Being an owner comes with several benefits.

You own the company’s assets, for example, you have a share in the TV that’s in the hall, or you own a percent of the computers that the company’s workers are using. However, this percent you own matters on how much stocks do you own. Usually, the ownage percentage of a shareholder is quite small.

You not only own a share of the assets, but you are entitled to a percentage of the company’s earnings and you have voting rights.

These, just as in the case of assets, matter how much stocks do you own.