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Earnings Per Share - EPS

Earnings per Share allows us to compare different companies’ power to make money. It is the portion of a company’s profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock. A positive trend of EPS shows that the company is finding more ways to make more money.
Earnings per Share can be calculated by subtracting the dividends [...]

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Outstanding Shares

Outstanding shares is used to calculate many metrics, including market capitalization and earnings per share (EPS). A corporation’s market capitalization is figured by multiplying its outstanding shares by the market price of one share.
Shares that is held by the public and can be freely bought and sold by public investors are called the [...]

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What is stock

A stock or share is not a symbol on a computer screen or newspaper. Stock is ownership in a company. This means that a private company decided to allow the public to be part owners of the firm and sold shares of ownership through a stock offering. If a company has one million shares of [...]

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