common stock

noun

: stock other than preferred stock

Examples of common stock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Meta Platforms board of directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.50 per share of the company's outstanding Class A common stock and Class B common stock, payable on September 26, 2024 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 16, 2024. —

Dividend Channel, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024 The Company's basic and diluted net loss per share of common stock for the nine months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 was $(0.01) and $(0.00) per share of common stock, respectively. —

Sacramento Bee, 10 May 2024 The $1 billion transaction is a combination of $725 million upfront cash, $25 million deferred cash, 35 million shares of common stock of Outbrain, and $105 million of convertible preferred equity. —

Kerry Flynn, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024 The bid includes a plan for Apex to buy 100% of the capital stock of NAI for a price that combines the value of NAI’s shares of Paramount’s Class A and Class B common stock at $35.03 and $23.28 per share, respectively. —

Dade Hayes, Deadline, 31 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for common stock

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