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Sound Point Meridian Capital targets high income via CLO equity, but tight discount and NII shortfall limit upside near call.
Live Oak Bancshares new preferred issue offers an 8.375% nominal yield, but its credit risk is high and its appreciation ...
Fintel reports that on August 15, 2025, B of A Securities downgraded their outlook for Spire Inc. - Preferred Stock ...
Fintel reports that on August 13, 2025, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgraded their outlook for Synovus Financial - Preferred ...
Convertibility If a preferred stock is convertible, this means that there is an existing option to convert the share to regular common stock. Sometimes this option lies with the investor and sometimes ...
Preferred stock looks much like a bond: It pays a contractual dividend, has a par value (or face value) can be redeemed early (often after five years) and may have a fixed maturity date.
Preferred stock, on the other hand, gives fixed dividends and higher claims on assets. This makes it a better fit for risk-averse investors who want stable income.
Preferred stock is bond-like because it comes with a regular stream of cash payments from the company. And, like bonds, dividends paid on preferred stock tend to be considerably higher than ...
Preferred stock - sometimes called "preferreds" - trades on a stock exchange but is more like a bond in that it provides a higher fixed-dividend payment than its common stock counterpart.
A preferred stock ETF like PGX provided none of the stability of a fixed-income proxy during the financial crisis, losing as much as 65% from January 2008 while the S&P 500 fell “only” 48% in ...