Earnings per share (EPS)
Profit divided by shares. Watch the share count, not just the profit.
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Words beside it
- fractional shares
Partial ownership pieces of a single stock that allow you to buy a portion of one share rather than having to purchase whole shares only.
- Price to earnings (P/E)
Share price divided by earnings per share. What you pay for a dollar of profit.
- shares
Small pieces of ownership or participation in something like a fund, so when you own shares of a bond fund you own a tiny slice of all the bonds inside it.
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