Fortress Transportation prices; AXA preferreds negative; American Equity loses

By James McCandless

San Antonio, Nov. 22 – The preferred market capped the week softer, with top traders weakening by the close.

In primary activity, Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC priced a $100 million offering of $25-par series B fixed-to-floating rate cumulative perpetual redeemable preferred shares at par with an initial dividend of 8%.

In secondary trading, AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc.’s new 5.25% series A fixed-rate non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock finished negative. The preferreds, trading under the temporary symbol “AXQEL,” were down 2 cents to close at $24.84 on volume of about 1.5 million shares.

Elsewhere in finance, JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s 4.75% series GG non-cumulative perpetual preferreds were active but closed level at $25.17 with about 574,000 shares trading.

Sector peer Synchrony Financial’s 5.625% series A non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock lost 8 cents to close at $25.30 on volume of about 357,000 shares.

Annuities provider American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.’s new 5.95% series A fixed-rate reset non-cumulative preferreds followed the trend.

Meanwhile, REIT Global Net Lease, Inc.’s new 6.875% series B cumulative redeemable perpetual preferred stock dived.

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