preferred stock

type of stock which may have any combination of features not possessed by common stock
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preferred stock

Summary

preferred stock ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (537 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • preferred stock's main regulatory text is recorded as Stock Corporation Law[2].
  • preferred stock is a type of share[3].
  • preferred stock is the opposite of common stock[4].
  • preferred stock's different from is recorded as action de préférence[5].

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Definition and Type

preferred stock is a type of share[3]. It is the opposite of common stock[4].

Why It Matters

preferred stock ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (537 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of common stock
    Subclass of
    Aliases
    Subclass of share
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007533941305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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