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Issued Shares: The number of shares that has ever been sold to and held by the shareholders of a company. Includes stock that has been repurchased by the company. Does NOT include shares that have been retired.Outstanding Shares: Stock currently held by investors. Does NOT include stock that has been repurchased by the company..If either no shares have ever been repurchased or if all repurchased shares have been retired then Outstanding shares = Issued Shares.
Issued Shares Authorized Shares = Issued Shares (sold to investors) + Unissued Shares Issued Shares = Outstanding Stock (held by investors) + Treasury Stock (stock bought back by company)
A company does not have a definite number of shares of stock. The company can choose to split the number of shares into any ratio with prior announcement.
Common stock are the shares issued by a company to the public. Treasury stock are the common shares that the same company has bought back from the public. Companies tend to to do this when they want to restrict the number of total outstanding shares in the market. Another reason to buy back stocks is to hopefully sell them back to the market when the price per stock increases.
if you bought 200 shares of standard oil stock when they were first issued and had the certificates is they stock worth anything today?
Authorized stock has not necessarily been issued. The incorporating state authorizes the corporation to issue a certain number of shares of stock. All shares of a company are authorized... not all are issued.
Issued Shares: The number of shares that has ever been sold to and held by the shareholders of a company. Includes stock that has been repurchased by the company. Does NOT include shares that have been retired.Outstanding Shares: Stock currently held by investors. Does NOT include stock that has been repurchased by the company..If either no shares have ever been repurchased or if all repurchased shares have been retired then Outstanding shares = Issued Shares.
Issued Shares Authorized Shares = Issued Shares (sold to investors) + Unissued Shares Issued Shares = Outstanding Stock (held by investors) + Treasury Stock (stock bought back by company)
A company does not have a definite number of shares of stock. The company can choose to split the number of shares into any ratio with prior announcement.
Shares Issued!
An Employee stock option is a call option on a company's own stock issued as a form of non-cash compensation. A stock option granted to specified employees of a company. ESOPs carry the right, but not the obligation, to buy a certain amount of shares in the company at a predetermined price. When the employees exercise their stock options, shares would be issued and thus, outstanding shares would increase.
Where can I go to trace "Ursus Motor Company" capital stock issued June 21, 1919?
Common stock are the shares issued by a company to the public. Treasury stock are the common shares that the same company has bought back from the public. Companies tend to to do this when they want to restrict the number of total outstanding shares in the market. Another reason to buy back stocks is to hopefully sell them back to the market when the price per stock increases.
if you bought 200 shares of standard oil stock when they were first issued and had the certificates is they stock worth anything today?
A company that is "listed" on a stock exchange is a corporation that has issued shares of stock which are available to be purchased by the public. The "exchange" is a marketplace where the shares can be bought and sold. Those who purchase the shares in a company are potentially able to profit from the growth of the company and any dividends that the company might issue. By selling shares, the company can potentially raise much more capital than they would otherwise be able to borrow.
the company is privately held... How many shares are issued?
One billion shares