There is no way to count it with that much accuracy but as a rule of thumb, if
a large number of shares outstanding trade well above the bid price, it is a very good indication that the market does not believe that the deal will be consumated at the bid.
Not exact matches
The
largest segment
of the stock market (measured by market capitalization —
share price times
number of shares outstanding) consists
of large, well - established companies.
Style Categories:
Large Cap, Mid Cap, Small Cap, Growth, Value, Grth / Val or Blend («Cap» denotes capitalization, which is market price per
share times
number of common stock
shares outstanding).
That means it is based not on the stock price but on the market capitalization (stock price times
number of shares outstanding)
of 500
of the world's
largest companies.
• Standard & Poor's «Composite Index,» introduced in 1923, is based on market capitalization (stock price times the
number of shares outstanding)
of 500
of the world's
largest companies.
As I wrote last year, the 500
largest U.S. companies repurchased about a quarter
of their equity's dollar value from 1998 to 2012, but the
number of shares outstanding actually grew more than 7 % over that same period.
Also, despite the fact that Company A recorded the highest earnings and also 80 % dividend payout ratio, its Dividend per
Shares is lower as a result of its large number of outstanding s
Shares is lower as a result
of its
large number of outstanding sharesshares.
13) In the foreseeable future will the growth
of the company require sufficient equity financing so that the
larger number of shares then
outstanding will largely cancel the existing stockholders» benefit from this anticipated growth?
The
share price
of a company with a lower
number of outstanding shares will move easily compared to a company with a
larger number of outstanding shares.
This little shit - biscuit has all the hallmarks
of your classic junior resource stock: Serial placings for an ever -
larger number of shares at ever - lower prices (they've got a rather amazing 2.2 bio
shares outstanding now!)