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Common Stock Vs Preferred Stock
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Common Stock Vs Preferred Stock – Difference between Common Stock and Preferred Stock | Finance

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Common stock is a security issued by a company that represents the ownership of the company.Preferred stock is hybrid security issued by a company that has combined features of both debt and common stock.

Common Stock Vs Preferred Stock

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Common Stock

Preferred Stock
1. Common stock is a security issued by a company that represents the ownership of the company. Preferred stock is hybrid security issued by a company that has combined features of both debt and common stock.
2. Common Stockholders have a residual claim on the company’s assets and earnings ie; they are paid after paying to preferred stockholders. Preferred Stockholders have a higher claim on the company’s  assets and earnings.
3. Common Stockholders have voting rights. ie; they have the right to cast vote in the election of Company’s BOD. Preferred Stockholders do not have voting rights. ie; they do not have the right to cast vote in the election of Company’s BOD.
4. Common stockholders never know the value of their dividends in advance. Preferred Stockholders receive dividends at a fixed rate.
5. Common stockholders do not have cumulative feature. ie; unpaid dividend in the past is not carried forward. Preferred Stockholders have cumulative feature. ie; unpaid dividend in the past is carried forward.
6. Common Stockholders do not have convertible features. ie; common stock cannot be converted into specified no. of preferred stocks. Preferred Stockholders may have convertible features. ie; preferred stock can be converted into specified no. of common stocks.
7. The face value of common stock shares is usually low than the preferred stock shares. The face value of preferred stock shares is usually higher than the common stock shares.
8. Common stockholders do not have the feature of a call provision. ie; it cannot be redeemed before maturity. Preferred Stockholders have the feature of a call provision. ie; it can be redeemed before maturity.
     

 

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  • You have really tried to pinpoint the key difference between common stock and preferred stock. But my suggestion is that in point 5, 6 & 8 you have to write only stock instead of stockholders since that’s that feature or nature of stocks not the stockholders.
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