Why should companies care about their stock price after the initial purchase offering (IPO) as it trades on the secondary market?

*** Original Work Only***  For written posts, your initial posting should be at least 1 page in length/275 words minimum (NOT including the References).  Please copy and paste into the forum and do not post as an attachment.  Each reply to peers should be a minimum of .25 pages/75 words.

All posts should follow formal APA style for citations at end of text, proper grammar, and logical writing.

Please include at least two (2) outside resources to support your concepts. In addition to our text, please find an outside article for your second source that is related to your concepts. The article should be from a professional journal or source and should be current (< two years).