The stock price need not matter at all to the company; the stock price is completely independent of the company. Once the shares are sold, the company no long

The stock price need not matter at all to the company; the stock price is completely independent of the company. Once the shares are sold, the company no longer owns them, so whatever happens, happens, just like whenever you sell anything else. If a farmer sells some corn, and the price drops drastically afterwards, it makes no difference to the farmer. However, the owners of the company might get together and force the board of directors to do something, like fire the CEO. The CEO, who probably has a lot of compensation as stock or options, would like price to be higher, so he is likely to take actions to get the stock price higher. Such actions may or may not be wise, and may or may not be helpful for the company. Frequently they aren't...