shareholder
noun [ C ]
FINANCE, STOCK MARKET uk/ˈʃeəˌhəʊldər/ us(also stockholder)a person or organization that owns shares in a company:
Shareholders will be voting on the proposed merger of the companies next week.
Under the proposals, shareholders will receive a cash offer of between 245p and 255p a share.
It has not been demonstrated that good environmental and social practices create value for shareholders, but it is clear that bad ones can destroy it.
See also
controlling shareholder
minority shareholder
outside shareholder