What is Maersk stock?

Maersk stock is the stock of A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, which is commonly known as Maersk. Maersk is a Danish shipping company that offers ocean and inland freight transportation services. It also offers other associated services including port operation and supply chain management.

Is Maersk a publicly traded company?

Maersk also trades at a massively high share price for the native share. Due to a low amount of stock splits, the company's share price is over 18,000 DKK per share, or over $1,700. The company is a publicly-traded family business, with a majority stakeholding through the namesake Møller company through a variety of holding companies.

Why does Maersk have a star on its logo?

The seven-pointed star on Maersk’s logo goes way back to 1886, when Peter Mærsk Møller put it on his first steamship, LAURA. It wasn’t just about making a logo people would remember; it was about laying down a path for what would grow into one of the biggest and most well-known shipping companies globally.