It's important for investors to learn more about the primary difference between Class A and B Shares in the stock market.

There's a third type of Alphabet stock, but the Class B shares are not available to the public. The difference between these classes of Alphabet stock is not immediately obvious.

Many investors are confused about the difference between the GOOG and GOOGL stock tickers. So here's a quick primer for your convenience.

Google's parent company, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), comes in two flavors. There's the Class C stock with the GOOG ticker, and then we have the Class A stock called GOOGL.