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Published on 1/17/2019 in the Prospect News Preferred Stock Daily.

Morning Commentary: JPMorgan sells $1.85 billion of preferreds; Goldman Sachs lower

By James McCandless

San Antonio, Jan. 17 – Preferreds saw activity in the primary space with JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s upsized $1.85 billion of $25-par 6% series EE non-cumulative preferred stock, which priced late Wednesday.

In the secondary, the Wells Fargo Hybrid & Preferred Securities Financial index started higher by 0.11%.

JPMorgan’s offering, announced Wednesday morning, was upsized from an initial $500 million and came in below talk for a dividend of 6.125%

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC is the bookrunner.

In the secondary, JPMorgan’s existing 5.75% series DD non-cumulative preferreds opened lower at the start of the session.

The preferreds (NYSE: JPMPrD) were down 1 cent to $24.86 on volume of about 50,000 shares.

Elsewhere in finance, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.’s 6.375% series K fixed-to-floating rate perpetual non-cumulative preferred stock also started moving lower.

The preferreds (NYSE: GSPrK) was down 4 cents to $26.07 with about 156,000 shares trading.

Morgan Stanley’s series A floating-rate non-cumulative preferred stock followed the negative trend.

The preferreds (NYSE: MSPrA) started down 4 cents to $19.86 on volume of about 24,000 shares.

Real estate investment trust Chimera Investment Corp.’s new $25-par series D fixed-to-floating rate cumulative redeemable preferred stock started the day better.

The preferreds, trading under the temporary symbol “CMIMP,” were up 1 cent to $24.81 with about 51,000 shares trading.

In the insurance sector, Allstate Corp.’s 5.625% series G fixed rate non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock was falling at the open.

The preferreds (NYSE: ALLPrG) were down 16 cents to $24.16 on volume of about 34,000 shares.


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