How do bonds differ from stocks?

A stockholder, as a shareholder of the company, has a certain ownership stake, whereas a bondholder is merely a creditor who has lent money and has no ownership.

Most bonds have a fixed maturity, like a bank time deposit, whereas stocks can exist indefinitely with no maturity. Accordingly, bond investors expect the agreed interest and principal, while stock investors expect dividends and gains or losses from share price movements.