go to Google finance... look at the stocks that are doing good for the day. other than that nothing really i wouldn't think.
Preferred stock may be "callable." At the option of the corporation, callable preferred stock may be surrendered to the corporation, usually at a price a little above par value (or a stated value).
Preferred stock would be more like Common stock, because the value can go up or down. Bonds have a set value.
Preferred stock typically pays a fixed dividend, in the same way that a bond (debt) pays a fixed amount of interest. Preferred stockholders are ahead of common stockholders in the event of a bankruptcy, but bondholders are ahead of them.Some issues of preferred stock are convertible to common stock, and the value of a convertible preferred stock may rise above the value it has due to the dividend alone. Bonds would not participate in that way in the success of the issuer.
$32,000 on the preferred dividends in arrears 2 years $16,000 on the preferred dividends in arrears in the current year preferred stock = 200,000 shares of 8% cumulative and participating, $10 par value common stock = 800,000 shares of $10 par value. The Company wants to issue $80,000 to the preferred stock holders, with a 15% participation. How much is the Company going to pay the common stockholders? How much is the total dividend payout?
You can check with a stock broker and ask for a quote on the price of a preferred stock. A preferred stock pays a fixed dividend. The dividend does not go up. It does not go down. Some times when business is bad and the company does not make a profit, the company fails to pay the dividend. If the stock is non cumulative, the dividend is simply skipped. If it is cumulative, then it is paid if the company makes money. When there is money, the preferred dividend is paid first. The stock may or may not be convertible. If it is convertible, it can be exchanged for common stock if the value of the common becomes higher than that of the preferred. The preferred percentage is based on the value printed on the face of the stock. It may be $100 or $1000. Thus if it is 5% of 1,000 the dividend is $50. All that is simply to say a number of factors go into calculating the value of preferred. How stable is the company. Will it pay the dividend. How does the dividend compare to the same amount of money invested in government securities? Is the preferred convertible? Of corse preferred are usually voting shares just like common shares. If there is a proxy fight then that can also affect the value.
Preferred stock may be "callable." At the option of the corporation, callable preferred stock may be surrendered to the corporation, usually at a price a little above par value (or a stated value).
Preferred stock may be "callable." At the option of the corporation, callable preferred stock may be surrendered to the corporation, usually at a price a little above par value (or a stated value).
Preferred stock would be more like Common stock, because the value can go up or down. Bonds have a set value.
Preferred stock typically pays a fixed dividend, in the same way that a bond (debt) pays a fixed amount of interest. Preferred stockholders are ahead of common stockholders in the event of a bankruptcy, but bondholders are ahead of them.Some issues of preferred stock are convertible to common stock, and the value of a convertible preferred stock may rise above the value it has due to the dividend alone. Bonds would not participate in that way in the success of the issuer.
book value method
$32,000 on the preferred dividends in arrears 2 years $16,000 on the preferred dividends in arrears in the current year preferred stock = 200,000 shares of 8% cumulative and participating, $10 par value common stock = 800,000 shares of $10 par value. The Company wants to issue $80,000 to the preferred stock holders, with a 15% participation. How much is the Company going to pay the common stockholders? How much is the total dividend payout?
You can check with a stock broker and ask for a quote on the price of a preferred stock. A preferred stock pays a fixed dividend. The dividend does not go up. It does not go down. Some times when business is bad and the company does not make a profit, the company fails to pay the dividend. If the stock is non cumulative, the dividend is simply skipped. If it is cumulative, then it is paid if the company makes money. When there is money, the preferred dividend is paid first. The stock may or may not be convertible. If it is convertible, it can be exchanged for common stock if the value of the common becomes higher than that of the preferred. The preferred percentage is based on the value printed on the face of the stock. It may be $100 or $1000. Thus if it is 5% of 1,000 the dividend is $50. All that is simply to say a number of factors go into calculating the value of preferred. How stable is the company. Will it pay the dividend. How does the dividend compare to the same amount of money invested in government securities? Is the preferred convertible? Of corse preferred are usually voting shares just like common shares. If there is a proxy fight then that can also affect the value.
You Have 1,000 shares of $30 par value preferred stock and 700 shares of common stock. The preferred stock pays an 8.2% guaranteed rate of return. The common stock dividend is 85 cents per share. What is the total dividend of the preferred plus common Stock?
Market value of common stock = 12000 / 200 = 60 per share Preferred shares are different from common shares
book value per share is total stockholders equity divided by total number of shares of preferred stock and common stock.
were can i get a stock for it
Without knowing the age of the stock, it is not possible to assess the value of Ezzell Corporation preferred stock. The par value is $100. If the annual dividend is reinvested the value of holdings would have an 8% increase annually, amalgamated plus an increase for any change in value.