peanut, The peanut, also known as the groundnut and the goober and taxonomically classified as Arachis hypogaea, is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds. It is widely grown in the tropics and subtropics, being important to both small and large commercial producers.
Definition of outstanding shares: The number of ordinary shares that, after their issue, have been sold to and are being held by shareholders. Computation of dividend, and the market capitalization of a publicly traded company, are ...
shares of stock, on the other hand, refers to the shares actually. issued or distributed to shareholders. The number of issued shares. outstanding determines ownership and voting rights in the. corporation. For example, in a small company with two shareholders, the articles of incorporation may authorize 100,000 shares of common. stock. However, the directors may decide to issue only 20,000. shares, with 10,000 shares issued to each shareholder. Each. shareholder then owns 50% of the issued shares of stock.