shareowner
Corporate part-owner
A shareowner is someone who owns shares in a company—synonymous with shareholder or stockholder.
The term emphasizes ownership rather than merely holding: As shareowners, we have a voice in corporate governance.
It appears most often in formal corporate communications and proxy statements.
Sharpened post or share
- equity stakeOwnership portion in enterprise
- book valueAsset minus accumulated depreciation
- retained earningsProfits kept by company
- net worthAssets less debts
Authorized substitute
- ballotVoting document
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- annual meetingRecurring yearly organizational assembly
- board electionVote for governing body
abstention · quorum · majority · consent · delegate · governance · fiduciary · activist
Securities trading marketplace
- tradingExchanging for value
- listingRecorded item in catalog
- IPOFirst public stock offering
- NASDAQElectronic securities exchange
NYSE · capitalization · volume · liquidity · securities · brokerage · ticker · float
Money distributed to recipient
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- incomeRegular monetary receipts
- returnGo back again
quarterly · reinvestment · ex-dividend · declaration · payment · cumulative · preferred · common
Acting to forestall
- class actionLawsuit filed for many
- anti-dilutionInvestor safeguard against dilution
- tag-alongUninvited companion
- buybackReacquiring previously sold shares
stake
Sharpened post or share
- equity stakeOwnership portion in enterprise
- book valueAsset minus accumulated depreciation
- retained earningsProfits kept by company
proxy
Authorized substitute
- ballotVoting document
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- annual meetingRecurring yearly organizational assembly
board election · abstention · quorum · majority · consent · delegate · governance · fiduciary · activist · dissent
stock exchange
Securities trading marketplace
NASDAQ · NYSE · capitalization · volume · liquidity · securities · brokerage · ticker · float · street name
payout
Money distributed to recipient
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- incomeRegular monetary receipts
return · quarterly · reinvestment · ex-dividend · declaration · payment · cumulative · preferred · common · special
preemptive
Acting to forestall
- class actionLawsuit filed for many
- anti-dilutionInvestor safeguard against dilution
- tag-alongUninvited companion
shareownerbondholder
One who owns debt securities
debtholder · creditor · lender · noteholder · mortgage holder