The amount of common stock outstanding ... company's overall performance into per-share metrics, making an analysis much easier regarding a stock's market price at a given time.

Owning stock in a company generally confers to the stock owner both corporate voting rights and income from any dividends paid. The most common ... book refers to the company's book value per share.

The P/B ratio is used to calculate ... of the book value of a stock. It is calculated by dividing the current closing price of the stock by the latest quarter's book value per share.

OLD GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ellington Financial Inc. (NYSE: EFC) (the "Company") today announced its estimated book value per share of common stock of $13.47 as of November 30 ...