You have to buy 50% of the outstanding shares plus 1. Obviously without knowing what company yu are talking about, no one can know how many shares that would be, but I doubt very much that buying 7 shares will get you any voice. In essence, buying 7 shares gives you 7 votes on any matter that comes up on proxy (i.e., election of the Board is a biggie).

Unless you are a corporate raider, the goal behind buying shares is to make money - you buy shares at one price and sell them hopefully for a higher price.

So how many shares in a company do you have to buy to own the company(can you do that)? Do you have to buy 100 shares? If I buy 7 shares do I have power in that company? If not than wants the point in buying stock in a company if you have NO say(power)? Thanks for taking the time to read & answer my question, your answer is greatly appreciated. God Bless you.