Shareholder Impact Debate

Comments discuss how company decisions like risky projects or potential shutdowns would harm shareholders through stock price drops, prompting sales or backlash to protect their interests.

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Sample Comments

anticensor • Mar 15, 2025 • View on HN

wouldn't it kill those shareholders too?

nine_zeros • Feb 1, 2025 • View on HN

Shouldn't this cause shareholders to sell shares in these companies?

jtriangle • Mar 21, 2024 • View on HN

That'd be bad for the shareholders, so, no.

gepardi • May 26, 2022 • View on HN

Investors could destroy this company overnight if they sold stock; time to put money where their mouths are?

dawnerd • Jan 29, 2022 • View on HN

If the stock doesn't rebound that might just be it. It's what ~4b lost so far? I'm sure the main shareholders wont be too happy to find out they could have stopped this early on with little impact.

sgnelson • Jun 21, 2018 • View on HN

Not so great for the stock holders though...

rhetocj23 • Oct 23, 2025 • View on HN

THe great irony and greed of shareholders is, if this all blows up, they will demand more cash return in the form of dividends and stock buy backs. If that doesnt happen the stock price will get crushed as Meta already experienced back in 2022.

dharmab • Sep 21, 2023 • View on HN

n% of a multibillion dollar company? The shareholders would be out for blood!

BeFlatXIII • Mar 20, 2023 • View on HN

Let's hope the shareholders get scared anyway.

ramon156 • Apr 16, 2024 • View on HN

Shareholders would fume hearing this