Which of the following statements regarding stock issues is most accurate? Preferred stock issued by mature companies such as banks usually has no dividend. The preferred stock issued by young companies usually gives the owner an option to convert it to common stock on some future date, so it is often called callable preferred stock. If the company runs into financial difficulties, the preferred stockholders have a senior claim on the assets of the firm relative to any common stockholders. The preferred stock issued by young companies typically pays regular cash dividends. When a company founder decides to sell equity to outside investors for the first time, it is common practice for private companies to issue common stock to raise capital