When someone talks about buying, selling, or owning stock in a company, they’re usually referring to common stock—one or more “shares” that represent fractional ownership of a business.

Capital stock represents the total number of shares issued by a company. While capital stock is stock that a company sells, authorized stock, as the name implies, is the number of shares legally ...

d3sign / Getty Images Gifted stock refers to a stock that is given to someone as a gift. In other words, it’s the transfer of stock from one person or entity to another. Gifting company shares ...