What was the benefit of being a stockholder in a corporation?

A stockholder is characterized by an investor who owns shares of a particular publicly traded company whose shares are traded through the stock exchange or in particular.

There are several stock market benefits for corporations and shareholders alike.

For companies, making available shares corresponds to the capital injection in the organization, which assists in conducting business.

For the stockholders, the benefits are diverse, as they become part of the owners of the organization, the number of shares they own in a given company will be decisive to influence their decision-making power in the company, since stockholders have voting rights in corporate affairs and receives an amount of dividends acquired by the organization in a given period.