The shares meaning is a unit of ownership in a company, representing a claim on part of the company’s assets and earnings. For example, if a company has 1,000 shares and you own 100 shares ...

Shares outstanding refers to the total number of shares issued by a company except for those held in its treasury. In the world of finance, the phrase “shares outstanding” is used to refer to ...

Earnings per share is the quotient of a company's net income divided by the number of shares of stock it has outstanding. In other words, EPS is a company's profit expressed on a per-share basis.