system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why does a companies stock price matter to the company itself? Why does it benefit them to have a higher stock price?
gpt
4 main reasons(in no particular order):

- Raising capital by selling more shares of the stock

- Using the stock as compensation and incentives for attracting top talent.

- Using the stock to aquire other companies.

- All the investors/owners of the company, want their investment to grow.

Keep in mind that it isn't specifically the share price that matters, but rather the market cap of the company. 2 companies can have the same value, but drastically different share prices.