When a company calculates its earnings over a certain period of time, it divides its profits by the number of outstanding shares. However, companies' outstanding shares can change over time as a ...

Reviewed by Samantha Silberstein Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez Shares outstanding and floating stock are two types of metrics for investors. Although they refer to all classes of a company's common ...

Outstanding shares refer to the total number of a company’s shares that are currently owned by shareholders, including those held by institutional investors and company insiders. These shares are a ...