DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SHARE AND STOCK

SHARE	STOCK
Has a nominal value	No Nominal value
May be fully paid or partly paid	Always fully paid
Can be transferred is whole numbers and not in fractions	Can be transferred in fractions
Each and every shares shall be of equal denomination	May be of unequal amount
Shares are identified with distinctive numbers	Do not have any distinctive numbers
Can be issued directly to the public	Only fully paid up shares can be converted in to stock and cannot be issued Directly