investor-owned

Belonging to stockholders

Investor-owned describes businesses owned by shareholders seeking financial returns, as opposed to government agencies, cooperatives, or nonprofits.

The term appears most often in discussions of utilities: investor-owned utilities are private companies accountable to stockholders, contrasting with municipal or public utilities that answer to ratepayers or citizens.

corporate

shareholder

Equity owner in corporation

stock · board · fiduciary · dividend · capitalization · acquisition · portfolio · returns · quarterly · governance

utilities

electric

Powered by current

  • powerEnergy transfer rate
  • gasFormless, expanding substance
  • waterClear essential liquid

regulated · ratepayer · monopoly · grid · transmission · distribution · tariff · shareholder · dividend · infrastructure

housing

rental

Paid temporary use

apartment · multifamily · Blackstone · institutional · portfolio · tenant · lease · building · acquisition · development

healthcare

hospital

Medical treatment facility

  • clinicOutpatient treatment facility
  • TenetFundamental held belief
  • facilitySkill or equipped premises

chain · network · acquisition · consolidation · billing · revenue · beds · system · community · care

Opposites
ownership structure

investor-ownedgovernment-owned

Property of the state

state-owned · member-owned · cooperative · publicly held · nationalized

profit orientation

investor-ownednonprofit

Organization serving public good

not-for-profit · charitable · public benefit · social enterprise · mission-driven

Family

investor, owned, invest, invests, invested, investing, investment, investments, investors

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