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Who buy shares of a company are know as its?
People who own shares in a company are known as its stockholders or shareholders.
Can you explain how shares work in a private company?
In a private company, shares represent ownership in the company. When you own shares in a private company, you have a stake in the business and may receive dividends or have voting rights. The number of shares you own determines your ownership percentage in the company.
Who really owns a company that sells shares of its stock?
The owners of a company that sells shares of its stock are the shareholders who own those shares.
What are company shares?
The are certificates showing that you own a bit of the company. Individuals owning shares in a company receive a proportion of the profits the company makes prorate to the number of shares they own. The shares are first sold on the stock market and the money raised either goes into the company or to the previous owner of the company. The shares can also be traded on the stock market and their value will go up and down depending on how well the company is perceived to be performing. If the company fails, owners of the shares will find them to be valueless.
What is share in company how many shares do companies own?
A company can issue shares, which is like slicing the ownership of the company up into thousands or millions of pieces. If you own 10 shares of Apple Corp (10 shares is worth about $1000 US, currently) you've got part ownership of Apple Corp. However, since Apple has several billion shares outstanding, you would only own a very small part of the company. It's up to the company to decide how many shares to sell. Of course the more shares they sell, the less each share is worth.
