stock-split activity could spread on Wall Street as many companies benefit from AI and see their share prices soar, noting Meta Platforms just announced a 2-for-1 split alongside new non-voting shares that let it raise capital for AI without reducing CEO Mark Zuckerberg's voting power. Micron Technology and MercadoLibre are named as possible future candidates, though the author stresses that upcoming splits are hard to predict. Micron benefits from strong demand and a severe memory chip shortage, with revenue and net income at all-time highs; its shares trade around $983, and it last split in 2000. MercadoLibre faces short-term profit pressure from e-commerce competition in Latin America and its investments, with shares around $1,673 and no stock split to date. The author sees Micron's prospects as still bright and says MercadoLibre could rebound in the medium term as its investments pay off.
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