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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During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the company issued promissory notes totaling $1.4 million and sold preferred stock for gross proceeds of $1.35 million.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 17 Jan. 2025
In its 2025 Outlook report published earlier this week, Barclays called out Richemont as a preferred stock.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
The plan is already in motion, with the company completing a $2.1 billion raise in Q3 2024 and announcing a $2 billion preferred stock offering in January 2025.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Despite a sell-off in December, preferred stock saw favorable returns last year.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 17 Jan. 2025
In its 2025 Outlook report published earlier this week, Barclays called out Richemont as a preferred stock.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
The plan is already in motion, with the company completing a $2.1 billion raise in Q3 2024 and announcing a $2 billion preferred stock offering in January 2025.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Despite a sell-off in December, preferred stock saw favorable returns last year.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Preferred stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preferred%20stock. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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