Federal Agricultural Mortgage is engaged in providing a secondary market for a variety of loans made to borrowers in rural America. Co.'s secondary market activities include: purchasing eligible loans (including participations in eligible loans) directly from lenders; purchasing general obligation securities that are issued by lenders and guaranteed by Co. and that are secured by eligible loans, which Co. refers to as AgVantage, a registered trademark of Co.; issuing securities guaranteed by Co. that represent interests in, or obligations secured by, pools of eligible loans; and providing long-term standby purchase commitments for eligible loans. We show 44 historical shares outstanding datapoints in our coverage of AGM's shares outstanding history.
Understanding the changing numbers of AGM shares outstanding — and
comprehending the concept of differing number of shares outstanding in general comparing companies like AGM versus peers —
is critical for investors. Many "beginner" or "novice" investors will look at one stock trading at a price of $10 per share and another trading at
a price of $20 per share and think the latter company is worth twice as much. Of course, that is a completely meaningless comparison without also knowing how many shares outstanding there are for each of the two companies.
Furthermore, via issuance of new shares over time, or the repurchase of existing shares, the number of shares outstanding can fluctuate over the course of history.
With this page we aim to empower investors researching AGM by allowing them to research AGM shares outstanding history
as well as any other stock in our coverage universe. |