How to Use stockholder in a Sentence

stockholder

noun
  • Cash that once went to stockholders will go to pay down debt.
    — Liz Hoffman, WSJ, 26 Sep. 2017
  • And their job is to keep stockholders happy.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
  • But that doesn’t mean the deal would be a failure (except, maybe, for the stockholders).
    — Joel Naroff, Philly.com, 30 June 2017
  • The next step is for stockholders from both companies to vote on the merger.
    — Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The hold-up came down to a single stockholder, the company has said.
    — Jennifer Williams-Alvarez, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2022
  • But the move also lowers the value of each stockholder's share.
    — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 29 July 2019
  • But those changes did not benefit all of Airbnb’s stockholders.
    — Erin Griffith, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2019
  • The move was revealed in a letter to stockholders that has been shared on social media.
    — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Warner has yet to set the date of a special meeting where stockholders will vote on the the merger.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The deal would pay Warner stockholders $31 per share — four times the stock price a year ago.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
  • These three will be paid a salary, and one or all can be replaced at any time by a majority vote of the stockholder fans.
    — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 7 Nov. 2020
  • The names of the stockholders are not listed in the application.
    — Amy Lavalley, Post-Tribune, 2 May 2017
  • The downsizing is largely due to a decrease in the number of shares sold by stockholders.
    — Erin Griffith, Fortune, 23 June 2017
  • But if either of those things falter in 2020, stockholders might not be so thrilled.
    — Adam Epstein, Quartz, 20 Dec. 2019
  • Short sellers borrow a company’s shares from a stockholder and then sell them in the market.
    — Mark Davis, kansascity, 13 Dec. 2017
  • And their lawyers could try to influence other stockholders to do the same, the Times noted.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The remaining 8 million shares will be sold by stockholders.
    — Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Next year’s split is envisioned to be a tax-free event for stockholders, who will receive shares in both companies.
    — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
  • In rare circumstances, a defendant can prove that a stockholder brought the suit as a proxy for legal counsel.
    — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 June 2023
  • Credit unions, on the other hand, don’t have stockholders and are considered non-profits.
    — Nathan Bachrach and Amy Wagner, Cincinnati.com, 18 Dec. 2019
  • Corporate stockholders, on the other hand, see the value of their assets rising to record highs.
    — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Those massive market gains have persuaded stockholders to spend.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
  • When the bottom line is the stockholder and not the patient, there is a moral hazard that cannot be resolved, even with the best of intentions.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Will Tesla shoulder new debt or issue shares that would dilute the current stockholders?
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The same will be true in Abu Dhabi and Disney stockholders won't have to wait long to get this happy ending.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
  • Debt less than stockholders’ equity.
    — John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • It’s been a bad couple of days for Tesla, but there’s no reason for the company or its stockholders to panic yet.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Even a question from a stockholder asking what will happen to his shares if someone buys Twitter and takes it private was shot down.
    — CBS News, 26 May 2022
  • But here’s the big difference — like AT&T, when Xcel takes a hit, their stockholders lose.
    — Jon Caldara, The Denver Post, 21 June 2019
  • The selling stockholders will receive all of the proceeds from the offering and not the beauty company.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025

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