shareholder
- Noun:
- An owner of shares in a company: A shareholder is a person, company, or institution that legally owns one or more shares of stock in a public or private corporation. Shareholders are the owners of the company and typically have certain rights, such as voting on corporate matters and receiving dividends.
- Noun:
- The annual meeting allows every shareholder to vote on the new board members.
- As a major shareholder, she has significant influence over the company's direction.
- The dividend will be paid to all shareholders of record as of Friday.
"Activist shareholder": A shareholder who uses their equity stake to pressure a company's management for changes, often to increase shareholder value.
- The activist shareholder launched a campaign to replace the CEO.
"Majority/Minority shareholder": A majority shareholder owns more than 50% of a company's shares, giving them controlling interest. A minority shareholder owns a smaller portion.
- The founding family remains the majority shareholder.
"Shareholder value": A business theory that the ultimate measure of a company's success is the enrichment of its shareholders.
- The CEO's strategy is focused on maximizing shareholder value.
Shareholding (n): The shares in a company held by an individual or group.
- He has a large shareholding in the technology firm.
Stakeholder (n): This is a broader term for any person or group with an interest or concern in an organization (e.g., employees, customers, community), not just shareholders.
- The project's success depends on satisfying all key stakeholders.
- Stockholder: A direct synonym for shareholder, commonly used in American English.
- Investor: A more general term for someone who allocates capital with the expectation of a future financial return; all shareholders are investors, but not all investors are shareholders (e.g., bondholders).
"Shareholder equity": The owners' claim after subtracting total liabilities from total assets on a company's balance sheet.
- The merger significantly increased the company's shareholder equity.
"Shareholder resolution": A proposal submitted by shareholders for a vote at a company's annual meeting.
- The shareholder resolution on climate change was narrowly defeated.
- "To have skin in the game": To be personally invested in the success or outcome of a venture, similar to being a shareholder.
- As a shareholder, he definitely has skin in the game.
- someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation