Dividends and Buybacks

Dividends and Buybacks Articles

One strategy that has been popular each year as investors rebalance and make changes is the so-called Dogs of the Dow.
Party City shares made a handy gain early on Friday after the company announced a massive stock buyback. Party City is joining a growing group of companies repurchasing shares going into 2018.
Pfizer has just raised its payout by about 6% and more than doubled what it already had on its buyback plans.
With the passage of tax reform looking almost certain, and with companies continuing to prove that all-time highs in the market will not hurt spending cash on share buybacks, the continuation of...
Boeing raised its dividend by 20% and launched a new $18 billion buyback program. A decision due this week by Delta Air Lines could boost the stock even more.
Bank of Montreal, which is also a substantial player in the United States, has seen a warm reception to the earnings and dividend announcement.
On Wednesday morning, Home Depot announced a new $15 billion share buyback program, reaffirmed guidance for 2017 that it revised upward last month, and set targets for fiscal year 2020.
T-Mobile announced a $1.5 billion share buyback program Wednesday morning. That the company's merger discussions with Sprint ended a few weeks ago may have been a contributing factor.
These five top stocks all pay good dividends and raise them every year. They also offer a degree of safety in what is clearly a very expensive market.
GE announced a 50% cut to its dividend early Monday morning, ahead of a presentation by CEO John Flannery that is expected to set a new direction for the 125 year-old firm.
As new GE (NYSE: GE) CEO John Flannery slashes jobs, eliminates use of company aircraft and executive cars, and readies answers to what his future plans are, a large amount of the focus for the near...
Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes has announced a $3 billion share buyback program and an authorization from its board of directors to issue new debt.
While none of these top stocks have the upside potential of a Google or Amazon from back in the day, the companies do have solid business models and their shares make sense for accounts looking for...
Shares of Mattel tumbled in the wake of a big earnings miss and the suspension of its dividend.
Walmart expects it current fiscal year online sales to increase by 40% year over year. The retail giant is so confident that it said it would kick off a new $20 billion share repurchase plan.