Compared with ordinary shares of the same company, preference shares generally do which of the following?
Preference shares rank ahead of ordinaries for dividends and return of capital, usually pay a fixed dividend and carry limited or no voting rights — but still rank behind creditors/bondholders and offer less growth.
Thinking preference shares outrank bondholders or keep the upside of ordinary shares.
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