How to Use common stock in a Sentence

common stock

noun

• The move, if approved, would increase the common stock to 4 billion shares.
  — Molly Schuetz, Bloomberg.com, 21 May 2021
• Grace’s common stock will no longer be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
  — Christopher Dinsmore, baltimoresun.com, 22 Sep. 2021
• During his tenure, Musk won’t be able to own more than 14.9% of common stock.
  — Carmela Chirinos, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2022
• The Mountain Crest deal also includes the sale of $50 million in common stock at $10 a share.
  — John J Edwards Iii, Bloomberg.com, 1 Oct. 2020
• This follows a 1-for-30 reverse split of its common stock on Dec. 1.
  — Dallas News, 27 Dec. 2022
• Holders of two-thirds of Tribune common stock not owned by Alden must approve the sale.
  — Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2021
• The value of common stock is tied to the business’ performance.
  — Kaitlyn Koterbski, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2022
• Each owns a special class of shares that entitle them to 10 times the voting rights of the common stock Robinhood plans to sell in the IPO.
  — Peter Rudegeair, WSJ, 19 July 2021
• Shareholders of its common stock won’t be that lucky, though.
  — Allie Morris, Dallas News, 5 July 2020
• Deals that devalue shares of common stock are not out of the ordinary, Cote said.
  — Chase Difeliciantonio, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2021
• The biggest news to emerge from it was that shareholders had approved a 3-for-1 split of the company’s common stock.
  — Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2022
• True, last year, investors denied the company the chance to issue more common stock.
  — Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
• There are simple solutions to the most common stock tank pool problems.
  — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 23 May 2022
• The transaction is valued at $9.86 per share of Zynga common stock.
  — Michelle Chapman, chicagotribune.com, 10 Jan. 2022
• Blackstone will emerge from the IPO with 73% voting control of the company’s two classes of common stock, the filing said.
  — Paul O'Donnell, Dallas News, 14 Mar. 2021
• Upon completion of the deal, Vizio’s Class A common stock will no longer be publicly listed.
  — Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Feb. 2024
• So shareholders of record on August 21 will get a dividend of four extra shares of common stock for each share held at the time.
  — David Meyer, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2020
• Becker wasn't the only member of SVB's top brass to sell company common stocks.
  — Ali Dukakis, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2023
• At the same time, the streaming platform noted a new $10 billion share buyback program for its common stock.
  — Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2023
• The run-up in common stock prices in the late 1990s, fueled by the internet and a technology boom, was one of the great bull markets in history.
  — Bruce Bartlett, The New Republic, 4 Feb. 2021
• Outstanding shares of Class B are convertible, at any time, into one share of Class A common stock.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2021
• Last month investors approved a 10-for-1 reverse stock split, opening the door to converting the Apes, and also greenlit the sale of new common stock.
  — Caitlin McCabe, WSJ, 4 Apr. 2023
• The final capital structure element awards one point if the firm did not issue common stock over the last year.
  — Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021
• Erck sold more than $22.5 million worth of common stock in early July.
  — Sarah Jane Tribble, Quartz, 20 July 2021
• Only shares of Class A common stock are being listed for trading on Nasdaq.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2021
• The Federal Reserve now apparently has the power to raise the common stock of companies from the dead.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 14 June 2020
• Meta announced a quarterly cash dividend of 50 cents a share for Class A and B common stock beginning in March.
  — Alex Barinka, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2024
• Every shareholder of record as of 21 June will receive three additional shares of common stock, with the price split equally amongst the four shares.
  — Q.ai - Investing Reimagined, Forbes, 11 June 2021
• The company is offering three classes of common stock for sale.
  — Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2020
• The company said the request would increase the number of authorized shares of common stock to 1 billion from 300 million.
  — Denny Jacob, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2022

Last Updated: 28 May 2024