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

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preferred stock

Shares of Strategy and its biggest dividend-paying preferred stock, Stretch, have reversed some losses since the plan was announced.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

Strategy had previously been issuing preferred stock and selling common stock to raise money to buy and hold bitcoin.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

But it would have been 1.04 using market values for its debt and preferred stock, only a slight premium.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Nick O’Neil, a crypto content creator based in Miami, said he holds about $21,000 worth of Stretch and plans to buy more if the preferred stock dips further.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 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