January 4, 2018
Preferred Stocks: Quick Read
Beth Glavosek | Blue Vault | Preferred stock shares have been around for a long time, but what are they and why are they relevant to investors in alternative investments? …

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Beth Glavosek | Blue Vault |

Preferred stock shares have been around for a long time, but what are they and why are they relevant to investors in alternative investments?

Capital stack

  • • Holders of preferred stocks have a higher claim on a company’s assets and earnings than common stock, including the payment of dividends
  • • In a typical capital stack, preferred shares are considered higher risk than senior and subordinate debt on a company’s balance sheet, but less risky than common stock
  • • Preferred stockholders usually don’t have voting rights

Earnings potential

  • • They have the potential to appreciate in price
  • • They receive regular dividend payments from the issuing company
  • • They’re paid a fixed or, in some cases, an adjustable rate dividend

Preferred stock shares can be traded on a public stock exchange. Call features and sinking fund provisions, if applicable, can affect pricing when shares are sold.

Read more about callable and sinking options.

Several life cycle REIT sponsors are using preferred shares as a way of raising additional capital. In upcoming posts, we’ll take a look at how they’re using this particular method of fund raising.

Our thanks to Bluerock for contributing material to this article.

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