Preferred Stock refers to shares in a company that bestow the holder benefits and privileges including priority dividend payment and payment of funds resulting from a company's liquidation. Preferred Stock entails less risk than common stock.
A class of ownership in a corporation that has a higher claim on the assets and earnings than common stock. Preferred stock generally has a dividend that must be paid out before dividends to common stockholders and the shares usually do not have voting rights.
A class of ownership in a corporation that has a higher claim on the assets and earnings than common stock. Preferred stock generally has a dividend that must be paid out before dividends to common stockholders and the shares usually do not have voting rights.