Definition
Shares outstanding and weighted average shares are both numbers that can help an investor understand how well a company performs over time. Shares outstanding is the total number of shares that the company has issued, whether they are owned by investors or held by insiders.Weighted average number of shares adjusts for fluctuations over time and is most useful to investors keeping track of the cost
In Panel Profits
In the Panel Profits market platform, Weighted Average Shares vs. Shares Outstanding applies standard financial concepts principles to comic assets and physical collections.
Common mistakes
Do not infer unobserved prices.