Stocks & shares

Share Holders

A shareholder (or stockholder) is an individual or company (including a corporation) that legally owns one or more shares of stock in a joint stock company. Companies listed at the stock market are expected to strive to enhance shareholder value.

Shareholder rights

Although ownership of 51% of shares does result in 51% ownership of a company, it does not give the shareholder the right to use a company's building, equipment, materials, or other property.

Means of financing

Financing a company through the sale of stock in a company is known as equity financing. Alternatively, debt financing (for example issuing bonds) can be done to avoid giving up shares of ownership of the company. Unofficial financing known as trade financing usually provides the major part of a company's working capital (day-to-day operational needs).

Trading

A stock exchange is an organization that provides a marketplace for either physical or virtual trading shares, bonds and warrants and other financial products where investors (represented by stock brokers) may buy and sell shares of a wide range of companies.

Stock price fluctuations

The price of a stock fluctuates fundamentally due to the theory of supply and demand. Like all commodities in the market, the price of a stock is directly proportional to the demand.

Stock derivatives

A stock derivative is any financial claim which has a value that is dependent on the price of the underlying stock.


Trading Statistics Definitions


Price & Volume Section

Recent Price
The closing price on the previous trading day.

Trade Date
The date of the previous trading day. "Recent Price" is the closing price taken from this day.

52-Week High
The highest intra-day price during the preceding 52 weeks.

52-Week Low
The lowest intra-day price during the preceding 52 weeks.

52-Week Change
The % change in the latest closing price of the stock vs. the closing price 52 weeks ago.

YTD Change
The % change in the latest closing price of the stock vs. the closing price at the beginning of the calendar year.

Avg. Daily Volume Last 10 Days
The value is calculated as the average of the last ten days trading volume as reported at the close of market.


Share Related Section

Market Capitalization (Thousands)
The combined market capitalization of all listed common equity classes for this company.

Shares Outstanding (Thousands)
This is the number of shares of common stock currently outstanding. This is the number of shares issued minus the shares held in treasury. This field reflects all offerings and acquisitions for stock made after the end of the previous fiscal period.

Shares Outstanding Date
The date the latest Shares Outstanding are downloaded into Multex Market Guide's Database.


Short Interest Section

As of The latest short interest date, which is usually 5 trade days before the 15th of the month. This figure is available monthly, and is provided by either the NYSE, the NASDAQ, The Toronto Stock Exchange, the Canadian Stock Exchange,or the American Stock Exchange (depending on where the security trades).

Short Interest (Millions)
The number of shares of the stock that have been sold, but not yet repurchased.

Short Interest Ratio
Shares sold short (as reported by the exchange) divided by average daily volume during the short interest period. This period is usually the 11th of the month to the 10th of the next month. This represents the number of days of average trading needed to cover the shorts. This is also called Days-to-Cover.


Insider Transactions Section

As of The date of the latest insider information. There is usually a lag of approximately six weeks before a report is posted.

Net Insider Transactions

This is the net difference between the number of SHARES of company stock purchased by officers and directors and the number of shares sold by officers and directors during the preceding six months.


Institutional Holdings Section

As of The date of the latest institutional holdings information.

Shares Held by Institutions

The actual number of common stock shares held by all reporting institutions.. This figure is the sum of all the shares held by institutions filing 13-Fs and all non-13-F reporting funds.

Percent of Shares Outstanding Held by Institutions
The percentage of common stock held by all reporting institutions on the corresponding Institutional Holdings Date.

Institutions Holding Shares
The number of all reporting institutions that are holding shares of this stock.