The answer is a corporation. It's legally owned and controlled by one or more stockholders.
A sole proprietorship is owned outright by one person, and a partnership is split between partners — neither involves stockholders. A corporation is structured differently: ownership is divided into stock, and whoever holds that stock controls the business.
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