Majority Ownership

Majority Ownership - Majority Ownership is the holding of fifty-one percent or more common stock, ordinary shares, giving control of the firm. However, if none of the shareholders of a firm holds a significantly high percentage of shares, the effective control is with much less than fifty-one percent of shares. It is also a majority interest. The ownership of sufficient number of a corporation is voting shares to control company policy. This is fifty percent, or less. If the other shares are widely dispersed, and not actively voted, ownership of more than fifty percent of a company is voting stock remains in ownership.