Employees Increasingly Value Equity Compensation Plans: Fidelity Study

In a study released on September 14, Fidelity reports that an increasing number of employees see equity compensation as their most important company benefit. Most employees reported that company stock plans give them a sense of ownership, and about half report that stock compensation increases their loyalty to the company.

The percentage of respondents who said that company stock is their most important benefit increased to 16% in the current survey, up from 10% in a similar 2010 survey by Fidelity.

Among employees who had sold stock they acquired through the company's equity compensation plan, 40% had held onto the stock for more than two years.