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Public companies are businesses that have sold shares of stock to the general public. This means that anyone can buy shares of the company and become a shareholder. Continue Reading Below

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Discover the definition of financial terms related to public companies.

Agency Cost of Debt: Understanding, Examples, and Strategies Thumbnail

Agency Cost of Debt: Understanding, Examples, and Strategies

Silas Bamigbola

What are Interim Dividends? Definition, Examples, and Impact on Shareholders Thumbnail

What are Interim Dividends? Definition, Examples, and Impact on Shareholders

Alessandra Nicole

Flotation: Strategies, Success Stories, and How Companies Navigate Going Public Thumbnail

Flotation: Strategies, Success Stories, and How Companies Navigate Going Public

SuperMoney Team

SEC Form 10-12G: Definition, Requirements, and Reporting Obligations Thumbnail

SEC Form 10-12G: Definition, Requirements, and Reporting Obligations

Alessandra Nicole

SEC Form 12b-25: Definition, Filing Process, and Investor Implications Thumbnail

SEC Form 12b-25: Definition, Filing Process, and Investor Implications

Silas Bamigbola

SEC Form 8-A12B: Definition, Examples, and Investor Insights Thumbnail

SEC Form 8-A12B: Definition, Examples, and Investor Insights

SuperMoney Team

SEC Form 10-C: Reporting Changes in Shares & Issuer Names Thumbnail

SEC Form 10-C: Reporting Changes in Shares & Issuer Names

Alessandra Nicole

SEC Form 8-A: Definition, Process, and Implications Thumbnail

SEC Form 8-A: Definition, Process, and Implications

Alessandra Nicole

SEC Form S-8: Definition, Filing Process, and Implications for Companies Thumbnail

SEC Form S-8: Definition, Filing Process, and Implications for Companies

Alessandra Nicole

Navigating SEC Form 25: Process, Implications, and Strategic Considerations Thumbnail

Navigating SEC Form 25: Process, Implications, and Strategic Considerations

Alessandra Nicole

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Learn About Public Companies

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Pre IPO Investing: Here's How It Works

Benjamin Locke

Thumbnail for Blog Article: Companies That Had Their IPO in 2011

Companies That Had Their IPO in 2011

Allan Du

Thumbnail for Blog Article: BB&T And SunTrust Set To Become the 6th Largest U.S. Retail Bank

BB&T And SunTrust Set To Become the 6th Largest U.S. Retail Bank

Andrew Latham

Thumbnail for Blog Article: Companies that had their IPO in 2018

Companies that had their IPO in 2018

Camilla Smoot

About Public Companies

Public companies are businesses that have sold shares of stock to the general public. This means that anyone can buy shares of the company and become a shareholder. Public companies are required to disclose a significant amount of financial information to the public, and their stocks are traded on stock exchanges, such as the New York Stock Exchange. Because they are owned by a large number of shareholders, public companies are subject to a high level of scrutiny and regulation.