preferred stock

NOUN

stock which takes dividend before others

Synonyms

WEAK

convertible preferred stock cumulative convertible preferred stock cumulative preferred stock participating preferred stock preference stock

Example Sentences

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Strategy has been pressured since its biggest dividend-paying preferred stock, Stretch, began sliding below its par value of $100 and plunged to a record low.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

The company has about $15 billion of preferred stock outstanding and an equity market value of $40 billion.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Last Thursday’s selloff dragged the preferred stock down to $82.53, spiking its effective yield to 14%.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

Issuing $1.25 billion in common stock through an underwritten public offering, another $2 billion in an at-the-market offering and $3.75 billion in convertible preferred stock interests could widen the pool of shares.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Treasury didn’t ask for a piece of the action, or management changes, or for that matter anything at all except for a teaspoon of out-of-the-money warrants and preferred stock.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis