Does buying a share in a company means you own a portion of it?

[Grant]

When it comes to buying shares in a company, does that mean you are then a part owner of that company? Or you just have some money invested in the company? I want to start buying up shares for popular companies, but have no clue on where I should begin. Do you guys have any tips on where to start and how?

 

[Sincerem]

Yes, if you buy share in the business, indirectly you're part of the investment. Anytime the company disburse payment base on their revenue income you also get yours from it.

 

[Ralphjoe]

Having shares in a company means that you have a part of the company that is why you are paid a dividend, a dividend is paid out of the company's profit for that year.

 

[WhiteHouse]

Yes you do.
A share is a unit of value possession. It awards you proprietorship rights as per the kind of offer and the investor's arrangement.

How about we take a basic organization which has just one class of normal stock, and 100,000 portions of stock exceptional. On the off chance that you own 1000 offers, you own 1% of the organization and your vote checks 1% towards things like appointment of chiefs and remarkable business choices.

 

[Aniwhyte]

Of course yes, buying shares in a company no matter how little automatically makes you a shareholder of that company as anytime payment is on going you would not be left out in anyway even though you're not doing any job. So far you own a share in the company you would be receiving steady and constant payment whenever payment is going round.

 

[Seun4luv]

Yes when you buy shares in a company you are automatically part of the company. You can share part of the company profit in business. You are also a shareholder of the company.

 

[Dubai]

Yes, if you buy a share in a company, then you automatically own a little part of it that corresponds to the amount or percentage your share was worth. Many people see it as a means of investment if they can not own their own company by themselves.

 

[GoldenLady]

That's a good form of investing your money, and it generates income that is truly passive, since you won't be involved in the day-to-day running of the business.

You will get your share of profits, usually annually from the company.

 

[Alexandoy]

The stocks you buy is actually called shares of stocks which means shares of ownership. Just take note that you can only buy the stocks that are for sale. If the owner owns 90% of the stocks and it is not for sale then you can only buy the 10% (that is if you are wealthy enough). Usually the stocks in the stock market is for investment and not for taking over the ownership. When the biggest bank here bought a medium sized bank that purchase did not pass through the stock market - it was a person-to-person negotiation between the owners of both banks.

 

[Oscar]

Yes when you buy shares in a company, you are buying a share of the company's in profits and its assets but you are not held liable personally for the company's debts. At any point if you wish you can decide to sell your shares to any investor.

 

[Dylinks]

Whenever a company is doing IPO (Initial Public Offer), they are simply calling outsiders to come with their fund in order to have more fund for business. On this singular act, you are a shareholder and entitled to dividend (profit or loss) at the end of the fiscal year.

 

[chicnthin]

Owning a stock means you have a portion of the company, which means you have shares on it but you have no rights on its assets. One of the reason why a company sell shares is because it is a way of getting funds for the company's operation and possible expansion.

 

[Adeyoola7]

When you buy a stock share, you don't own part of the company. A company that can sell shares is a corporation, and in law, corporations are treated as people. You can't own a person. Similarly, you don't own the corporation's assets by owning a stock.

 

[Bluewarrior]

Yes you do. The term “share” basically implies that you own or have a stake in some “share of the company”. So yes, in the true sense of the term you do own a part of the company. That is why when the company does well, and earns enough profits, it shares the profits with its shareholders by paying them a small amount known as the dividend.

 

[Afeefah]

Yes, that means owning part of it, though the biggest shareholder usually has more say in the business and more support from other shareholders.
You can't have complete control of the business assets too.

 

[Nma]

Buying shares from a company isn't just investment... it means that you are now part of the owners of the company and you can share in their benefits.... I haven't really bought shares from any company but I know this is how it works

 

[Nurudeen]

Yes, if you invest your money in a company stock, you are automatically a shareholder of the company and you are part of them. They are using your money to do business so you are a decision maker in the business as well. You need to protect your money in the business by making decisions with the top organizational structure of that firm.

 

[Damismiling]

Yes when you buy a company share it means your have invested in that company and you are entitled to monthly return as far as the company makes profit you are part of it. Also when the company makes loss, you share from it

 

[Sotherefore]

This also depend on the arrangements of an organization,if for example the agreement was to buy 50% and claim 50% of all the company profit without being a full owner of the share that was the agreement,or if the agreement was to buy 50% and claim full ownership of 50% of all the company and 30percent profit then that was the agreement,to me it actually depends on the agreement between both parties.

 

[Ojonuyo]

Yes, you own a part of the company. When company issue shares to be sold. They are simply giving you the opportunity to have a part of their company and uphold that part, no matter how little your share is. Once you are recognized as a share holder in a company, you voice can be heard about issues that concerns that company. You now have every licence to attend their board meetings. You can contribute your opinion to how you would love the company to run. And when you are no longer interested in their shares, you can take back your capital and your interest.