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description: "Shares Outstanding is the total number of shares that have been issued by the company and are currently held by all shareholders, including institutional investors, insiders, and the public."
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# Shares Outstanding

## What is Shares Out?

Shares Outstanding is the total number of shares that have been issued by the company and are currently held by all shareholders, including institutional investors, insiders, and the public.

## Think of it like this

Think of it like slices of a pizza. If the company is the whole pizza, shares outstanding tells you how many slices the pizza has been cut into. More slices means each slice represents a smaller piece of the company.

## Formula

```
Total shares issued and held by all shareholders
```

- **Total Shares**: All shares issued by the company

## Why it matters

- Determines your ownership percentage
- Used to calculate market cap (Price × Shares)
- Important for per-share metrics like EPS
- Changes indicate dilution or buybacks

## What's a good value?

| Range | Rating | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| < 100M | Small Float | Can be more volatile |
| 100M-500M | Medium Float | Balanced liquidity |
| 500M-2B | Large Float | Good liquidity |
| > 2B | Very Large | Highly liquid, mega-cap |

## Real-world example

Apple: 15.3B shares (mega-cap). Tesla: 3.2B shares (large float). Small biotech: 50M shares (can be volatile). The number itself doesn't indicate value - a $10 stock with 1B shares = $10B market cap.

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