Understanding Stock
According to Suad Husnan, security is a piece of paper that
shows the right investor (ie the party that has the paper) to a share of the
wealth prospects or organization that issued the securities, and the conditions
that allow the investor to run right.
According to SFAS. 42, shares / securities are securities,
which is an acknowledgment of debt, commercial paper, bonds, evidence of debt,
and units of collective investment contracts.
Stock is one of the few alternatives to choose to invest. By
buying shares of a company, means that we have invested in the hope of getting
profit from the resale of these shares.
Kinds of Stocks
There are two kinds of shares issued by the company, namely:
1. Common Stock
Ordinary shares are securities as proof of participation or
individual and institutional ownership of a company. Shares as equity
securities, giving the implication that ownership reflects ownership of a
company. The nature of common shares:
v Eligible for earnings in the form of dividends.
v Eligible for company property.
v The right to make a sound.
v It has limited liability.
v Has preemptive rights.
2. Preferred Stock
Adaah preferred stock investment or ownership interest in a
company at a limited level. The holders of preferred stock have no voting rights,
but will be promised a definite amount of dividends and keep a certain
percentage (the interest rate that the company promised) that the payment would
take precedence over common stock dividend.
Types of Common Stock
Shares kind of what we want? It all depends on the
characteristics of each investor. By knowing it, we can determine the category
of stock that we will enter. It's very important to understand, if not a huge
loss will always be waiting. Classification of types of common shares consist
of:
1. Blue Chip Stock
A stock can be are classified as Blue Chip Stock publisher
when the company has a good reputation and long-term experience emitennya able
to generate high revenue and consistently paid cash dividends. Usually
emitennya is a leader in its industry and is in stable condition.
2. Income Stock
A stock that emiotennya afford to pay higher dividends than
- average dividend paid the previous year.
3. Growth Stock
Classifying stocks as if emitennya Growth Stock is a leader
in its industry, and in recent years straight - were able to get the above -
average.
4. Growth Stock
Issuers of shares of this type generally do not become a
leader in its industry, however, this stock still has the characteristics such
as Growth stocks, which is able to get a higher yield than average earnings -
the average year last year. Issuers to share this type usually originates from
the area, the companies that do not lead a national scale, but it has a strong
position in the region. This type of stock is less popular among investors.
5. Stock Speculation
This type of stock used for stock emitennya can not
consistently get the income from year to year, but these companies have the
potential to earn a good income in the future - the future, even if that income
is not necessarily to be realized.