preferred stock
noun
: stock guaranteed priority by a corporation's charter over common stock in the payment of dividends and usually in the distribution of assets
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The company said the net loss took a hit from the issuance of convertible preferred stock.
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Jaures Yip, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
In July 2025, the Department of Defense agreed to buy $400 million of convertible preferred stock in MP Materials.
—H. Sami Karaca, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2025
Underwriting commissions and other fees from offerings of preferred stock and convertibles are already proving to be a lucrative business for numerous traditional investment banks and broker-dealers, including Morgan Stanley, Barclays Capital, Moelis & Company, and TD Securities.
—Julie Goldenberg, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The company declared cash dividends on its common stock and preferred stock, continuing its practice of quarterly dividend payments.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
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Jaures Yip, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
In July 2025, the Department of Defense agreed to buy $400 million of convertible preferred stock in MP Materials.
—H. Sami Karaca, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2025
Underwriting commissions and other fees from offerings of preferred stock and convertibles are already proving to be a lucrative business for numerous traditional investment banks and broker-dealers, including Morgan Stanley, Barclays Capital, Moelis & Company, and TD Securities.
—Julie Goldenberg, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The company declared cash dividends on its common stock and preferred stock, continuing its practice of quarterly dividend payments.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Preferred stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preferred%20stock. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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