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by spielman | September 24, 2024 3:58 pm

I only own a couple of preferred stocks, one of which is DIGITALBRIDGE GROUP INC 7.15% CUM PFD (DBRGPRI) one of your recommendations. I believe the par value is $25. It is now trading over $25 ($25.31 currently). What does it indicate when a preferred trades over par value?

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    September 24, 2024 4:44 pm
    It indicates that investors are probably overpaying to get the dividend. Or they don't think DigitalBridge will be able to get funding at a cost of less than 7%, so they'll keep paying the dividend instead of redeeming the preferreds for $25, as they have the right to do, and refinancing at a lower rate.Every preferred is different, but DigitalBridge has historically redeemed its preferred shares on a pretty regular basis, and part of my rationale for buying them was the fact that the preferreds I bought between $18-$23 would likely be redeemed at $25 or so within a few years, giving a little boost beyond the dividend... so I'm happy to hold at close to the $25 redemption price, but I wouldn't pay more than that, and I'll consider selling if the price drifts too high. Might get more into the math of this in the Friday File, stay tuned.
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      spielman
      September 25, 2024 1:26 am
      Thanks Travis, look forward to any additional thoughts.

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